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Check Out a Sneak Peek of Iron Man 2!

BuzzSugar — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:25:16 -0700

I was lucky enough to check out some awesome new Iron Man 2 footage at Comic-Con a few weeks ago, and now the clips have been posted online. We get a glimpse at all the new faces, including Mickey Rourke as Whiplash and Scarlett Johnasson as Black Widow. The sneak peek probably won't last very long, so check it out while you still can!

A Sneak Peek at Iron Man 2, Joe Jonas in Tears and Bye-Bye Ben Silverman!

Molly — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:13:42 -0700

Today's PopSugar Rush features some top secret shots of Iron Man 2 from Comic-Con! Plus, the details on Candy and Tori Spelling's most recent argument and a heartbroken Joe Jonas after his split with Camilla Belle. Check it out!

2009 Comic-Con: Iron Man 2 Blasts In

BuzzSugar — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:30:02 -0700

One of the most hotly anticipated panels at Comic-Con was the one for Iron Man 2, which included director Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Sam Rockwell - and some footage from the upcoming sequel.

First, however, Favreau rolled out a cheeky fake teaser trailer, complete with cheesy graphics and little to no new footage from the movie. The audience cheered anyway, before RDJ took the stage and - after leading the crowd of six thousand or so Comic-Conners in a round of "Happy Birthday" for Favreau's son - made Favreau roll out the real deal: not a trailer, per se, but plenty of new clips and scenes to sufficiently whet fanboy appetites. Here are some bits and pieces from the panel:

The video footage featured appearances by some exciting characters like Justin Hammer (Rockwell), Whiplash (Mickey Rourke) and Black Widow (Johnansson). Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) is in it, of course, and so far it looks like Jackson and RDJ make a hilarious duo. And finally, it appears that Don Cheadle is awesome as Rhodey/War Machine. Certainly more intense and intriguing than Terrence Howard's admittedly brief depiction in the first movie. There's a quick visual scene of War Machine going machine-gun-crazy and I don't think you have to be a super-fan to think it looks really, really cool.
On the subject of Cheadle taking over for Howard, Cheadle said he tried to just focus on what this script called for, though he also called himself a "vampire," siphoning out as much as he could from Howard's performance.

More thoughts and observations if you read more.

Scarlett Johansson looks fantastic in the movie, though the footage we saw didn't include any dialogue. On the panel she said she wanted to do her own stunts whenever possible because that's what she likes to see when she watches movies. Apparently this role required "lots of egg white omelets. . . . And blood, sweat and tears."
A couple of the actors emphasized that Mickey Rourke was great to work with, and RDJ added, "I thought I was eccentric!"
The footage looks as though this movie will have the same healthy combo of humor and action that was so enjoyable in the first Iron Man, with a lil' bit of heartwarming stuff thrown in. Cheadle noted that one of the main themes of the movie is "no man is an island," as Tony Stark starts to realize that he can't do everything alone. Even Iron Man needs friends.

Buzz News Roundup, 3/13

BuzzSugar — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:30:46 -0700

Spider-Man 4 has gotten a release date of May 6, 2011. - Zap2It
Jack White has formed a new group called The Dead Weather with The Kills frontwoman Alison Mosshart, Raconteurs bassist Jack Lawrence, and Queens of the Stoneage guitarist Dean Fertita. - Billboard
Scrubs's Dr. Turk, Donald Faison, has joined Cedric the Entertainer in ABC's comedy pilot The Law. - The Hollywood Reporter
Mickey Rourke is confirmed to play the Russian villain in Iron Man 2. - Variety
NBC has unveiled a surprising Summer lineup that includes several scripted projects - including the long-awaited scheduling of The Philanthropist, starring James Purefoy and Neve Campbell. - Reuters
New Line is planning a sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth. - ComingSoon
TV production company Granada America is planning a show titled American Storytellers in which country songs are used to make one-hour TV dramas. - Billboard
Director Joe Wright (Atonement, The Soloist) will next take on a film adaptation of the book Indian Summer. - Variety

Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures

Buzz News Roundup, 2/27

BuzzSugar — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:30:28 -0800

Jessica Capshaw will continue playing Arizona Robbins on Grey's Anatomy through the end of the season and may return next year. - E! Online
A Total Recall remake is in the works. - ComingSoon
Also on the way: a followup to the most recent Friday the 13th. - The Hollywood Reporter
Jerry Seinfeld is producing a reality series called The Marriage Ref. - AP
The final Harry Potter movie has a release date of July 15, 2011. - Zap2it
Warner Bros. will release Guy Ritchie's Robert Downey Jr.-Jude Law movie, Sherlock Holmes, on Dec. 25 of this year, instead of Nov. 13. - Variety
Two more editions of Survivor are on the way for the 2009-10 TV season. - The Futon Critic
Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to play the role of Nick Fury in Iron Man 2, and potentially many other films. - Variety

Buzz News Roundup, 1/9

BuzzSugar — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:30:01 -0800

Breaking Bad will return in March and Mad Men should start up again in the Summer - even though Matthew Weiner still doesn't have a contract. - Zap2it
Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell are in talks to star as the villains in Iron Man 2. - The Hollywood Reporter
Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried are set to star in the thriller Chloe. - ComingSoon
ER is getting three more episodes and the next John Wells show, Police, is getting six. - The Hollywood Reporter
Steven Spielberg's Catch Me if You Can will be turned into a Broadway musical by the writers who adapted Hairspray for the stage. - Variety
Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to take the lead in Beating the Reaper, a thriller based on Josh Bazell's as-yet unpublished novel. - Zap2It
Dennis Rodman and Joan and Melissa Rivers are among the contestants for the next Celebrity Apprentice. - SavvySugar
Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Hall, Michael Cera, Noel Clarke and Toby Kebbell are the five actors in the running for the BAFTA Orange Rising Star award. - Variety
Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess and Saoirse Ronan will star in The Way Back, a movie based on the memoir by Slavomir Rawicz. - ComingSoon

Photos courtesy of AMC

Buzz News Roundup, 10/15

BuzzSugar — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:30:55 -0700

Don Cheadle is replacing Terrence Howard in the role of Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes for Iron Man 2. - ComingSoon
The sequel to Wall Street is actually happening and will "center on Gordon Gekko, who has recently been sprung from prison and re-emerges into a much more tumultuous financial world than the one he once lorded over." - Variety
Amy Sedaris has signed a deal to create, write, and star in a new comedy series. - Hollywood Reporter
Amy Adams is in negotiations to star in the comedy Leap Year, the story of a woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend on Feb. 29, a day when he has to say yes, according to tradition. - ComingSoon
Comedian D.L. Hughley is getting his own comedy/news show on CNN. - Broadcasting and Cable
Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, and Malin Akerman are joining the cast of Jon Favreau's comedy Couples Retreat. - Hollywood Reporter
Best Week Ever is changing its format, with just one host: Paul F. Tompkins. - New York Times
Marilynne Robinson and Aleksandar Hemon are among the finalists for the National Book Award. - AP
Starz has picked up a series called Party Down co-created by Rob Thomas and Paul Rudd. - Hollywood Reporter

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Iron Man . . . Wait, Don't Leave Before End of Credits

brian — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:55:08 -0700

Lisa and I just came back from the best comic book movie ever made, period. I agree with Buzz's glowing review. When you do go see it, you must stay till after the credits . . . as they give us a great teaser for Iron Man 2.

To see a photo of the teaser .

Samuel L. Jackson is Nick Fury!