Entertainment Weekly just released the cast picture for next summer’s Iron Man. The line-up shows us Robert Downey Jr. as wealthy weapon-maker Tony Stark, Gwyneth Paltrow as his administrator Pepper Potts, Terence Howard as his buddy/bodyguard (and later War Machine) Jim Rhodes, and a clean-headed Jeff Bridges as mentor (and villain?) Obadiah Stane. Those of…
As a contrast to all the Spider-Man stories this week, Alan Kistler sends us a quick update on other movies in the pipeline: "This is an interesting week in terms of comic book movies and the like. Iron Man director Jon Favreau has confirmed that Jeff Bridges will be shaving his head to play the…
The first glimpse of the titular main character from Jon Favreau’s Iron Man was recently posted thanks to our friends over at IGN.com. Keep in mind – this is the very first suit built our hero, as first seen in the comics. So don’t expect the shiny red and gold suit we see today. The film…
Robert Downy Jr as Tony Stark (right) and Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Pottson the set of the now-filming Iron Man movie. Set for release on May 2nd, 2008 and directed by Jon Favereau (who played Foggy Nelson in Daredevil), the movie also stars Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Jeff Bridges has joined the cast of the upcoming Iron Man movie, playing "a confidant and close business associate of Stark, a longtime employee at defense contractor Stark Industries who plays a major role in shaping Stark’s life." Sounds a bit like Happy Hogan to me. Or so one could…
