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more about #jonfavreau Illogic: That last sentence is what hell looks like for movie lovers. more » dnwilliams: Comics are a storytelling medium, games aren't. That's why games are 'harder' to adapt to film, there's nothing but visuals, and if there is a story t... more » Bill-Lee: The only thing I remember about Doom is the Rock's best line: "I'm not supposed to die!" more » Jesse Astle: I bored so many people to death telling them how bad Catwoman was. I was so pissed off I payed to see that ass crap movie. Seriously though, how can y... more » hiteklolife: I would actually like to see some P&PRPG movies rather than videogame & comic movies. Games like Shadowrun, Rifts, Call of Cthulhu, (or CthulhuTech), ... more » brett108: Does this post seem overly defensive of video game movies? And there actually appears to be a paragraph in here that would insinuate that the Resident... more » sicboi: And so it must be said that the biggest loser here overall is: original sci-fi movies... more » Prosthetics: Perhaps this decade is the best for those because people can't think of their own ideas anymore, so they have to steal ideas that already exist. more » Koztah: Ridley Scott? Directing Monopoly? I'll say this: it better be about a guy in a top hat with a huge mustache riding around in a giant thimble and buyi... more » GeneJacket: Bear with me, this will be a little long. Here's the biggest problem, and the one that hurt comic book movies for far too long: The medium is still ... more » (Starman) Starman: ;_; Uwe Boll, how I hate you for fucking up the plot for Alone in the Dark so badly. more » lightninglouie: As for why Halo fell through, the answer is simple: Movie execs see video game-based projects as low-budget affairs, designed to pack in the 18-34 mal... more » gods-n-clods: The verdict is probably Toy Movies for 2 years. Bigger and dumber. But in the videogame versus movie argument, it could be that games need to evolve ... more » 0kami: I thought Silent Hill was the best game adaptation yet. Even though they shifted the story a bit, the first half of the movie is almost identical to t... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: "Uwe Boll would have to work overtime and weekends to make a film half as bad as Catwoman" The data does not support your assertion. "Catwoman" got ... more » fernandosolano: Maybe videogame movies suck because videogame stories are generally crap. Most videogames are about violence, so the story in a videogame(much like t... more » collex: "But the other thing that becomes apparent, after you look at all of the superhero and video-game films of the past decade, is that the overall level ... more » JRD_2: Isn't it more accurate to say that superhero movies took a downturn in the 1990s and are now enjoying a resurgence to their former status? The 70s an... more » cjscampbell: Why no mention of Blade? I'd say it was the start of the new comic movie wave. Definitely the first Marvel one and showed what was to come in the 2000s. more » CalderMedusa: There's one reason that video games movies aren't successful. And his name is Uwe Boll. more » -
#decadeinreview
The Decade That Superhero Movies Beat Video-Game Movies
Ten years ago, superhero films and video-game films were both minor genres. You had your Batman Forever and your Mortal Kombat, but not much else. Both genres blew up in the 2000s, but superhero films won much bigger. For now. More » -
#ironman
Jeff Bridges Admits Iron Man Movie Had No Script
Iron Man may have seemed as polished as fresh power-armor, but the movie actually had no screenplay at all, says Jeff Bridges. The chaos freaked him out, until he decided to think of it as a $200 million student film. More » -
#ironman2
Four New Iron Man Images Show The Softer Side Of Whiplash
Check out the bespectacled Mickey Rourke, getting all pensive over his super power suit. We're used to seeing the new Iron Man 2 villain looking shirtless and electric-whip crazed. But these new set of pics show Whiplash's meditative moments. More » -
#conceptart
Iron Man's Arch Enemy The Mandarin, Like You've Never Seen Him Before
If the Iron Man movies are leading up to featuring the Mandarin as the ultimate big bad, it could be a bit of a letdown, based on the comics. But concept art for a new animated series gives us hope. More » -
#theavengers
Jon Favreau Won't be Uniting the Avengers
Jon Favreau hates to disappoint, but he won't be taking the helm on The Avengers movie. The Iron Man 2 director explains why he's not the best man for the job, and explains a bit more about Marvel's interlocking films. More » -
#ironman2
On The Iron Man 2 Set With Lasers, Explosions And RDJ's Ladies
Check out this behind the scenes look at Iron Man 2, including slow-motion scenes of Scarlett Johansson strutting in a tight outfit. See new footage, new carnage, explosions and hear from the entire cast. More » -
#cowboysaliens
Jon Favreau To Direct Robert Downey Jr. In Scifi Western
Looks like Jon Favreau is game to be Robert Downey Jr.'s huckleberry: The Iron Man director has thrown his hat in the ring to direct the actor's next scifi action adventure Cowboys & Aliens. More » -
#quoteoftheday
Favreau on Avengers Movie: "It Might Be A Failure"
Even though he's still working on Iron Man 2, director Jon Favreau can't help but worry about Marvel Studio's Avengers movie, and whether or not the superhero mash-up will be accepted by audiences growing sick of superheroes. More » -
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#exclusive
Could Friendly Fire Be In Iron Man's Future?
One thing that jumped out at us in the new Iron Man 2 footage was the honkin big guns that one new character sported. And director Jon Favreau tells us those guns may be aimed at Tony Stark. Spoilers below. More » -
#ironman2
First Look At Mickey Rourke's Iron Man 2 Bondage Harness
Here's the first picture of Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko aka Whiplash, a Russian who creates his own power-suit, with light-up electrical whips, in Iron Man 2. Except it seems like Ivan forgot the "suit" part. [USA Today, thanks Tim!] -
#johncarterofmars
A Glimpse Of The John Carter Of Mars Creatures We'll Never See
Jon Favreau posted a maquette of Woola, the friendly dog-like calot, from when he was producing John Carter of Mars. Click through to see a piece of Woola concept art from the abandoned Paramount production. More » -
#avengers
Why Jon Favreau Should Lead The Mighty Avengers
It's the rumor that refuses to die: Was The Avengers movie pushed out a year so that Iron Man director Jon Favreau could direct? Neither Marvel nor Favreau are commenting... But we're hoping it's true.
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#ironman2
What Is Happening To Iron Man 2?
With the cast list seemingly falling apart in public and the studio apparently forcing actors out due to low pay, is Iron Man 2 becoming the movie that'll end Marvel's run of movie successes?
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#theavengers
Marvel Announces Avengers Cast Members, Plus Iron Man 3
We've known it was coming for some time, but Marvel Studios decided to make it official: Robert Downey Jr. has signed on for 2011's superhero team-up movie, The Avengers movie — as well as 2012's newly official Iron Man 3. And that's not all. The brand new War Machine, Don Cheadle, is coming along for the ride as well... as is director Jon Favreau. More »
