Downey Jr. as Ironman
From freezedriedmovies.com:
TweetBelow you’ll find the first ever pic of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in the adaptation of the popular Marvel comic book Iron Man. The pic comes courtesy of USA Today.
“We didn’t want to just go with a safe choice,” Favreau says from the set of the film, due in theaters May 2, 2008. “The best and worst moments of Robert’s life have been in the public eye. He had to find an inner balance to overcome obstacles that went far beyond his career. That’s Tony Stark. Robert brings a depth that goes beyond a comic-book character who is having trouble in high school, or can’t get the girl. Plus, he’s simply one of the best actors around.”
Batmobile Flambe’
From darkhorizons.com:
TweetI loved the Humvee meets police tank look of the Batmobile in “Batman Begins,” but admittedly some other fans didnt. Regardless both kinds of people will derive pleasure from the following news.
Freeze Dried Movies reports that next week the plan is to blow it up, specifically one of the several models they own of the vehicle, being used again in “The Dark Knight,” will be exploded.
The cause of the explosion is anyones guess right now – but it has no relation to the scenes filmed at the Chicago Post Office last week or the subsequent accidental fire which broke out.
Shooting in Chicago has now wrapped and full on principal photography is scheduled to commence in London next week.
Make an iPhone ad and win one
From insanelygreattees.com:
All you have to do is make a 30-second iPhone ad. Keep it in the style of the “I’m a Mac†ads. There are three rules – First, your commercial has to include the words “I’m an iPhone.†It has to be about 30-seconds long. And it’s gotta be funny.
The entries could be hilarious and I’d be surprised if Apple doesn’t do some iPhone ads like these themselves.
TweetDisney’s 3rd Theme Park Hit Snag
From cbs2.com:
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CBS SANTA ANA, Calif. SunCal Cos, the firm that persuaded three Anaheim City Council members to rezone a parcel to allow for housing in the citys resort area, will move quickly to start work, a representative said Wednesday. Disney has strongly objected to this rezoning.
Frank Elfend is a consultant for Irvine-based SunCal Cos., which has proposed a 1,500-home project to include 225 low-income units on a parcel near the Santa Ana 5 Freeway; property Disney has eyed for a third theme park.
The Walt Disney Co. made its opposition known in a lawsuit against the city that challenges environmental reports approved in connection with the project. Rob Doughty, vice president of communications for the Disneyland Resort, said in a statement that the vote “breaks the promise the city made with the community in 1994″ when it created the resort overlay.
Disney drops Buena Vista name
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Disney has announced plans to officially drop the “Buena Vista†name used in Buena Vista Distribution, Buena Vista International and Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The company hopes the move will further strengthen the Disney name/brand. It sounds like a good idea to me, as most people were unaware that Buena Vista was a division of Disney, even though the current company logo is a silhouette of the iconic Sleeping Beauty Castle. The company will continue to use the Touchstone, Miramax and Pixar film studio names.
