Iron Man needs to be bigger...
It seems the two studios want to go in a different direction with the property. It also appears that McG (Terminator Salvation) is being courted quite heavily to direct this project, and he wants WWE wrestling star/actor John Cena (The Marine) to play the title role.
"Iron Man is a bigger than life character. Robert Downey, Jr. is great if you want some artsy, fartsy, indie cred but this movie is going to be much bigger than that." McG said during a recent interview in his pre-production office for his upcoming Bradley Cooper/Reese Witherspoon vehicle This Means War.
While talk of doing the movie in 3D is surely going to be brought up, McG was noncommittal with reporters.
"To be honest I can't even think about that right now." He laughed. "However, wouldn't it be stupid cool if it was?"
When asked about John Cena taking on this role McG was quick to point out that he knows it's a risk but it's one he thinks will pay off. Big time.
"Look, I know that a lot of the web universe, the bloggers, and the people that hold Stan Lee's tomb to be sacred might be put off by this. John Cena is not a box office guarantee but look at the guy... he IS Iron Man."
The director then proceeded to give reporters the heavy metal sign, and then he "air guitared" Black Sabbath's "Iron Man," humming the well known riffs for about 5 minutes.
Questions then came up about Terminator Salvation. McG was quite candid in essentially admitting that he dropped the ball on the franchise.
"T-Salvation showed me who I am. I may not be James Cameron yet, but I think that Avatar proves that none of us are James Cameron! I'm pretty stoked on just being McG." He offered philosophically.
Just as reporters tried to digest how radically different McG's Iron Man is going to be from concurrent director Jon Favreau's version, McG had this to say about his vision for the film and the franchise.
"Iron Man needs to be bigger... I want this thing to feel like a wrestling match in space on steroids... but totally in the McG world, you know?"
And what did Stan Lee, the man who created Iron Man in the 1960s, have to say?
"I'm curious to see what they do with this... especially using all this new technology stuff."
Iron Man was released May 2nd, 2008 and stars Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub, Faran Tahir, Clark Gregg. The film is directed by Jon Favreau.
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The Narrator: The Better Man
Lol. Once again you miss the entire point of the article. Try reading the comments and the article before posting an uneducated comment. And btw, this isn't two years old.
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Monkeyiron
F*ck u the fallen u fake ass deadpool i didn't know this was made 2 years ago
2 years agoby @monkeyironFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Lol speaking of idiots...
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
TiJuRod
I Cant Beleive This April Fool's Joke Got Me In June 19..lololololololol.. I Was Already Getting Pissed, Then I Read The Comments And Checked The Date This Was Posted, Oh Man.. You Bastards..lol.. That Was A Good One..lol..
2 years agoby @tito-loves-jujuFlag
Monkeyiron
WOW THEY R REAL IDIOTS IF THEY REBOOT AN IRON MAN,I MEAN BOTH MOVIES WAS A SUCESS THANKS 2 DOWNEY NOW THIS *SSHOLE MITE REPLACE HIM.MAN HOLLYWOOD HAS SOME REAL F*CKING IDIOTS
2 years agoby @monkeyironFlag
David R Garcia Jr
Was this a April Fools Joke? lol
2 years agoby @david-r-garcia-jrFlag
GK
Last year's Zack Snyder rebooting Star Wars actually made me a bit interested. Terrible year, Movieweb.
2 years agoby @indianajonesFlag
Cripple
I was worried there for a minute. Good thing it's april fools day.
2 years agoby @crippleFlag
thereisnoname
you got me good you f*ckers, soon a mcg and cena showed up i remembered what day it was
2 years agoby @thereisnonameFlag
The Soylent Green Monkey
yes!
2 years agoby @soylentgreen2Flag
The Narrator: The Better Man
haha. F*cking douches.
MW guys need to lay off of the McG hate, and get off of Camerons dick. Lol.
Loved the Stan Lee joke quote at the end thou.
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
zeus
Another load of bollocks ive heard today,movieweb,you guys have to stop this nonsense
2 years agoby @zeusFlag
Hit-Girl
Not f*cking funny. At all.
2 years agoby @hit-girlFlag
UNoLazyboy
Is anything you guys post on April Fools day legit? I think not!
2 years agoby @unolazyboyFlag
fanboy
got me last year, but not this year
2 years agoby @fanboyFlag
grider238
McG Really? that isnt funny as a joke, not at all. has he directed anything good ever??? i mean Charlies Angel full throttle was good, only becasue he had some nice eye candy in that film, i mean that was one of those movies you watch with the mute button on. i hope this cat isnt serious about doing this movie... if it aint broke dont fix it. this is really not funny.
2 years agoby @grider238Flag
slysnide
Don't you love how this site has downplayed McG's "talents" in 2 joke stories. lolz. It seems the officials share the views of many mwebbers on this guy.
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Mmm_mmm
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPRIL FOOOOOOOOOOOLS
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHAHAHHAHAHAAAAAAAA
YOU GUYS GOT ME WITH THE STAR WARS REBOOT LAST YEAR.
BUT! NO!
I am ever vigilant.
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Yahzee
OMG I almost forgot it was April's fool... but this story reminded me of that, because let's be honest no one would be that retarded as to reboot Iron Man in the heels of a new big money maker entry
2 years agoby @yahzeeFlag
SaintCharles
this story assaults you in everyway possible
2 years agoby @saintcharlesFlag
-comrade-
I would kill McG.
2 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
Paolo Sardinas
Okay this fake news is really starting to piss me off.
2 years agoby @sardinasFlag
Andy_sign
ahh...crap...crap
2 years agoby @andy-signFlag
David-Dvd-1988
i'm not gonna believe any news story on movieweb all day cause its all made-up bullsh*t
2 years agoby @david-dvd-1988Flag
Mutant
stop with the lame and stupid fake news
2 years agoby @zenderFlag
Diaigma
LOL! Remember last years April Fools post?
Lucas was going to reboot the original Star Wars Trilogy?
Good one, MW. :P
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Jay1971
Wtf? This must be April Fools right? I mean Downey is the reason the movie was so successful. He is dead on for Stark. At least the Batman story was somewhat believable.
2 years agoby @jay1971Flag
Papa_Panda
O Movieweb! You crack me up! You almost had me there!
2 years agoby @papa-pandaFlag
ridgl
April Fools.
2 years agoby @ridglFlag
XxxHolic
This is not even a joke! It's offensive. Lol!
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