Iron Man 3

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Well, Marvel Studios knows how to create a coherent movie universe with a diverse cast of characters, and get them all to work.  It's never been done before, so that's no mean feat.

I like how they are immediately tying it into the Avengers movie and no just ignoring or briefly acknowledging the events of the movie and moving on.  I'm also happy to see that the Mandarin appears to be the main villain rather than just a background figure liked I had presumed from some of the things being said.  How they fit him into the Extemis storyline, I do not know, but I have confidence in Marvel.  They have yet to fail.

[thalaw2]

They sure know how to make you wait for it....April?!?!?!?!  Great trailor though.  I can't wait to see the movie.

[Tomato]

says may 3 on mine.

[thalaw2]

Ooops!  I meant May.  heehhehehe

[JeyNyce]

A friend just pointed it out to me:

53 seconds into the trailer, Cap shield is tattooed on Mandarins neck.  What's the deal with that?

[BentonGrey]

A friend just pointed it out to me:

53 seconds into the trailer, Cap shield is tattooed on Mandarins neck.  What's the deal with that?

Interesting!

[JeyNyce]

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/10/24/iron-man-mandarin-avengers-tattoo/

I wonder if it's an Easter Egg for another Captain America movie?

[Silver Shocker]

They sure know how to make you wait for it....April?!?!?!?!  Great trailor though.  I can't wait to see the movie.

It's April in the UK.

Anyway, that trailer got me really psyched up for it.

[XStream]

I don't know if I have been more excited from a trailer...

I believe it is mostly because Marvel has been on a role with its movie properties. Fantastic stuff. I can not wait for this movie. This trailer has me asking so many questions, that I was on the edge of my seat unrealistically hoping the trailer would give me an answer.

Can't wait until May...or April...is it May?

[BWPS]

The UK gets it earlier just like with Avengers. Though it's been confusing for them since in their version of the comic books, Iron Man is called Alumininium Chap, Captain America is called Leftenant Yankee Doodle, The Hulk is The Green Meanie, Nick Fury is known as Monocle Mick, Thor is actually King Arthur, Hawkeye is a talking mouse and Black Widow is called The Duchess of Spiderbury. Every issue tends to devolve into a goofy chase scene and the plot is usually forgotten. Which is odd because their Donald Duck comics tell extremely dramatic adventure stories with deep philosophical themes.

True story.

[XStream]

Dude, you always make me snort.

[cmdrkoenig67]

Marvel only seems to be having trouble with the Hulk, but everything else so far has been a nicely intertwined universe.  Its kind of interesting that DC's movie universe would be the one to have to reboot, a lot.

Dana

[BlueBard]

Marvel only seems to be having trouble with the Hulk, but everything else so far has been a nicely intertwined universe.  Its kind of interesting that DC's movie universe would be the one to have to reboot, a lot.

To be fair to DC, Marvel has had some of their other properties go stinkeroo in the movies.  Ghost Rider... Daredevil... Elektra... Punisher... Spider-Man 3... Rise of the Silver Surfer...  Not to mention some of their animated projects were far, far departed from the regular Marvel-U.  And that they still haven't managed to reclaim some of those properties from Sony and Fox.

Fortunately for Marvel, they were able to form Marvel Studios to produce Iron Man and the rest of them leading up to Avengers.

DC being owned by Time-Warner, they should have been able to get very good movies through Warner Bros.  The fact that they didn't tells me that the creative types at DC didn't have enough input on the screenplays and the executive types didn't know how to pick the right directors.

[Tomato]

Well let's be fair on that score though: When Disney bought Marvel, they could have very easily taken Marvel Studios down the same road that DC's in-house studio is currently mired in: too much oversight, not getting the right talent, etc. To Disney's credit, they've more or less taken a very hands off approach: They fund the Marvel Studios projects with the oodles of dollars they need to make the movies properly, in return for a certain return on their investment. They don't mandate the types of projects that come out of Marvel, they don't dictate directors and producers, they just sit back and let the money come in.

[BentonGrey]

Yep, but apparently (and surprisingly) the suits at Disney are actually smart enough to learn from history and example. 

Marvel has more than earned my trust.  I'm super excited about Iron Man 3, and I can't wait for Thor 2.  I am looking forward to pretty much everything they are putting out.

