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April 17, 2007

Stark Industries Mk. 1

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First the teaser site and now the first image from Jon Favreau's Iron Man movie. Not due until May 2, 2008 this one has a lead time comparable to Presidential primary. The above pic is recognizable to long time fans of the character as an early effort. The most updated suit remains mysterious though JoBlo ran with one rejected iteration seven months ago. Obsessives can keep a close eye on progress by subscribing to Favreau's Iron Man Group on MySpace.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at April 17, 2007 07:23 AM

Comments

Most funky potential post modern steampunk-comic coolness. I loved Ironman as a comic whenI was a kid. I have found that the movies made from comics of late have been lacking and I still haven't brought myself to see Daredevil as I loved the comics but question the casting and reviews so much, I don't want the taint in me craw..

Iron man is a do-able movie unlike Green Lantern (my fave)..

w00t

Posted by: Gorthos [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 17, 2007 08:36 AM

I expect they will have him in something cyber looking by the thirty minute mark... Something I can say cgi is it has reached the stage where it can do justice to an Iron Man costume. Still, I hope they show the earlier iterations clanking around the place a la the book and Sam Raimi's Spiderman costumes.

I agree it has great steampunk potential too. I watched "Howl's Moving Castle" last night, btw. Beautiful.

Posted by: Ghost of a flea [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 17, 2007 09:01 AM

Jon Favreau is producing and directing Iron Man?

Damn, where have I been lately...

Posted by: agent bedhead [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 17, 2007 10:51 AM

I have not written about the project much since the early rumours Tom Cruise wanted to portray Tony Stark. I do not know who they settled on for the role in the end.

Posted by: Ghost of a flea [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 17, 2007 10:56 AM

My boy (#2) is hooked on Full Metal Alchemist. He is on Disk 5 in thes series now. Very cool mystical alchemy mixed with anime and steampunkiness. One character has an Ironman look about him as well (so as to keep continuity in this thread)..

Posted by: Gorthos [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 17, 2007 02:40 PM

I hope its not Tom Cruise but someone who can actually act with a bit of passion.

Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 19, 2007 06:01 AM