Did you miss the Marvel Studios panel at Comic-Con? Did you also miss out on seeing the bootleg Thor compilation while it was up for a day? Would you still like to see the Captain America footage shown? Well, you’re in luck, as long as you are willing to plop down over $25.

According to Comic Book Movie, all the Marvel Studios footage shown at Comic-Con will be found on the Iron Man 2 Blu-Ray, set to be released September 28th. This will include the extended five minute Thor trailer, the Captain America costume test, and a Cap scene with Hugo Weaving trying to get the cosmic cube.


However, these clips will be hidden on the Blu-Ray, and you’ll have to unlock them from a “S.H.I.E.L.D. Data Vault”. There’s no word on whether the regular Iron Man 2 DVD will include the footage as well. What do you think about Marvel’s ploy? Will you buy Iron Man 2 just to see future Marvel film clips?

As a Memorial Day treat, we have a few viral videos for you. First off, we have an Iron Man/Baby mashup by Patrick Boivin, who has a track record of making interesting mash up videos. Next, we have the Fine Brothers with the latest in their spoiler series, “100 Reality Spoilers in 2 Minutes!”. Last, but not least, we have a mashup of the Star Wars Death Star mission briefing and Steve Jobs’ unveiling of the iPad, courtesy of Cinematical. Check out all the videos after the break.

Apple’s “I’m a Mac….and I’m a PC” commercials have created many spoofs and copies, but none have been taken as far as YouTube user ItsJustSomeRandomGuy‘s “Hi, I’m a Marvel….and I’m a DC”  series. The channel, which features ads, spin-offs, reviews, parodies, and more, has finally reached 100 videos. There’s no better way to celebrate 100 episodes than a musical, so turn up your speakers after the jump.



If you have no idea what these Marvel/DC videos are, here’s a quick summary: On a very basic animation level, backed up by great writing, is a world were all heroes from DC and Marvel interact to discuss and argue about their movies. Here’s the first spoof that was uploaded back in 2007, featuring Spider-Man and Superman discussing upcoming movies.

Everyone knew Iron Man 2 would win out this weekend, but by how much? Would it do outpace the original (which some argued was better) or maybe even break The Dark Knight‘s record? The estimates are in, so see the full chart and find out after the break.

2008′s Iron Man made $98.6 million its first weekend, while that same year The Dark Knight set the weekend record with $158.4 million. This year, Iron Man 2 finished right in the middle with $133.6 million, giving it the 5th best opening ever. It’s Friday take of $52.3 million gave it the 7th best single day in box office history. Of course, these are estimates, so there could be some slight changes.


Either way, the much anticipated sequel is a success so far, with over $326 million in worldwide grosses. However, each day this weekend the tally dropped, as opposed to the original Iron Man, where Saturday made more than Friday. This could mean a more rapid drop next weekend, especially since the reviews were slightly below the original. Iron Man dropped 48.1% in its second week, and with a higher total to fall from, Iron Man 2 could drop close to 60%. Fortunately, there’s not much competition right now, with the only notable opening next weekend is Universal’s Robin Hood. Though the Ridley Scott film has a major star and a recognizable story, the buzz has been luke warm, and I wouldn’t be surprised if most people in their target demographic just go see Iron Man 2 again.


Here is the top 10 estimates for the weekend of May 7th:

1. Iron Man 2 – $134M
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street – $9.17M
3. How to Train Your Dragon – $6.76M
4. Date Night – $5.3M
5. The Back-up Plan – $4.34M
6. Furry Vengeance – $4M
7. Clash of the Titans – $2.31M
8. Death at a Funeral – $2.1M
9. The Losers – $1.8M
10. Babies – $1.58M


Source: Box Office Mojo

Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 74%, our own writer Iain gave it a C in his review, but we want to know what you think of Iron Man 2, which opened this weekend. Was it better than the original, or was there too much going on? Did you catch all the Marvel and viral references? Did you see it in IMAX? If so, how was it? Leave us a comment after the jump, where you can see the press conference the cast and director Jon Favreau gave earlier this week.

Well, that didn’t take long. Today (last night?) we had the midnight showings for Paramount and Marvel’s Iron Man 2, and unless you saw it in IMAX (i.e. me), then you saw the teaser trailer for the J.J. Abrams-produced Super 8 (also from Paramount). If you didn’t see it, you’re in luck, because the trailer has hit the web, and even in low quality and small size, it’s impressive. Take a look after the break.

- Obviously, it’s titled Super 8, a reference to old film cameras that both Abrams and Steven Spielberg used to use as kids.
- This is the sci-fi film we learned Abrams and Spielberg were planning to team up on, and is intended to have a style similar to that of Spielberg’s 70s and 80s films.
- The plot (maybe): Set in 1979, a group of kids are playing around with a Super 8 camera and capture something bad on film. This has not been confirmed, but this is what is floating around. How it ties in with the teaser, I’m not sure. I would guess they got on camera whatever that was trying to get out of the train. This may take place in the midwest, since the train in the teaser was headed from Area 51 (in Nevada) to Ohio.
- This is NOT a Cloverfield prequel, sequel, spin-off, or anything else like that.
- The teaser was shot separately from the film, so don’t expect to see any of that kind of stuff in the film.
- J.J. Abrams is also both writing and directing, despite reports he would only produce.
- The budget of the movie is around $45-$50 million, and was filmed in a traditional manner (not “found footage” style as previously believed).
- The release date: Possibly May 27, 2011, since Paramount just moved Mission Impossible 4 from that date, and we know it comes out next summer.