[XStream]

I second Benton's remarks. I did not see Thor in the theatre, but watched it on DVD. I was blown away with how masterfully they brought the God of Thunder to the big screen (even though I watched it on my 37").

I will go see anything they put out at this point including Guardians of the Galaxy.

[BentonGrey]

Yeah...Guardians of the Galaxy...I haven't the faintest idea how they're going to make that work, but they've definitely go the benefit of the doubt as far as I'm concerned.

[Tawodi Osdi]

Ironically, I was a DC guy growing up and was never a fan of either Iron Man or Thor, but I love the movie franchises now.  I think they are the best super hero based projects out there.  I think they are even better than the Captain America franchise, and I have always been a fan of Captain America.

[Reepicheep]

I... I can't read the above post.

[BWPS]

I... I can't read the above post.

Yeah, it wasn't something that needed reading.



(to avoid confusion, I had a long drunken now deleted rant, not Tawodi's comment )

[BlueBard]

Yep, but apparently (and surprisingly) the suits at Disney are actually smart enough to learn from history and example. 

I'd be willing to bet they (Disney) learned their lesson with Pixar as the example.  They would have been certifiably nuts to mess with that formula.

Previous management would have screwed it up, I think.

So why is Warner getting it wrong?  'Mato, you alluded to DC being saddled with directors (and presumably screenplays) outside their control?  Why is that?

[Talavar]

Yep, but apparently (and surprisingly) the suits at Disney are actually smart enough to learn from history and example. 

I'd be willing to bet they (Disney) learned their lesson with Pixar as the example.  They would have been certifiably nuts to mess with that formula.

Previous management would have screwed it up, I think.

So why is Warner getting it wrong?  'Mato, you alluded to DC being saddled with directors (and presumably screenplays) outside their control?  Why is that?

I think believe it's because Marvel was independent, and created their own film studio, all of which was then bought by Disney.  DC has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros for years.  Marvel, despite the Disney ownership, is still making its own movies, while DC has very little involvement or control over what Warner Bros chooses to do with their properties.

[BentonGrey]

Yep, basically, empty suits who have no attachment to, love for, nor knowledge of the characters and worlds of DC are calling all the shots.  They are the WB executives, and they control DC's movies.

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Marvel Studios was formed precisely because Marvel was sick of what studio executives were doing with their properties.  They had quite a large number of properties not licenced out, so they decided to just make their movies themselves their way and who cares what the suits thought cause they wouldn't be involved anyways.  It worked.

Unfortunately, they have not recovered all of their licenses back, so recent and upcoming X Men/Wolverine/other mutant groups and Spider-Man movies have nothing to do with them.  They did recover the Fantastic 4 license recently, however, so that's promising.

[Talavar]

Marvel Studios was formed precisely because Marvel was sick of what studio executives were doing with their properties.  They had quite a large number of properties not licenced out, so they decided to just make their movies themselves their way and who cares what the suits thought cause they wouldn't be involved anyways.  It worked.

Unfortunately, they have not recovered all of their licenses back, so recent and upcoming X Men/Wolverine/other mutant groups and Spider-Man movies have nothing to do with them.  They did recover the Fantastic 4 license recently, however, so that's promising.

I think you may be mixing up Daredevil and the Fantastic Four, cat.  Marvel recently got back DD, but the Fan 4 remain at Fox.

[BentonGrey]

Yep, but F4 is in danger of reverting to Marvel before too terribly much longer if they will leave it alone...which they won't.  Sadly.

Well said Cat.

[BWPS]

http://movies.yahoo.com/video/iron-man-3-theatrical-trailer-030044893.html

New trailer. this one looks so dramatic!

[oldmanwinters]

Spoilers via Lego!   
http://www.themarysue.com/iron-man-3-legos-pepper-potts/

[hoss20]

Well, it looks like Rhodey in the "Iron Patriot" armor, so that clears up a lot of that speculation. My resolution was absolutely horrible throughout the clip due to my crappy connection, so I apologize if I got that wrong.

[thalaw2]

I'm not able to get the links above but I did manage to find a 2min+ trailer that was awesome!
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTIyODAzNzQ0.html