Surprise Iron Man Footage Knocks Comic-Con's Socks Off
Favreau shows early clips; read on for the recap...
Director Jon Favreau wasn't supposed to present much on the upcoming comic book flick Iron Man until Saturday, but Thursday's crowd got a treat when he unveiled an entire segment of footage early, in true Comic-Con style.
The Iron Man segment of Paramount's ten film presentation had been deemed so popular that it had been officially moved to a larger slot on Saturday. What would otherwise been a woefully brief mention during the panel began with a taped message from Favreau in an editing room full of Iron Man models and concept art ("I'm sorry, but I couldn't be there..."). He introduced an "exclusive" clip with fanfare, complete with booming announcements requesting that everyone turn off their recording devices for the footage, and the lights dimmed in Hall H.
What we got was a scene from the super cheesy 1966 cartoon series Marvel Superheroes -- a move that inspired puzzlement, then laughter, from the packed-full house. Moments later Black Sabbath's heavy rocking "Iron Man" tune began blaring, and the lights went up on Jon Favreau, in the flesh onstage, recording the crowd on his own camcorder ("I figured I didn't want to be the only one who doesn't put this on YouTube.") The geeks went wild.
Favreau held the crowd rapt as he teased his flick. "We're having a big panel on Saturday, with the Marvel panel, we're gonna show some footage there. So is anyone gonna be there?" he asked. "Is anyone not gonna be there? Oh, that sucks. Because it's sold out. It's good footage too, it's really good. But maybe you'll see it on YouTube, you never know. I could always show it now…"
"Alright, let's roll it!"
Thus, we got the day's best treat -- an extended length trailer for Iron Man, days before anyone had dreamt to see it! Read on for the description.
The clip opens with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) addressing a group of military men in fatigues. "Is it better to be feared? Or respected? I say, is it too much to ask for both? With that in mind, I humbly present the crown jewel of Stark Industries' Freedom Line; it's the first missile system to incorporate our proprietary propulsion technology. They say the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree. I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once. That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it, and it's worked out pretty well so far."
We see Stark in another scene getting into a car, his door held open by Favreau in a not-so-inconspicuous cameo. Reporter "Christine Everheart, Vanity Fair magazine" approaches to ask for an impromptu interview. "You've been called the Da Vinci of our time; what do you say to that?" "That's absolutely ridiculous, I don't paint." "And what do you say to your other nickname, the 'Merchant of Death'?"
Cut to Stark riding inside a humvee caravan with troops; one asks for a picture with Stark. "Yes," Stark replies. "But I don't want to see this on your MySpace page." As the picture is about to be taken, a giant explosion rocks the vehicle in front of their car and the entire caravan is shelled. Stark escapes, wounded. He wakes up on a cot in a dimly lit cave, his shirt open to expose a mechanic valve embedded in his chest.
He sees a strange man stirring a pan of beans, whistling nonchalantly. "What the hell did you do to me?" "What I did was save your life. I removed all the shrapnel I could; there's a lot left…" He shakes a jar. "I have a souvenir. Take a look."
"I've seen many of wounds like that in my village," the man continues. "That is an electromagnet hooked up to car battery. And it's keeping the shrapnel from entering your heart."
Filter's "Hey Man Nice Shot" begins playing; Stark speaks in voice over. "I should be dead already...I just finally know...what I have to do."
The rest of the trailer is really the meat of it: action, and lots of it! (Cue Black Sabbath again!) We're talking Stark in the Mark 1 suit, blasting his way into a cave full of machine gun-wielding bad guys. His armor repels their shots, but he swings an arm and embeds it into the rock wall. A lone enemy creeps up and cocks his gun to Stark's head; the shot bounces right off the Iron Man helmet and nicks the bad guy fatally in the noggin.
We see more of Iron Man's cool tricks: flame thrower arms! Flying above the clouds! He even seems to race a few fighter jets. So cool.
"You know what's cool about that?" Favreau asked his screaming audience. "Except for the last five shots, everything else is practical; we haven't even done digital work to this thing yet!"
Saturday's panel is sure to be the hugest affair of the weekend, especially with fans eager to see this clip again. If anyone was skeptical about Favreau delivering a blockbuster comic book flick, they needn't worry. Iron Man is going to be huge.
