“‘This is a decidedly adult superhero story,’ says Favreau. (Fanboy FYI: Look for Stark’s legendary drinking problem to pop up in possible sequels.)” Entertainment Weekly gets an exclusive first look at Iron Man‘s armor (as, in the red-and-gold suit, not the early prototype.) And, also in Marvel-to-film news, the new trailer for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer premieres online. Nope, still not feeling it.
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Surf’s Up.
According to several reports, the Silver Surfer will show up in Fantastic Four 2. That, of course, probably means Galactus…which would be cause for fanboy rejoicing, were it not for how badly Victor Von Doom came out in the first one.
Four, War, and a Bore.
Big-time summer trailers piggybacking off of Sith this week include the final trailer for Fantastic Four (I actually liked the Magic Johnson NBA spot, but this is looking lame again) and a new War of the Worlds trailer, with our first brief look at the invaders. Also, Top Guns Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel, and Josh Lucas go up against a renegade Skynet-like fighter in the new trailer for Stealth. Oof, Sam Shepard and Joe Morton must have some bills to pay.
Trip the Light Fantastic.
A set of new Fantastic Four images materialize online, along with the new teaser poster. Hmmm, ok…Johnny Storm’s “flame-on” doesn’t look half-bad, I suppose.
It’s Clobbering Time.
In case you never saw the 20-sec promo last week, the full-on Fantastic Four trailer is online now and, well, what is there to say, really? Like Spiderman and X-Men, The Fantastic Four is one of Marvel’s signature franchises…so I’m surprised how leaden this one’s turning out. In no way does this look or feel like FF to me, with the possible exception of Michael Chiklis’ early-Kirby Thing look. Turning Doom into a deranged budget Emperor Palpatine was a particularly bad call.
Speaking of which, not to get too old-school fanboy up in here, but what is Julian McMahon doing with them up there in space anyway? (And what’s with the space station? I seem to remember a 4-seater test shuttle…don’t fix it if it ain’t broke, y’all.) Oof, I’ve got a bad feeling about this…could this actually end up being worse than The Hulk?
Great Caesar’s Ghost.
Quite a bit of new comic-to-film news today: Hugh Laurie and James Marsden join Superman as Daily Planet editor Perry White and Richard White (Lois’s non-Super love interest) respectively, the Dark Knight cradles Katie Holmes in this new EW pic from Batman Begins, and 20 seconds of the new FF trailer appear online (along with this shot of The Thing, also from the new EW.) I know I keep piling bad vibes on this project, but really, the litany of hard-to-discern FX shots coupled with the “Kick out the Jams”-style whiteboy-angst-metal does nothing for me.
Flame On.
20th Century Fox tries to counter that burning train wreck smell (the latest word: $20 million in additional effects and a de-Incredibles script rewrite) by offering a behind-the-scenes look at Fantastic Four with Stan Lee. Nope, still not feeling it.
Not-so-Incredibles.
Trouble’s still brewing at the Baxter Building…Superhero Hype gets an exclusive pic of the Fantastic Four and, man, they look goofy. What’s happened to Marvel? The difference between this and Batman Begins (whose new trailer premieres this weekend) is night and day right now.
The Doom of Man.
No, that’s not a fanboy conventioner…it’s the first pic of Julian McMahon in full Dr. Doom regalia to make it online. Oof, I must say, Fantastic Four is starting to look like an absolute disaster. Elsewhere in comic film news, the full trailer for Batman Begins will apparently premiere in front of Ocean’s Twelve next month.
Four on the Floor.
Lots of Fantastic Four news milling about today…Entertainment Tonight shows an early preview, while HNR obtains several pics of The Thing in costume…I’ll admit, Ben Grimm’s look is growing on me, even if he still seems a little Toxie.