Iron Man Movie Opening May 2008 Starring Robert Downey Jr.

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Iron Man is the latest Marvel Comics superhero to jump from splash page to big screen. (The film is due May 2008.) Director Jon Favreau (Elf ) began shooting in March with star Robert Downey Jr. — in his first comic-book role — as the man inside the cybernetic Mark III suit (pictured) and Gwyneth Paltrow as his trusted assistant. In the film, Downey plays Tony Stark, a playboy industrialist who decides to don high-tech armor to fight baddies after suffering a life-threatening heart injury in war-torn Afghanistan. ''This is a decidedly adult superhero story,'' says Favreau. (Fanboy FYI: Look for Stark's legendary drinking problem to pop up in possible sequels.)
Faithful to the comics and constructed by Oscar-winning F/X maestro Stan Winston, the Iron Man togs — a far cry from Stark's normal black-tie attire — are robo-cool but make for restrictive, sweaty duds. ''Robert was very bullish on wearing the suit whenever possible,'' says Favreau of his star, who bulked up for the role. ''Now I don't know if he's such a fan of that idea.''
 

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I think it could be a decent film franchise.

Oddly enough Downey Jr is probably the perfect cast for this. Many wants Crazy Tom Cruise for the role.
 

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I like Downey,and think he might do well with this part, but just as an aside: is it just me or does he look more and more like Raul Julia every year?

Kind of like how Eddie Izzard has started morphing into Tim Curry.

What's with these amazing transformo-lebrities?


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