The Iron Man segment of Paramount's ten film presentation had been deemed so popular that it had been officially moved to a larger slot on Saturday. What would otherwise been a woefully brief mention during the panel began with a taped message from Favreau in an editing room full of Iron Man models and concept art ("I'm sorry, but I couldn't be there..."). He introduced an "exclusive" clip with fanfare, complete with booming announcements requesting that everyone turn off their recording devices for the footage, and the lights dimmed in Hall H.
What we got was a scene from the super cheesy 1966 cartoon series Marvel Superheroes -- a move that inspired puzzlement, then laughter, from the packed-full house. Moments later Black Sabbath's heavy rocking "Iron Man" tune began blaring, and the lights went up on Jon Favreau, in the flesh onstage, recording the crowd on his own camcorder ("I figured I didn't want to be the only one who doesn't put this on YouTube.") The geeks went wild.
Favreau held the crowd rapt as he teased his flick. "We're having a big panel on Saturday, with the Marvel panel, we're gonna show some footage there. So is anyone gonna be there?" he asked. "Is anyone not gonna be there? Oh, that sucks. Because it's sold out. It's good footage too, it's really good. But maybe you'll see it on YouTube, you never know. I could always show it now…"
"Alright, let's roll it!"
Thus, we got the day's best treat -- an extended length trailer for Iron Man, days before anyone had dreamt to see it! Read on for the description.
The clip opens with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) addressing a group of military men in fatigues. "Is it better to be feared? Or respected? I say, is it too much to ask for both? With that in mind, I humbly present the crown jewel of Stark Industries' Freedom Line; it's the first missile system to incorporate our proprietary propulsion technology. They say the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree. I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once. That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it, and it's worked out pretty well so far."
We see Stark in another scene getting into a car, his door held open by Favreau in a not-so-inconspicuous cameo. Reporter "Christine Everheart, Vanity Fair magazine" approaches to ask for an impromptu interview. "You've been called the Da Vinci of our time; what do you say to that?" "That's absolutely ridiculous, I don't paint." "And what do you say to your other nickname, the 'Merchant of Death'?"
Cut to Stark riding inside a humvee caravan with troops; one asks for a picture with Stark. "Yes," Stark replies. "But I don't want to see this on your MySpace page." As the picture is about to be taken, a giant explosion rocks the vehicle in front of their car and the entire caravan is shelled. Stark escapes, wounded. He wakes up on a cot in a dimly lit cave, his shirt open to expose a mechanic valve embedded in his chest.
He sees a strange man stirring a pan of beans, whistling nonchalantly. "What the hell did you do to me?" "What I did was save your life. I removed all the shrapnel I could; there's a lot left…" He shakes a jar. "I have a souvenir. Take a look."
"I've seen many of wounds like that in my village," the man continues. "That is an electromagnet hooked up to car battery. And it's keeping the shrapnel from entering your heart."
Filter's "Hey Man Nice Shot" begins playing; Stark speaks in voice over. "I should be dead already...I just finally know...what I have to do."
The rest of the trailer is really the meat of it: action, and lots of it! (Cue Black Sabbath again!) We're talking Stark in the Mark 1 suit, blasting his way into a cave full of machine gun-wielding bad guys. His armor repels their shots, but he swings an arm and embeds it into the rock wall. A lone enemy creeps up and cocks his gun to Stark's head; the shot bounces right off the Iron Man helmet and nicks the bad guy fatally in the noggin.
We see more of Iron Man's cool tricks: flame thrower arms! Flying above the clouds! He even seems to race a few fighter jets. So cool.
"You know what's cool about that?" Favreau asked his screaming audience. "Except for the last five shots, everything else is practical; we haven't even done digital work to this thing yet!"
Saturday's panel is sure to be the hugest affair of the weekend, especially with fans eager to see this clip again. If anyone was skeptical about Favreau delivering a blockbuster comic book flick, they needn't worry. Iron Man is going to be huge.
