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Japan’s take on Wolverine and Iron Man

Liam — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:24:51 +0000

About a year ago Marvel made a deal with animation studio Madhouse to create four anime series for release in 2010, the first two of which would be based on Wolverine and Iron Man. Now we have teasers to cast our eyes on, and to be honest I want to pull mine out. In Wolverine’s case anyway. He/it looks nothing like the Wolverine we know and the only way I know it’s Wolverine is due to the 3 blades appearing from his/it’s hands. Iron Man, on the other hand, looks exactly the same and looks more interesting than Wolverine’s. Watch the teasers below!

7 movies in the running for the 2008 Visual Effects Oscar

Liam — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:44:21 +0000

In December we were given a list of 15 movies that were in consideration for the 2008 Visual Effects Oscar, and now that list has been narrowed down to 7.

Here is the list in alphabetical order:

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

On January 15th members of the visual effects branch will watch excerpts from the movies, and the list will then be narrowed down to 3. The winner will then be announced during the award ceremony on January 22nd.

Which movie do you think deserves the Oscar?

15 movies in the running for the 2008 Visual Effects Oscar

Liam — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:18:33 +0000

Last years winner was The Golden Compass

As well as announcing Hugh Jackman as the new host for next February’s Oscars, the Academy have revealed the 15 movies in the running for the 2008 visual effects Oscar.

Here is the list in alphabetical order:
Australia
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Cloverfield
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Hancock
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Incredible Hulk
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Quantum of Solace
The Spiderwick Chronicles

This award is probably the one people care about the most, seeing as though this category contains movies people actually see.

In early January the list will be narrowed down to 7, then on January 15th members of the visual effects branch will watch excerpts from the movies, and the list will be narrowed down to 3.

Which movie do you think deserves the Oscar?

Coolness: Man’s image gets used in Iron Man

Liam — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:52:46 +0000

While browsing the internet I came across a rather cool story about a man called Jeremy Keith, a web developer living and working in England. I will put an excerpt below and you can read the full thing by going to his site.

“Hi. I sent you two emails about using a picture of yours…”
“Ah, right!”, I said. I then launched into my usual spiel about Creative Commons licencing. I explained that she was free to use my picture. All she had to do was include a credit somewhere in her little movie.
“Well”, she said, “the thing is, getting your name in the credits usually costs at least $1,500. That’s why we need you sign the license release form I sent.”
“Wait a minute”, I said. “What is this for?”
“It’s for a movie that’s currently in production called Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jnr.”

To read the whole thing click here!

Iron Man Screenwriters Writing Mystery Marvel Film?

Liam — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:42:57 +0000

I got a little confused when it was announced Justin Theroux would be writing Iron Man 2, considering the fact Iron Man was a critical and financial success. You would have thought Marvel would be keen to get writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby back. Instead they hired Robert Downey Jr’s friend and Tropic Thunder writer, Justin Theroux. Well now things seem to be making sense, after Mark Fergus revealed some interesting info to MTV:

“There are some really juicy [movies] that we are very much talking intensely with Marvel about. We’re like, ‘We’re the right guys for this one,’” Fergus revealed, remaining maddeningly coy on which particular movie that was. “We’re interested in working on a bunch of these other Marvel projections and everything in the Marvel canon is fair game. We have a lot of ideas about all this, but until they officially ask us to come do one of these we’ll keep our mouths closed about the actual ideas. It’s moving along nicely but nothing official yet. But, yes, we are planning on working on some of those movies. That much I’ll say.”

Captain America? The Avengers? What could Marvel be lining up for them? Interesting indeed…

Iron Man Widget And Behind The Scenes Stuff

Liam — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:17:46 +0000

Paramount have put together a widget to celebrate the upcoming DVD release of Iron Man on September 30th. The widget can be placed on your Myspace/Facebook/website and features the game ‘Repulsor Ray’ and there will also be sneak peaks and bonus DVD content.

Below you will find links to some ‘making of’ clips that will be on the DVD.

Making of Iron Man – Illustration and Mocap
Making of Iron Man – Suit Construction
Making of Iron Man – How to Fly
Making of Iron Man – Costume Design
Making of Iron Man –Robert Downey Jr. Gets Painted

Previz Iron Man Footage

Liam — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:28:58 +0000

Added extras on the upcoming Iron Man DVD will include lots of previz shots that Jon Favreau and his FX team put together so they could see how a scene would look before they eventually filmed it. Luckily for us, we don’t have to wait until the DVD’s release on September 30th, as Pixel Liberation Front, a visual FX studio that worked on the film, have posted a previs-to-finished-effect comparison of the Iron Man trailer.

I am no good with split screens and lasted 10 seconds before my brain started to swell with all the concentration needed. However if you are hardcore and can handle them feel free to watch the video below!

Deleted Iron Man Scene

Liam — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:14:17 +0000

Access Hollywood were given a three and a half minute deleted scene that we will be getting on the upcoming Iron Man DVD. The scene shows what happens when Tony Stark wants to throw a last minute party at his house in Dubai.

I can see why it was deleted.

Coolness: Simpson-ized Superheroes

Liam — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:17:04 +0000

Ever wondered what an episode of The Simpsons would look like if Iron Man, Spider-Man and Batman dropped in for a visit? Well Springfield Punx have done the very cool thing of Simpson-izing a truckload of well known characters from movies, comic books, TV and games, so we don’t have to wonder any more.

You can see some of them below!

Click here to sift though others including Wonder Woman, James Bond, The Matrix and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Iron Man DVD Details

Liam — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:13:31 +0000

Iron Man will be released on DVD September 30th and will be available in a two-disc “Ultimate Edition” that will include a seven-part documentary on the making of the film and a six-part featurette on the origins of Iron Man. The Blu-ray disc will include exclusive features like “Iron Man IQ,” which will allow you to create quizzes based on clips from the film and share them with your friends, and “Hall of Armor” that will allow viewers to view the Iron Man and Iron Monger armor in 3-D. There will also be a single-disc edition that will include the movie and a few deleted scenes

Here’s a full list of DVD extras:

Disc 1:

- Feature film
- Deleted/Extended Scenes
Disc 2:
– I Am Iron Man
o The Journey Begins
o The Suit that makes the Iron Man
o The Walk of Destruction
o Grounded In Reality
o Beneath the Armor
o It’s All in the Details
o A Good Story, Well Told
- The Invincible Iron Man
o Origins
o Friends & Foes
o The Definitive Iron Man
o Demon in a Bottle
o Extremis and Beyond
o Ultimate Iron Man
- Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man
- Robert Downey Jr. Screen Test
- The Actor’s Process (scene rehearsal with cast)
- The Onion “Wildly Popular Iron Man Trailer to be Adapted into Full Length Film”
- Image Galleries

You can pre-order yours by clicking the links below!

Iron Man (Single-Disc Edition)

Iron Man (Two-Disc Special Collectors’ Edition)

Iron Man (Special Collector’s Edition) [Blu-ray]