Talk:Iron Man (2008 film)/Archive 3

Resemblance?
Would it be something of note to mention that Downey Jr.'s Stark bears more than a passing resemblance to Al Pacino? 76.170.97.34 (talk) 02:17, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Stark always had a goatee, so I would assume you're not familiar with the comics. Maybe one day we'll learn why Stan Lee and his colleagues gave the character that look years before Pacino became famous. Alientraveller (talk) 07:46, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Reviews
I suggest including some of the information from the first reviews that have been uploaded online. There are a number of links in Rotten tomatoes. Once the film has been officially released more information can, of course, be included.Franshu (talk) 03:52, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Citations to use
Some headlines that appear useful. — Erik (talk • contrib) - 18:51, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Robert Downey Jr.: Back from the Brink -- second page, second and third paragraphs
 * Iron Man not average super hero movie -- political views
 * INT: Jon Favreau -- rating information
 * Iron Man's Favorite Cellphone -- more marketing detail
 * A hometown hero -- general tidbits
 * Jeff Bridges goes bald for role in 'Iron Man'
 * Talking to the 'Iron' giants
 * Jon Favreau rose from obscurity to direct ‘Iron Man’
 * Will Iron Man be the summer's strongman? -- pre-release prediction
 * Thanks, and I'll add this, which has useful stuff from Favreau about the film being inspired by Batman Begins's depth rather than its tone and his use of footage of Top Gun to teach ILM to keep the F-22 battle realistic. Alientraveller (talk) 20:50, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Mandarin is an Indonesian terrorist?
I wonder if the quotation put on the article is a mistake on Alfred Gough when iFMagazine interviewed him. I honestly don't think a person with the name Mandarin would come from Indonesia. --Pboy2k5 (talk) 10:44, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 * No, the quote is correct. They made the Mandarin Indonesian in that early script, as Mandarin doesn't just mean a Chinese language. Alientraveller (talk) 11:29, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Iron Monger
I'd have to agree with a couple of earlier editors about not referring to Stane's character as Iron Monger. Discounting the fact I've seen the film at two NY press screenings &mdash; since my word would be, justifiably, disallowed as original research &mdash; we do need a citation to support the claim that the character is called Iron Monger in the film. No Paramount production note or official cast list credit Stane's armored antagonist as "Iron Monger".

If that's not the name used in film (and in a couple of days everyone will see it's not), then we can't call the character Iron Monger any more than we could call the 1970s TV Hulk alter ego "Bruce Banner". On TV, he was "David Banner". Just because something is called one thing in one medium doesn't mean it's called that in another.


 * Sorry, your analogy fails. In the TV version he was David "Bruce" Banner. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.25.101.107 (talk) 22:24, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Helluva film, by the way. As for the whole "Mandarin" thing above, the only allusion to it is that the terrorist group is a pan-Middle Eastern mishmash called &mash; in a single, wonderfully inside-nod instance &mdash; "The Ten Rings."--Tenebrae (talk) 18:11, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Cool, I guess it works fine in the effects section that we know the filmmakers called his armor Iron Monger. Alientraveller (talk) 18:25, 29 April 2008 (UTC)


 * And you bring up a good point -- it can't hurt to include a footnote confirming that was the unofficial name the SFX artists used. I've got the hard-copy notes in front of me, so I'll cite page #; I assume, but will check, that the online version matches. Good catch. --Tenebrae (talk) 18:39, 29 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Done. I've linked to the online notes. The Mahan quote is on pp. 39-40 of the hard copy (which is from Paramount), but since the online notes' footnote is multiple-lettered, I couldn't find a way to break out Mahan without going back and for consistency giving page numbers for all the production-note cites. Online's just fine with me! --Tenebrae (talk) 18:52, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

The action figure is called Iron Monger: http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Movie-Action-Figure-Monger/dp/B00168B9X2 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.53.57.206 (talk) 05:54, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, that is true the offical movie action figure is called the Iron Monger.CommanderWiki35 (talk) 22:38, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

