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IGN FilmForce has learned that screenwriter David Hayter's latest draft of Iron Man has won over New Line Cinema and the studio is immediately going out with it to directors who can get the film up and running by early 2005!
Sources advised IGNFF that this draft of Iron Man is very Tom Clancy-esque in tone and involves the conflict between Tony Stark and his father Howard over Stark Industries. The Armored Avenger's origin has been updated from the Vietnam back story used in the comics.
Actors like Tom Cruise and Nicolas Cage have been mentioned for the project over the years but with Cruise now busy doing War of the Worlds and Cage prepping for Ghost Rider, New Line has several other movie stars in mind.
Iron Man is produced by Avi Arad and Kevin Feige of Marvel Studios, who are currently on the set of Fantastic Four in Vancouver, and Don Murphy of Angryfilms, who is also busy with DreamWorks/Paramount's live-action feature version of The Transformers, which is slated for a summer 2006 release.
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Iron Man is produced by Avi Arad and Kevin Feige of Marvel Studios, who are currently on the set of Fantastic Four in Vancouver, and Don Murphy of Angryfilms, who is also busy with DreamWorks/Paramount's live-action feature version of The Transformers, which is slated for a summer 2006 release.
Hey, three cool-sounding movies! Finally; the movies that have been released recently aren't exactly ones I have wanted to see.
Just as long as Iron Man isn't played by Ben Affleck...
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Nick Cassavetes Helming Iron Man Source: Variety
November 29, 2004
New Line Cinema and Marvel Studios have signed Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook) to direct Iron Man, based on the Marvel character, reports Variety.
Although Cassavetes is currently shooting Alpha Dog, Marvel and New Line plan to begin casting immediately. The trade says the film is scheduled for a 2006 release.
Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, Iron Man is the story of Tony Stark, a driven inventor and executive who straps on billions of dollars in armor and weaponry each night to fight crime, terrorism and corporate espionage.
The project is based on a script by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and David Hayter.
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No Iron Man for Tom Cruise Source: Sci Fi Wire
February 11, 2005
Tom Cruise told Sci Fi Wire that he won't be starring in director Nick Cassavetes and producer Don Murphy's Iron Man. Here's a clip:
"It's not happening. Not with me," Cruise told reporters during a break in filming on the set of his current movie, War of the Worlds, in Piru, Calif. "They ... came to me at a certain point, and you know, when I do something, I want to do it right. And, you know, if I commit to something, it has to be done in a way that I know it's going to be something special. And that ... as it was lining up, it just didn't feel to me like it was going to work."
Cruise had been attached to the on-again, off-again film adaptation of the Marvel Comics series. But he said that he's no longer involved. "I need to be able to make decisions and make the film as great as it can be, and it just didn't go down that road that way," he said. He added: "I've never just made a movie to make a movie. I've always made them because I really was interested in the story. I wanted to make that kind of picture and see what it would take, and it was an adventure for me. For that, it just wasn't panning out. So far. You know, as of yet."
Iron Man update Source: Alfred Gough and Miles Millar
About the Iron Man adaptation:
He's a very interesting comics character because he doesn't have any superpowers. He's more like a Bruce Wayne / Batman character. In fact, he's a billionaire, just like Bruce Wayne. The project is still what we call in development. Last thing we've heard is that Nick Cassevetes who was to direct the adaptation is falling out of the project.
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Iron Man update Source: Alfred Gough and Miles Millar
About the Iron Man adaptation:
He's a very interesting comics character because he doesn't have any superpowers. He's more like a Bruce Wayne / Batman character. In fact, he's a billionaire, just like Bruce Wayne. The project is still what we call in development. Last thing we've heard is that Nick Cassevetes who was to direct the adaptation is falling out of the project.
This is the most un-newsworthy update for a film I've ever read. Why'd they lead with "Iron Man is just a guy in a suit" and finish up with "oh, yeah, and the director isn't with the project anymore."
Also funny to me is this line:
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The project is still what we call in development.
Like he's speaking to a 3rd grade class.
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This is the most un-newsworthy update for a film I've ever read. Why'd they lead with "Iron Man is just a guy in a suit" and finish up with "oh, yeah, and the director isn't with the project anymore."
Also funny to me is this line: Like he's speaking to a 3rd grade class.
I'm just psyched that it's getting done eventually and will post any Iron Man news I can find.
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I believe the quote I found was from an interview with an overseas website, so that might explain the choppiness of it and the 3rd grade tone.
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Iron Man Pushed Back to 2007 Source: Variety
April 28, 2005
New Line and Marvel Studios announced last November that they had signed Nick Cassavetes ("The Notebook") to direct Iron Man, but it turns out there was never a done deal, reports Variety.
Cassavetes is in fact still not on board and has not held talks to direct the film for several months, adds the trade. He is, however, working on a rewrite of the script by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and David Hayter.
Cassavetes is still in the running to direct, however, and New Line remains committed to making the film. But with no director on board and casting yet to begin, the studio has delayed the film's planned release from 2006 to 2007.
"We want Nick to make the movie. We had him," Marvel Studios' Avi Arad said. "He's an 'Iron Man' aficionado. Everything was fine and then negotiations got delayed. We lost a year."
Arad is producing Iron Man with Angry Films' Don Murphy.
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Iron Man Returns to Marvel Source: Variety
November 3, 2005
Variety has confirmed that after more than two years of unsuccessful development at New Line, Marvel has taken back film rights to Iron Man, the comic book about an inventor who dons a high-tech suit and becomes a superhero.
The company may raise additional money to produce Iron Man itself as part of its new internal production slate. In such a case, the film would likely be distributed by Paramount, where Marvel has a distribution deal.
"Right now we're concentrating on finding the right creative talent," explained Marvel Studios' Avi Arad. "It's not a part of our slate deal, but we can raise the money to do it if we choose to. We would also have no difficulty licensing it to another studio."
Late last year, the studio announced Nick Cassavetes was attached to direct, but it turned out The Notebook helmer never had a deal. Drafts by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (Smallville) and David Hayter (X-Men) didn't get traction.
Marvel will now start development from scratch, commissioning a new script and possibly attaching a director before deciding whether to finance the film itself or license it again. Cassavetes remains a candidate to direct, Arad said.
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