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NEWS ABOUT: Iron Man

Iron Man stories: 15 news summaries

(Newser) - Comics fans are just a little miffed by Marvel’s $4 billion acquisition by Disney: “SOOOO NOT HAPPY! Spider-man should not be co-mingling with Goofy,” reads one blog post. The problem, Linda Holmes writes for NPR, is “one of perception: Put simply, Marvel has a cool factor... More »

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film • Spider-Man • mergers and acquisitions • Marvel Comics • Disney • movies • Iron Man • Goofy • Stan Lee • Jon Favreau • comic books

 Disney to Buy Marvel for $4B 


Aug 31, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(AP) - The Walt Disney Co. says it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man into the Disney family. Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters. Marvel shareholders will receive $30 per share in cash plus... More »

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entertainment • Walt Disney Co. • Spider-Man • Marvel Comics • Captain America • Disney • comics • Iron Man • X-Men • comic books

(Newser) - Some 125,000 giddy comic book fans converged on the San Diego Convention Center over the weekend to jockey for a spot at the film portion Comic-Con to get tantalizing sneak peeks at upcoming movies and hear insiders rave about projects. USA Today reports a few of the tantalizing tidbits... More »

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James Cameron • Peter Jackson • Robert Downey Jr. • Scarlett Johansson • convention • Black Widow • Iron Man • avatar • comic-con • district9

 'Geeks Have Won': 
 Hollywood Gaga Over Comics 

Big screen adaptations bring fame to writers

Mar 2, 09 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Comic books—trendy? All of a sudden they are, the Los Angeles Times reports. “The geeks have won,” says Ed Brubaker, one of the many comic-book creators who now finds himself a celebrity. Brubaker’s Angel of Death premieres online today as a live-action series, but he’s... More »

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Marvel Comics • DC Comics • The Dark Knight • comics • movies • Iron Man • films • comic books • Watchmen

(Newser) - The Oscars are coming up, but that orgy of self-congratulation doesn’t celebrate what really matters in Hollywood: money. Forbes crunched the numbers for 2008 and selected the winners of a different award: the Rainmaker.
  • Best Actor: Robert Downey Jr. returned $52.60 to Paramount for every dollar
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Academy Awards • film • awards • award show • Paramount Pictures • box office • Robert Downey Jr. • Meryl Streep • Juno • Jason Reitman • movies • blockbusters • Iron Man • Mamma Mia! • return on investment

(Newser) - The annual ranking of movie stars based on exhibitors' sentiment is out. Thing is, the Quigley Poll bases its list on what industry insiders think the stars brought in, not on hard numbers. Gina Serpe of E! takes a look at the discrepancies.
  • Will Smith: Theater owners had
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Shia LaBeouf • film • box office • Robert Downey Jr. • The Dark Knight • Christian Bale • Harrison Ford • Will Smith • movies • Iron Man • Hancock • 2008 • Quigley Poll

GLOSSIES

 World's Priciest 
 Fake Homes 

Forbes list features fake mansions from movies, books, and video games

Dec 25, 08 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Forbes has put together its first list of the world’s most-expensive fictional homes. Including literature, video games, and Monopoly, the editors had a few ground rules—no castles, and take it easy on the country estates.
  • Xanadu, $135 million: A perfect mountaintop retreat for Citizen Kane, “a
... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Citizen Kane • The Simpsons • The Godfather • Barbie • Forbes • Edgar Allan Poe • Monopoly • Iron Man • Scarface • Tomb Raider

 Summer Movies Smash Record

Blockbusters boost studios to record-breaking sales

Aug 28, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood studios are reeling in their highest-grossing summer ever, the Los Angeles Times reports. Domestic ticket sales stand at $3.9 billion, up from last year's record-breaking summer. A steady stream of smash hits—and higher ticket prices—accounted for the record take, more than making up for costly flops... More »

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Universal Studios • Disney • box office • The Dark Knight • Warner Brothers • Paramount • movie industry • movies • Hollywood studios • Iron Man • 20th Century Fox

Glossies

 The 'Summer of Downey'

For the first time, he's a genuine superstar

Aug 11, 08 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - After "many long, cold, hard winters," it's finally the "summer of Downey," writes Erik Hedegaard in Rolling Stone. The success of Iron Man has turned the 43-year-old mercurial actor into a certified mega-star, raising the question of how he will deal with it all. "I'm... More »

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Rolling Stone • Robert Downey Jr. • Ben Stiller • Jack Black • Iron Man • Tropic Thunder

movie review

 Hulk
 Packs
 a Fun
 Punch 

Critics say action-packed flick will please the summer movie crowd

Jun 13, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s no Iron Man, but The Incredible Hulk is a crowd-pleaser that comic book devotees and action fans will appreciate, critics say. The second adaptation of the Marvel comic in five years avoids the missteps of Ang Lee’s 2003 moody bust (Hulk) and “embraces its identity as... More »

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Marvel Comics • movie review • Ang Lee • adaptation • Iron Man • The Incredible Hulk • Edward Norton

OPINION

 Superheroes: Ruining the Day 

Summer's been hijacked by the spandex crowd, complains one curmudgeon

Jun 4, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Once upon a time, summer movies appealed to everyone, not just 14-year-old nerds. They especially appealed to Chris Nashawaty, who outlines his love of big dumb action flicks in Entertainment Weekly. But now, our summers have been hijacked by an endless stream of lousy spandex-wearers, and Nashawaty is willing to... More »

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Spider-Man • superhero • summer • Superman • movies • blockbusters • Iron Man • The Incredible Hulk

 Indiana Jones Whips Up $311M 

 Blockbuster numbers in five-day opening

May 27, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has struck it rich, racking up the most lucrative international opening of all time and the second highest US weekend box office take ever in a blockbuster weekend for the Steven Spielberg epic. The film grossed $151 million domestically and $160... More »

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Indiana Jones • Steven Spielberg • box office • Robert Downey Jr. • George Harrison • Harrison Ford • Iron Man • Memorial Day

 Women Hot on Gwyneth's Heels 

Actress sports oh-so-high stilettos, and sales skyrocket

May 10, 08 7:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow's choice to wear Pacini heels as high as 6, 7 or, gasp!, 8 inches while traveling the world to promote her turn as Pepper Potts in Iron Man has spiked sales of the heels in Britain's trendier shops, the Independent reports. Credit crunch, begone: The "Gwyneth-effect" is... More »

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celebrity • Britain • Gwyneth Paltrow • Iron Man • high heels • stilettos



 Iron Man  
 Blasts Off 
 at Box Office 

Action flick is 10th highest opener ever

May 4, 08 4:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paramount and Marvel struck gold with Iron Man this weekend, raking in $201 million worldwide in the tenth-best opening ever, Variety reports. The male-skewing film left room for Made of Honor to draw in women and $15.5 million in second spot.  More »

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Marvel Comics • Paramount Pictures • box office • Robert Downey Jr. • Paramount • Iron Man

 Iron Man
 Wrought of Risk 

Studio rolls the dice with Downey, Favreau

May 1, 08 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iron Man isn’t really an A-list superhero. “You could really go down the list till you get to Iron Man,” says director John Favreau. But Marvel Studios is banking its future on Iron Man, and its titular hero isn’t even the riskiest part. There’s... More »

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Marvel Comics • superhero • Robert Downey Jr. • movies • John Favreau • Iron Man

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