The Iron Trailer
Marvel Studios have begun phase two of their genre defining Avengers Initiative that was pulled off so perfectly during the last few years. We now have the first trailer for Iron Man 3. I must admit that while I’ve enjoyed the first two installments, plus the character’s involvement in The Avengers, I’m always less excited for Tony Stark than I am other Marvel commodities. This probably stems from my indifference toward the character in the comics. But this trailer has bucked that trend.
The fact that all three Iron Man films feature Academy Award winning actors as the lead villain, Jeff Bridges, Mickey Rourke and now Ben Kingsley, has me realizing how important these films are to the comic book film genre. Kingsley plays The Mandarin in the new one, a character long overdue to make his big screen debut. Apparently his origins have changed for the film, but count me intrigued. Watch the trailer for yourself. It looks pretty intense.
Sing-Along
The year was 2003 and the comic book world was raving about X2 and the further possibilities for the X-Men world. But director Bryan Singer decided to try his hand at Superman Returns rather than return for the third film in the trilogy. The subsequent film X3: X-Men United was successful, but it brought the saga to a standstill. Now we have Wolverine spin-off films and the smaller scale reboot X-Men First Class. Well guess what folks, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that Singer will direct the First Class sequel Days of the Future Past.
Comic book fans will know the possibilities for such a title. It presents a chaotic future and the possibility to unite characters from the original trilogy and First Class. The fact that Fox has decided to bring in a director who has a report with the likes of Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen is very interesting. My guess is that McKellen and Halle Berry wouldn’t return since Berry almost opted out of X3 and McKellen needed some big convincing to return to his other franchise, The Hobbit. But Stewart has expressed interest in the past and Jackman has always been vocal with his love of playing Wolverine. It would be great to see the X-Men timelines interact.
It’s Electric
Variety is reporting that Jamie Foxx is in early talks to play Electro in the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man. Wow. The rumor regarding Electro being the film’s primary villain has been around for a little while, but the Academy Award winner’s involvement is new, fueled by a tweet this week claiming he was Electro for Halloween. Many eagle eyed fans have pointed out that the scene at the end of TASM has Dr. Connors speaking to a shadowy figure accompanied by lightning. Was that Electro? Maybe. Or maybe the lightning was just for dramatic effect to accompany Norman Osborne, Mysterio, The Shocker, or a number of other characters.
Foxx fits really well in this franchise. He’s a good actor who will have no problem making the long living character his own. Plus it’s a smart move to keep digging into the rogues gallery rather than rebooting villains. But I imagine Osborne/ The Green Goblin will show up pretty soon.
So there you have it. Marvel on all cylinders. It looks like X-Men is trying to bridge gaps to make Avengers-like continuity and Spider-Man just gets cooler with every rumor. We’ll keep an eye for more Marvel news.
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