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The 25 Sexiest Movie Heroes and Villains from Comics
No. 2 - Tony Stark (Iron Man)
Some may feel that Bruce Wayne should be here but he’s too much of a downer. That’s why we’re choosing dapper Tony Stark aka Iron Man, stupendously played by Robert Downey, Jr. After all, can we imagine anyone else at this point to portray the billionaire industrialist? The actor eeks charisma.
(Source: NJ Star-Ledger)
“In an April survey on Fandango, the majority of moviegoers picked The Avengers as the most anticipated film of the summer. Some 66% of fans said they plan to see the pic on the big screen more than once. About 31% chose Iron Man as the film’s biggest draw, followed by The Hulk (23%); Thor (15%), and Captain America (12%).”
— (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
Iron Man recast? Robert Downey Jr. “would really hate” that.
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At CinemaCon last week, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige mentioned to Badass Digest that when it came time for Downey to leave the role of Tony Stark behind, a new actor could pick up right where he left off, like in the James Bond films.
But Downey told MTV News on the red carpet that he wasn’t so thrilled about the idea of someone else playing Tony Stark. “I would really hate for someone else to think they could step into my shoes,” he said. An infamous jokester, he couldn’t help but ask, “I wonder who’s playing Tony Stark next. Is it you? Is that what you’re here to tell me?”
But Downey can’t be Iron Man forever, and while the 47-year-old actor couldn’t say for sure how many movies he has left in him, he made clear he’ll be interested as long as they remain good films.
“I know things are looking like that they could go on for a long while,” Downey said. “As usual in my book, it’s all about quality control and delivering a product that you can have this kind of reaction to. If they keep doing that, maybe I’ll keep showing up.”
(Source: MTV)
Forbes Fictional 15: Richest Fictional Characters
5. Tony Stark
Worth: $9.3 Billion
Source: Defense
Residence: Malibu, Calif.
Stark Industries under fire after consumer advocate Ralph Nader called its Resilient line of repulsor-powered cars “unsafe at any speed.” The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering a recall, but Stark—engineering genius and part-time superhero— hasn’t slowed down. New projects include biomimetic Extremis armor and nuclear-powered wine refrigerators. Stark also spending time with new, ultra-elite social club; other members include Nordic prince, atomic physicist, famous war hero. Featured in the Iron Man comics and films.
(Source: Forbes)
Avengers new clip - Tony Stark and Loki.
“When we were in the first of several iterations of the storyline, the only thing I was sure about was that Tony Stark needed backup. I said to Joss and Kevin, ‘We really need Pepper to be involved in some way.’ I felt like it’s been a while since we have seen Tony and Pepper and they have grown to be pretty close and it just makes sense that she would have some kind of influence over his decision to join ‘The Avengers’ team.”
Robert Downey Jr., on convincing Marvel to have Pepper Potts in The Avengers (2012).
(Source: Comic Book Movie)
“Tony Stark is open to all possibilities and has no problem accepting extraordinary happennings. Joining The Avengers team is an act of curiosity - he wants to see what’s happening first-hand. He realized a while ago that he’s not an island and this time around he is beginning to understand that it’s about a group mindset and that ‘we’ is better than ‘I.’”
Robert Downey Jr., on Tony Stark in The Avengers (2012).
(Source: Comic Book Movie)
