 Hot on the heels (or, more appropriately, the boot jets) of the debut of the second trailer for director Jon Favreau's sequel to Iron Man, Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios have released several new pieces of artwork for Iron Man 2. The new artwork includes three new standees that should be making their way into theaters soon, if they haven't already. The standees include solo images of both Iron Man (played by Robert Downey Jr.) and his partner-in-heroics, War Machine (Don Cheadle), as well as a "jam piece" showcasing both characters. Also, a new, high-quality still image has been released and it's becoming something of a controversy in internet fan forums and chat groups. The image shows Tony Stark in his Mark III Iron Man armor in conversation with another armored person. Many entertainment sites have labeled the character Stark is talking to as War Machine, but the shiny metal, riveted chest plate and blue eye-socket glow clearly indicates that it is the Mark II iron man armor, the first suit of armor that Stark made after gaining his freedom in the first movie. Iron Man 2Some have suggested that it is an early version of the War Machine armor, while others have suggested that it is actually Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell) or even Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) wearing the Mark II armor. Another theory has it that it is actress Olivia Munn portraying the Iron Maiden character she is rumored to be playing. Of course, it could just be an empty suit of armor, but all of the speculation and debate is a clear sign that fans are eager for the release of the movie. Iron Man 2 also stars Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, Mickey Rourke as Whiplash and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.
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 OP: Blegh, I really can't stand Olivia Mann-face. She annoys me.SOURCE
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Robert Downey Jr. brings a little shade of blue and sports a pair of sneakers while attending the 2010 Oscars with his wife Susan Downey held at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday (March 7) in Hollywood.
The 44-year-old Iron Man actor, wearing Lanvin, will be presenting at tonight’s award ceremony.
Robert has been nominated twice for the Oscars. Once for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his work in Chaplin and another nomination for his work in Tropic Thunder.
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 From Deadline Hollywood: Warner Bros has been as stingy as any major on handing out overall production deals to actors in recent years. But I've learned the studio has just given a first look 2-year deal to Zac Efron. And Warner Bros plans to buy pitches, spec scripts, and books for Efron and his still unformed company to develop as star vehicles. His manager, Alchemy Entertainment’s Jason Barrett, will be an exec producer on the projects. But that's not all at Warner Bros: I'm told the studio also is in the process of making an overall deal with its Sherlock Holmes star Robert Downey Jr who's about to form a production company with his wife, seasoned development exec and now producer Susan Downey. And Warner Bros also will make an overall deal with duo Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who are moving over the first-look pact they had together at Media Rights Capital (MRC)... At 22, Efron is by far the youngest actor with an overall Warner Bros film deal. I'm told he hasn’t named his company and is still working out details like whether he’ll take office space on the lot. My insiders said the studio has been high on him for several years, especially his hustle on the New Line film 17 Again which he promoted heavily in six overseas territories. (That pic grossed $136 million worldwide). Warner Bros is determined to find him a franchise. Which begs the question whther he'll be the next DC Entertainment superhero, or Bourne-like action thriller leading man, or buddy comedy co-star, or all, or none. True, Efron has made a determined effort to steer away from his High School Musical teen heartthrob image, dropping out of a Footloose remake to attach to Universal's serious dramatic vehicle The Death And Life of Charlie St. Cloud releasing this fall. But one of Zac's upcoming projects I've already announced will be the first developed under his new Warner Bros -- the Back To The Future-like film, as yet untitled, that melds two projects: a pitch from writers Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski, and the other called Algorithm that the studio was already developing. This is an amazing deal for him, so exciting! source
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Robert Downey Jr. holds up the ‘Iron Man 2 Tony Stark’ action figure, designed to the actor’s likeness, as he visits Hasbro’s showroom at the International Toy Fair in New York City on Monday (February 15).
The action figure is part of the movie-based toy line for Iron Man 2 (out May 7). Another favorite: An Iron Man-ed out Mr. Potato Head called Tony Starch, aka the Iron Mash!
Hasbro is also getting major buzz over their upcoming Twister Hoopla. It’s similar to their original Twister game, but instead of using a mat to step on, you have to touch body parts through rings. Perfect for family game night!
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Hellomagazine.com Readers Vote David Tennant Best Dressed Man of 2009!  Hot on the heels of hellomagazine.com's hugely popular most attractive polls, readers have been voting in their thousands to crown their best dressed male celebrity.
From Barack Obama and Brad Pitt, to Robert Pattinson and David Beckham, a number of suave stars squared up to take the prestigious title.
But there could only be one winner.
And in the top spot with more than 35 per cent of the vote was former Doctor Who David Tennant, whose dapper approach to the red carpet continues to be a big hit with his fans, earning him more than 10,000 votes.