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 on Jul 27 2007 05:58 AM hmm... Iron man just went up a few (hundred) notches in my book... (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 06:30 AM pretty much... (Reply to this) |
 on Jul 27 2007 06:50 AM "Is it better to be feared, or respected?" Now THAT's tone. Raimi, take note. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 07:09 AM sounds kickass, looks like Favreau is actually gonna pull this off. hope whatever Warner Bros. is planning for The Dark Knight can top or at least match that. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 07:11 AM Sam Raimi, directed the best comic book movie ever, SM2! Embrass yourself like that sox1919! Sam Raimi can learn nothing, nothing from Jon Favreau! Favreau should take notes from the Spider-Man franchise and worry about Iron Man (the movies, obviously they won't come anywhere near money wise} being half as good as Spider-Man franchise! (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 07:45 AM Look I liked Raimi before he made Spiderman 3.. but that movie was just a corny little kiddy version of what it could have been..yes he delivered on Spiderman 2, a great superhero movie, but Ill take Batman Begins any day (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 07:53 AM In reply to this comment (#978958) Actually, Batman Begins, 300, A History of Violence, Road to Perdition, Sin City, Ghost World, American Splendor, Lone Wolf Cub, hell I enjoyed Constantine, Tank Girl, and Ghost Rider as much as SM2. Many of those mentioned had better casting, better action (where action is involved), more faithful adaptations, better writing, etc, etc, etc... Toby Maguire stinks as Peter Parker and Kirsten Dunst as frumpy Mary Jane Parker is overrated. I dunno man... At this point, I'd rather see a bad Iron Man movie than another mediocre Spider-Man. If it wasn't for Alfred Molina in SM2 that movie would have been below average as well. Why are the villains in SM2 always the highlight of the movies? (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 08:32 AM In reply to this comment (#979086) hahaha, Tank Girl. Constantine? haha. You are of course entitled to your opinion, but your point would have been taken better had you not tried to up the hyperbole with a few of those movies. Hopefully this thread won't descend into another "Spiderman 3 sucks/No it doesn't" thread. I am very much looking forward to Iron Man. Looks to be shaping up nicely. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 08:46 AM Awesome. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 09:11 AM i'm diggin' this movie more and more...the more i hear about it. but the storyline sounds too similar to Begins-- rich guy experiences turmoil, then becomes hero by mooching off the weapons from his father's company? maybe its cuz i see Downey in that tux and it reminds me alot of the Bale-Bruce Wayne scenes in the mansion. i know the storyline isn't exactly the same but...the jist sounds familiar, thats all. as long as they keep it REAL and don't do the corny stuff with bad dialogue, i'm all for it. (Reply to this) |
 on Jul 27 2007 09:28 AM Dude if on Favreau took ntoes from the spiderman franchise then Robert Downey Jr. would be dressed in black and crying and his hair pushed to the front with a little eye then later apologizing to the bad guy. i hope he doesnt take any pages from Raimi's book even spider-man 3 a side i want something a little more mature. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 09:31 AM Dude if on Favreau took notes from the spider man franchise then Robert Downey Jr. would be dressed in black and crying and his hair pushed to the front with a little eye then later apologizing to the bad guy. i hope he doesn't take any pages from Raimi's book even spider-man 3 a side i want something a little more mature. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 11:17 AM This movie sounds pretty cool... (Reply to this) |
 on Jul 27 2007 11:24 AM Spiderman is weak sauce, compared to Batman Begins. If Favreau can do anything half as good as Nolan did, then this film will be awesome. It looks promising so far. I can't wait to see the results. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 11:44 AM Iron Man will own 2008 ! (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 12:24 PM We give all the credit for how good Spider-Man 2 is to Raimi, but let's not forget that that film owes a huge debt to Michael Chabon, who helped pen the screenplay. Maybe if he had been involved with SM3, it wouldn't have been so overstuffed and unfocused. As for Iron-Man, I've always been excited about the prospect of Jon Favreau doing a comic-book adaptation. This just kicks up the anticipation even more! (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 12:25 PM Iron Man/Tony Stark's origin dates back to the 1960's, whereas Batman Begins is only a couple of years old. The "Waynetech already had all the cool gadgets" angle you are referring to is new with Begins, and was never part of Batman canon before. Previous Batman origin tales had Bruce inventing the gadgets himself in the Batcave as he needed them. So if Iron Man seems derivitative of Begins, actually the reverse is true. (Reply to this) |
 on Jul 27 2007 12:26 PM You bet your balls this looks good! Anyone have a youtube link to the footage of this???? (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 12:29 PM And also, lest I forget... Black Sabbath? Really? That was too easy. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 12:38 PM In reply to this comment (#979849) I doubt it was as easy as you think. It's obvious, sure, but it's also the sort of thing that's so awesome that Hollywood would completely turn its nose at it. I'm glad they went for it. (Reply to this) |
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