Paramount has also launched an official site for Super 8, Super8-movie.com, though there’s no information on there yet, just a creepy close-up of a Super 8 camera. Obviously, there are still a lot more questions than answers regarding this project, and we’ll keep you up to date on it all. Once we get an official version of the trailer, we’ll break it down and see if there’s anything hidden in the dirty cuts.


Sources: Slashfilm and Film School Rejects

Let’s see a show of hands. Who knew that Iron Man would turn into the hit that it was? Truth is, not many. Iron Man turned out to be a hugely unexpected success and was the 2^nd highest grossing film of 2008 in the US. Everyone from the fans to the critics were taken by surprise, not least the studio, Paramount, who were quick to realise the success of the film and bankroll the sequel. So does Iron Man 2 have the metal to be as good as the highest grossing film of 2008, The Dark Knight?

Perhaps Iron Man’s success is the sequel’s downfall. The first film pleased almost everyone and the real Iron Man comic book fans warmed to director Jon Favreau in a big way. He took a gamble making the film the way he did. Casting Robert Downey Jr., an older actor with a torrid past, as the Billionaire playboy Tony Stark was viewed as a risky move. The Iron Man suit, unlike the caped crusader’s costume, was largely CGI based, which certainly worried people at the time (similar to the controversy surrounding Green Lantern’s rumored suit in the upcoming DC film). The biggest problem, though, was the pre-production hell that caused the film to be bandied about from studio to studio since 1990. Iron Man’s story could be a film in itself with the odds stacked against it, but it turned out the goods. This is why the sequel had a lot to live up-to, and in places it certainly achieved it.


Overall, and I’m not going to lie, the film a good popcorn movie, but it will disappoint fans of the original. This is not to say it is a bad movie, but it is definitely suffering from the sequel curse. In retrospect, maybe what made the first film good was following Tony Stark on the journey to becoming Iron Man. After all, it can’t be nice to suffer at the hands of your own weapons. I think that Favreau realised as well the emotional attachment you feel towards Stark whilst he is changing from war-monger to peace-keeper, and has decided to shoehorn in a subplot that tries to gain that attachment again, but ultimately fails.

Yesterday we reported that a secret teaser trailer would premiere before Iron Man 2 this weekend. There are very few details on the J.J. Abrams-produced movie, currently titled Super 8, but we know that the trailer itself is being directed by Abrams. There was speculation, and even a timid confirmation, that the movie would be connected to Cloverfield. It turns out that is not the case, as you’ll find out when you hit the jump.

Vulture, who broke the story that Super 8 is “absolutely connected to 2008′s Cloverfield (possibly a prequel, but not a sequel)”, actually caught up with Abrams at the 2010 Time 100 Gala and asked him about the rumor. Here is what he had to say.

“You have to check [out the trailer],” he told us. “But it has nothing whatsoever to do with Cloverfield, despite your expert reporting.” So what does it have to do with? “I won’t be able to tell you until it’s done,” he said.

This is definitely a stab in the heart of us Clovey enthusiasts, but I’m still excited to see what this mystery movie is. How about you?

Today we have two viral videos that focus on the recent films we’ve covered. College Humor takes a humorous look at what the alternate takes would look like of the Iron Man 2 scene where Stark jumps out of the plane. We also have a fan made trailer thanks to The Movie Pool that shows how you can make Avatar look like a horror film. Click the jump to see both videos.

Earlier today, it was announced that J.J. Abrams was going to attach a trailer to Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 2. This morning we got word that a new trailer for a currently unknown movie will be shown with Iron Man 2 at its midnight showings across the United States. Iron Man 2 has already earned over $100 million at the box office across the seas, but no word about this new mysterious trailer from J.J Abrams has been mentioned until earlier this morning, so the trailer itself is seemingly only being released in the United States. Many people speculate and hope that it’s the much anticipated Cloverfield sequel, due to the same unique style of the original teaser trailer for Cloverfield released in front of Transformers back in 2007.



Thanks to Slashfilm, some very minor light was shed on the mystery surrounding this new Abrams project was revealed today. Super 8 is the title of this new movie, and it adds to the speculation that this movie is a Cloverfield sequel or prequel. Thanks to a MovieViral forum member, here’s the reasoning:

That and all we know is Abrams is directing the trailer not the movie (Like Cloverfield) and Super 8 was a film format that was 8 mm wide. And Kodak released a Super 8 hand held camera system.. Another hint at Cloverfield. Hmmm

Sadly however, I personally don’t see Super 8 being the Cloverfield sequel everybody wants, mostly because Matt Reeves is working on Let Me In, the adaptation of Let The Right One In, and J.J Abrams is busy with 500 Rads and Star Trek 2. This movie already has “word-of-mouth” viral written all over it, and that will spread rapidly once the teaser is shown in front of Iron Man 2 this Friday, May 7th. Do you think this is for J.J Abrams and Matt Reeves’ anticipated-but-not-confirmed Cloverfield sequel, or an entirely new project from J.J Abrams? Leave your feedback and comments below. I know I for one am going to be following this as it develops down the road!


In other J.J. Abrams news, his spy show Undercovers has been picked up by NBC. We’ll be looking forward to that this Fall.


UPDATE: New York Magazine claims to have a source that knows the trailer’s content. Here’s what they learned:

Insiders familiar with the trailer tell us that it shows a bunch of kids who are shooting a movie with a Super 8 camera in the seventies or eighties. When they develop the film, they notice that there’s an alien creature in the frame. Our sources also say that Super 8 is absolutely connected to 2008′s Cloverfield (possibly a prequel, but not a sequel).

Whether this is accurate or not remains to be seen, but we’ll know soon enough.