Coming in a close second was another British pin-up – 007 action man, Daniel Craig.
Proving himself to be just as dashing as his famous silver-screen persona, the handsome actor secured 23.3 per cent of the votes with more than 6,700 people voting in his favour.
Third and fourth place was a close battle between Sherlock Holmes co-stars, Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr.
In the end, the New Yorker was pipped to the post by the English actor, who secured the bronze position by just 425 votes taking 16.8 per cent of the vote to Robert's 15.3 per cent.
Twilight man of the moment Robert Pattinson – who narrowly missed out on being named most attractive man – finished in fifth place thanks to the 1789 votes he received, translated as 6.2 per cent of the overall total.
The second half of the vote was headed up by Australian pinup, and doting dad, Hugh Jackman.
He received 384 votes, while sixth place winner Andres Velencoso – Kylie's Spanish love – was voted for 219 times, giving the two men 0.8 and 0.4 per cent of the vote respectively.
Footballer David Beckham came eighth in the poll, ahead of America's dashing leader President Obama, who beat Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt to ninth place by 33 votes.
Full list of results
1. David Tennant - 35.4 per cent
2. Daniel Craig - 23.3 per cent
3. Jude Law - 16.8 per cent
4. Robert Downey Jr - 15.3 per cent
5. Robert Pattinson - 6.2 per cent
6. Hugh Jackman - 1.3 per cent
7. Andres Velencoso - 0.8 per cent
8. David Beckham - 0.4 per cent
9. Barack Obama - 0.3 per cent
10. Brad Pitt - 0.2 per centSauceI'm annoyed that they keep calling men pinups...BUT YAYAYAYAYAY DAVID!
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 Robert Downey Jr. is ... a) purposely discouraging female fans b) filming for Bravo's new gay fashion show, "Some of Us Are Challenged Too" c) outfitting for the new Survival show "How to be Spotted from a Helicopter" d) featured in the informative accessory documentary, "When Bags Outfocus Baggy Clothing" e) taking a walk with his wife in Beverly Hills Robert Downey Jr. took a walk with his wife Susan Downey in Beverly Hills yesterday (February 10th). The Sherlock Holmes star wore an interesting outfit sporting a fedora with his mismatched ensemble. In true RDJ fashion, the actor perked up and smiled for the cameras. It also looks like Iron Man was about to break out in dance. The Golden Globe winner seems to be unstoppable when it comes to performances on the big screen. From Iron Man, to Tropic Thunder to Sherlock, RDJ is a true A-lister.     ~*Fashion diva*~ source| source
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 An unnamed Qatari film producer is in talks to finance a $150m movie trilogy based on children’s classic Treasure Island. The three film project already has a script and a director attached. Filming is scheduled to begin in November this year and casting is underway, with Robert Downey Jr – star of the blockbusters Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes - top of the filmmakers’ wish list to play villain Long John Silver.“We have somebody in Qatar at the moment who is a very experienced producer of multi-million dollar pictures and we are involved in setting up a franchise based on Treasure Island, which would be a key picture deal,” Douglas Rae, managing director and executive producer of Ecosse Films, told Arabian Business. Ecosse, a UK-based independent film producer, is searching for partner to finance the adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale. The company is behind a string of critical and commercial successes, including ‘Mrs Brown’, starring Judy Dench, ‘Charlotte Gray’, with Cate Blanchett, and Jane Austin biopic ‘Becoming Jane’, with Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy. In 2007, the film ‘White Horse’, a children’s adventure, took over $100m at the box office. According to Rae, it is becoming more common for filmmakers to target the Middle East and the region has become the focus for some big players in the industry. “We are trying to establish a relationship with film funds which are increasingly being generated out of the Middle East,” he said. California-based William Morris Endeavor (WME), the second largest talent agency in the world, has an independent division and currently represents a number of funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Dubai which are interested in financing film projects. WME also represents Ecosse. In turn, many Middle Eastern funds have also begun looking to the film sector for a return on investment. In 2008, the Abu Dhabi Media Company launched Imagenation and has committed $100m to developing, producing and financing ten to fifteen films by 2013. Last year, it announced it was involved in funding a political thriller starring Sean Penn and an epic prison movie starring Colin Farrell and Ed Harris. Qatar’s Alnoor Holdings, owned by the Al-Hashemi group, has also committed to financing movies and said it is aiming to ”becoming the most dominant international media and entertainment player”. SOURCE
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Guy Ritchie can breathe a sigh of relief.
The British director's latest film Sherlock Holmes passed the 200 million dollar mark in America this past weekend and has earned 200 million overseas as well!
That means 400 million big ones were raked in by the movie starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law.
Congrats to Guy — this will surely help everyone forget about the disaster that was Swept Away!
Sorry, Madge!
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