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Stunning ‘Iron Man 3′ Painting: “The Fall (& Rise) Of Tony Stark”
May 18th
Isikol has drawn this brilliant “The Fall (and Rise) of Tony Stark” ‘Iron Man 3′ portrait centering on Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark/Iron Man. You can check out more of Isikol’s work over at deviantART or his website. Based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series, ‘Iron Man 3′ returns Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark/Iron Man along with Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle as James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Paul Bettany as JARVIS, and Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan. The likes of Ben Kingsley, Rebecca Hall, James Badge Dale, Guy Pearce, Wang Xuequi and William Sadler join the Marvel universe in this third Iron Man movie as The Mandarin, Maya Hansen, Eric Savin, Aldrich Killian, Dr. Wu and Sal Kennedy, respectively.
‘Iron Man 3′ pits the brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds (The Mandarin). When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man? Directed by Shane Black, the production notes and official synopsis for ‘Iron Man 3′ can be read below.
‘Iron Man 3′ Reaches The $1 Billion Mark At The Worldwide Box Office
May 17th
Marvel’s ‘Iron Man 3′ has crossed the colossal $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. The box-office bounty – roughly $700 million internationally and $300 million in North America – is a major triumph for Disney, which bet big on comic book superheroes when it bought Marvel Studios for $4 billion in 2009. Only 15 other movies have hit the $1 billion plateau. Disney and Marvel’s superhero threequel did it in 24 days, not as quickly as their blockbuster ‘The Avengers,’ which managed the feat in 19 days of release last year.
To get to the #16 slot on the all-time list, ‘Iron Man 3′ passed ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’ ($963 million), ‘Jurassic Park’ ($967 million) and ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ ($975 million). ‘Iron Man 3′ is the sixth Disney film to reach $1 billion globally. Besides ‘The Avengers,’ the others are ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,’ ‘Toy Story 3,’ ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ and ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ No other studio has more than two.
Stunning Batch Of ‘Iron Man 3′ Concept Art Highlighting The Attack On Tony Stark’s Malibu Mansion
May 14th
Film Sketchr has revealed this brilliant batch of ‘Iron Man 3′ concept art in conjunction with an interview with Rob McKinnon, a professional concept artist for such big-budget films as ‘Inception,’ ‘Terminator Salvation,’ ‘Total Recall,’ and of course the recently released Marvel threequel. Asked if there was something special he remembered designing for ‘Iron Man 3,’ McKinnon replied:
“The helicopters that attack Stark’s house are my favorites. Initially, the helicopters were going to be helo-jacked Army Apache gunships. However, there was a pretty cool design opportunity here. So we decided to come up with gunships disguised as civilian news and tour copters. It was fun, but very challenging. These copters had to be armed to the teeth, but couldn’t be exposed until the moment of a surprise attack. So I came up with the concept that the cabin doors crack open like stabilizer wings exposing the mounted armament. I thought if they could pull this off, it would be a kick a$$ moment in the film. I saw it in the trailer, and I teared up like a little girl with a skinned knee! There’s nothing like watching a drawing or painting come to life. Even after 10 years in this biz, I’m still awed by it.” Head on over to Film Sketchr for the full interview.
‘Iron Man 3′ Sitting At $948.9 Million At The Worldwide Box Office; Set To Hit $1 Billion This Week
May 13th
After opening with $175.3 million, the second biggest opening weekend of all time in the US behind fellow Marvel pic ‘The Avengers’ ($207.4 million), ‘Iron Man 3′ has took in a further $72.5 million at the North American box office for a domestic cumulative of $284.9 million. Outside of the US, the Marvel threequel grossed $89.3 million in its third weekend, putting the film’s international total at $664.1 million and worldwide total at almost $950 million ($948,993,000). Expect ‘Iron Man 3′ to cross the colossal $1 billion mark by Friday. The film has already surpassed the total global box office of ‘Iron Man’ ($585 million), ‘Iron Man 2′ ($624 million), ‘Thor’ ($449 million) and ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ ($369 million).
‘Iron Man 3′ pits the brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds (The Mandarin). When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?
Awesome Collection Of Posters For Marvel’s ‘Iron Man’ Trilogy
May 11th
Nicolas Alejandro Barbera has put together this fantastic set of posters for Marvel’s ‘Iron Man’ trilogy. Check out more of Barbera’ brilliant work over at Tumblr or Behance. Based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series, ‘Iron Man 3′ returns Robert Downey Jr as the iconic Tony Stark/Iron Man along with Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle as James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Paul Bettany as JARVIS, and Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan. The likes of Ben Kingsley, Rebecca Hall, James Badge Dale, Guy Pearce, Wang Xuequi and William Sadler join the Marvel universe in this third Iron Man movie as The Mandarin, Maya Hansen, Eric Savin, Aldrich Killian, Dr. Wu and Sal Kennedy, respectively.
‘Iron Man 3′ pits the brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man? Directed by Shane Black, the production notes and official synopsis for ‘Iron Man 3′ can be read below the posters for ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Iron Man 2.’
First Trailer Unleased For ‘Ender’s Game’
May 7th
Summit Entertainment has premiered this first trailer for the upcoming feature adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s beloved sci-fi novel, ‘Ender’s Game.’ Starring Asa Butterfield, Abigail Breslin, Harrison Ford, Viola Davis, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Nonso Anozie, Aramis Knight, Han Soto and Moises Arias, writer/director Gavin Hood’s ’Ender’s Game’ will arrive in cinemas on November 1st. The synopsis for the film is as follows.
In the near future, a hostile alien race (called the Formics) have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander, Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy, but strategically brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite.
