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Who’s your daddy Iron Man?
Thursday, December 18, 2008
I’m very selective when it comes to the reporting of rumors on this blog but in the case of this latest one, what the heck, it’s nearly Christmas and why not have a little fun and shake around one of the presents underneath the Christmas tree?
Accoring to the Latino Review movie news site, and these guys are almost always right when it comes to these babies, Tim Robbins will play the father of Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark in Iron Man 2. Continue reading…
Posted at 4:57PM by Patrick
First look at Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes
Friday, October 10, 2008
The first photos of Downey as Sherlock Holmes have gone up at Just Jared, one of the ‘net’s top spy photo sites. There’s a bunch of shots of Mr. Iron Man in his Victorian era duds including the one you see on the right showing Downey walking alongside the film’s director, Guy Ritchie. Jude Law plays Dr. John Watson, Holmes’ confidant, assistant and Robin to his Batman. Ritchie says that his version of Sherlock Holmes will feature more action and portray the detective in a more physical manner than earlier version which tended to only show the character’s massive intellect. At no point will Robert Downey Jr. get into a suit of iron and fly through the sky (or at least I think that’s the plan.)
For more looks at the man and his co-stars, follow the trail of clues to Just Jared.
Posted at 11:09PM by admin
Rain of Madness mockumentary free at iTunes
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Some of the most creative marketing materials I’ve seen for film this year come from Paramount’s release Tropic Thunder starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black and a scene stealing Tom Cruise.
One of thethings I most wanted to see was the full version of the mockumentary Rain of Madness which up until now was only a teaser trailer. There was specualation that the trailer was all that existed. Not so. Today the entire mockumentary is available FOR FREE from iTunes.
Parodying the style and feel of Hearts of Darkness, the documentary chronicling Francis Ford Coppola’s descent into depression and near madness due to the extreme pressure he was under while making his epic film, Apocalypse Now, Rain of Madness follows the makers of the faux film inside Tropic Thunder as the attempt to get their movie made. The even created a website for the mock complete with links to sites of characters in Tropic Thunder. Nice!
Justin Theroux’s portrayal of the Herzog-esque German documentarian is worth the watch in itself.
If you want to more Tropic Thunder content check out the official MovieSet sitelet for the film.
Thanks to /Film for the heads up.
Posted at 9:46PM by admin
