IRON MAN 3
Realese date: May 3rd
Iron Man 3 will, among other things, set the stage for “Phase Two” of the Marvel Movie Universe (MMU). The Comic-Con footage had plenty of humor, but imminent danger and world-shattering events are also on the table for Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark.
The release of a short trailer in San Diego's Comic Con International in July kicked of the hype and rumors that preceded the release of Marvel films these days. Bloggers have pored over the teaser in intense detail as they vie to glean the tiniest snippets of information about Shane Black's forthcoming movie, and it's fair to say that fan boy interest has reached unprecedented levels for the series. With the teaser trailer released in early October the shots depicting Iron Mans toughest battle yet have got fans desperate for more.
Tony Starks 'sex bunny' has its own twitter account tweeting information of what goes on in Starks house. https://twitter.com/StarkBunny. This is done to generate interest, give fans information and clues and utilize word of mouth in a similar way to Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Rises using wanted posters giving information on the characters on the website. The release of a short trailer in San Diego's Comic Con International in July kicked of the hype and rumors that preceded the release of Marvel films these days.
The first picture of actual actors on set has finally popped up, showing Chinese actor Wang Xueqi, in character as the villainous scientist Dr Wu, standing beside the superhero himself in a scene set in front of the Chinese capital’s southern city gate of Yongdingmen.
New Iron Man 3 Still Arrives Online
The image shows Stark, dressed in the famous red and gold suit, battered and bleeding beneath his mask. It's the latest of a number of stills released by Marvel Studios, as excitement builds around the third instalment.
If there's one thing the world can take from Iron Man 3's trailers and stills so far, it's that our man Tony Stark doesn't have the best time of it after the events of The Avengers.
7 Jan – After Wang Xueqi, it was reported that actress Fan Bingbing will also be joining the cast of "Iron Man 3".
According to Popular Asians, the 31-year-old Chinese actress once hinted that she will be joining the Hollywood production, but was never officially confirmed. However, the actress has recently negotiated her filming contract and has finally been added to the cast, reportedly playing the boss of Wang Xueqi's Dr Wu.
The Iron Man 3 teaser Marvel Studios ran Sunday night during the Super Bowl and soon-after hit YouTube and iTunes features Air Force One being blown out of the sky. Iron Man (Downey) has to save 13 passengers, though he can only handle four at a time. The bit is lighter than the last teaser we saw, but adds little to our understanding of the story line. At the end of the trailer, however, Marvel leads you to its Iron Man Facebook page where you can digest a far longer, "extended" clip, which also incorporates the Super Bowl (and YouTube-residing) trailer.
The best part of the Facebook trailer, though, is the first few moments where Downey more or less stares at the screen and then says, "That might have been more 'extensive' than 'extended.' " Expect that little clip to end up on the Blu-ray edition.
New Iron Man 3 Posters
The ‘Iron Man 3’ hype-machine has been a testosterone heavy affair so far, so it’s about time we get a look at Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts in the latest character poster for Marvel’s Phase Two kick-off. Take a look below…
OK, so it’s not all about Paltrow here - cradled pretty ominously in her arms is Iron Man’s roughed-up helmet, sporting a noticeable face-length gash.
It fits in nicely with Marvel’s brooding theme on this poster run: kicked off at the Super Bowl with Stark dramatically crashing out of the sky, we then got a things-are-about-to-get-serious-faced Iron Patriot, a sneaky Aldrich Killian and just last week a glimpse at Ben Kingsley’s badass Mandarin.
March 15:
Not to be outdone by other superhero franchises muscling in on its promotional blitz (Tony Stark would never want to be upstaged), Iron Man 3 is continuing to release new items. Chief among them is a competition at the film’s Facebook page, which allows users to unlock looks at the new armours featured in the movie, including the Mark 33 and Mark 40. Check them out below.
Yes, as the model numbers might suggest, Tony (Robert Downey Jr) has been busy since he fought alongside the Avengers. Haunted by concerns about his own abilities and fearing for the one person he can’t live without – that would be Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts – Stark is unable to sleep and consumed with improving his suits.
The results are a wide variety of different armours including these two, the Enhanced Energy Suit codenamed “Silver Centurion” (even though it’s red and features a triangle-shaped chest piece that would not thrill Joss Whedon – see below) and the daunting Hyper Velocity Suit that looks ready to live up to its codename of “Shotgun.”
March 27:
Just when you thought it wasn’t possible for any more Iron Man 3 content to arrive online, here comes two new suits of armour to prove you oh-so-very-wrong. Yesterday we met Silver Centurion and Shotgun, while today brings the Mark 17 and the Mark 38, courtesy once again of the movie’s Facebook page.
2. BBC Films - The BBC doesn't show adverts during their programmes due to their license fee. They have £20 million set aside specifically for british films like Shank (Mo Ali 2010) which was screened during the day, and BBC iplayer was showing it on catch up.
