So schreibt SHH: [..] Cocky, charming, rich, bruised and, oh yes, who can forget the iron. The ladies may love industrialist Tony Stark's second and third listed attributes, but it's the suit made of iron he disguises himself in that has attracted over forty years' worth of "Iron Man" readers. And, boy, what a helluva trip they've been taken on. Since Stark's introduction as Iron Man in the pages of "Tales of Suspense" in 1963 he has undergone armor changes, overcome a pesky heart condition and sundry enemies and, most recently, become a key player in an epic "Civil War" which left Captain America dead. Ouch. Still, at the center of Iron Man's firepower and strength - like so many of the Stan Lee-created characters - there beats a sense of pathos. Stark's soul is flawed, battling various personal demons. And it's these complexities that make him a primo candidate for a big screen adventure.
As with so many comic book properties, an "Iron Man" feature film has been talked about for years; speculation on top of rumors on top of false attachments from big stars. This all came to a head in 2006 when Marvel Entertainment and Paramount announced they were uniting for a big budget Iron Man summer movie spectacle. Director Jon Favreau (Zathura) and the writing team of Arthur Marcum, Matt Holloway, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby faced the daunting and enviable task of sifting through decades of mythology and distilling it into a workable narrative. More importantly, they had to make it appealing to a wide audience. [..]
“Iron Man“ mit Robert Downey Jr. und Gwyneth Paltrow kommt am 02. Mai 2008 in die amerikanischen Kinos. Ein deutscher Starttermin steht noch nicht fest.
