donderdag 28 februari 2013

Today's News: final Iron Man 3 poster

No new movie list today, hope to get back to that in the weekend. But I posted this on MovieScene the other day, so as usual I just have to post it here as well:

http://www.moviescene.nl/p/144976/nieuwe_poster_iron_man_3




I don't have much to add to what I already said about the subject in the actual news flash, other than the fact I'm increasingly excited about the project. It's got the old characters we've come to love (Stark, Pepper, Rhodey, etc.) plus several new ones played by top actors like Guy Pearce and Sir Ben Kingsley. Whether the Mandarin, played by the latter and already hinted at in the first film, is gonna be an intriguing villain remains to be seen but at least there's a solid actor behind the part, which is never a bad thing (then again, Kingsley did play Thunderbirds adversary the Hood in the 2004 Hollywood adaptation, and that wasn't a particularly good thing...). This new poster certainly looks appealing, making it clear Iron Man isn't gonna go down without a decent fight despite the previous poster portraying him in a death defying skyfall (while on fire), making a good outcome on his part unlikely. Also visible on the new one-sheet is the Iron Legion, which is an element from the Marvel Universe I'm surprisingly unfamiliar with. I suspect Rhodey is involved with them, as it has been made clear he will be featured again as Iron Man's military counterpart War Machine, but other than that I have no clue. I don't mind, I can stand to be surprised for once.

Of course the big question now is; how will the flick, being the first installment in Marvel's eagerly anticipated Phase 2, tie in with other upcoming Marvel movies? It has to hint to The Avengers, that much is undeniable. But will it feature new superheroes we've been hoping to get a break on the silver screen? For that matter, will it feature previously established characters that first appeared in the previous Iron Man films, like Nick Fury or Black Widow? Time will tell, but it's obvious we've still only seen the tip of the iceberg where Marvel's cinematic shared universe is concerned. Make Mine Marvel!

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