I sawthe movie, his name is reffernced but they donnot reffer to him by it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.105.179.37 (talk) 01:00, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

He calls himself and stark "Iron-Mongerer's" in the field of war. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.232.242.232 (talk) 03:08, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


 * The character's title, within the comics, of 'Iron Monger', was a play on the term Iron Monger, which is an old adage for a war profiteer, so that's hardly indicative of anything, that the writers sought to include some sort of use of the phrase. Likewise, I expect to hear the word 'abomination' somewhere in the upcoming Hulk film, but not in a self-referential way referring to Blonsky's mutated form. That said, neither the credits nor the characters refer to it as Iron Monger. The designers of Blonsky's look no doubt used the term 'The Abomination' at times, and the writers acknowledge that he IS the Abomination, but that he will not be called that during the film because they feel it's ridiculous. They didn't say that they never refer to him as such when discussing production, simply that as far as they are concerned, within the context of the film, he's NOT "The Abomination". IN the same way, although we, the Out-of-Universe audience 'know' that that's the Iron Monger, the In-Universe part of explaining the cast of characters precludes us incorporating it to the cast list. However, if a citation for the behind the scenes use of the Iron Monger term can be found, it can be incorporated freely into the design and production sections appropriately. ThuranX (talk) 23:54, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

The end credits do identify the character as Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger Mechasaprophyte (talk) 00:46, 6 May 2008 (UTC)


 * They identify him as Stane. In the comics, Stane was the Monger. avoid Synth. ThuranX (talk) 02:21, 6 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Hm, perhaps I misread it then; can someone else corroborate this? (FWIW, both imdb and Marvel Studios list him as such. ) Mechasaprophyte (talk) 19:32, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, I feel that since the character's name was Obadiah Stane and his alter ego was called Iron Monger in the comics, the movie should be the same since Obadiah Stane is in the movie. --CommanderWiki35 (talk) 21:43, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

He was obviously the Iron Monger. Splitting hairs doesn't make for a better encyclopedia. 69.245.80.218 (talk) 07:13, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
 * No, but if it's not verifiable by a production source that they named the armor "Iron Monger", then it's speculation. ~ QuasiAbstract (talk/contrib) 07:52, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers
After the credits role, we're shown a scene after Stark's press conference(which I won't tell what its about to not spoil most of you) where he was greeted by Fury[Samuel L Jackson] after a few exchanges he was asked if he would want to be part of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the newly formed(?) Avengers. Does this hint that we'll see an Avenger forming already and be part of The Incredible Hulk and Thor movies? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arias2141 (talk • contribs) 11:55, 30 April 2008 (UTC) --Arias2141 (talk) 11:59, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Saw the film earlier today (got to love free previews), and yes - Jackson is in it. I changed the article to reflect this (and the possibility of upcoming films), but added the note that it *does* really need a citation. Given the nature of the cameo, I'm certain "crystal ball" doesn't apply to this. - Goldenboy (talk) 16:20, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan?
I was thinking that as Favreau played the part of Happy, it'd be worth mentioning it in the first paragraph of the article. What do you think? Rsreston (talk) 13:21, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Paltrow and her husband's Iron Man comics.
Couldn't cram this in the comment for my edit in the main page, but basically I removed the following line from the cast section: "Paltrow read many of the Iron Man comics owned by her husband Chris Martin (who is a major comics fan), to prepare for the part." She denied this in an interview with SHH! by saying "That is totally fabricated! I don't know where that's from. So many people have asked me this question, and I'm like, "No…" I have no idea where that's from. That's very weird." --81.107.101.143 (talk) 08:18, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Pepper's first name is "Deborah" in the film
Or so my ears told me when Stane referred to her by that name when the two were in Tony's office. The marketing material still refers to her as Virginia. Can someone else pay attention to that scene when they see the movie next and check to make sure that he really calls her Deborah? Thanks! - Richfife (talk) 16:35, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Pretty sure he just says 'Pepper'. Planewalker Dave (talk) 22:34, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. Maybe me and this guy:  should form a support group for people who see and hear imaginary things in movies. - Richfife (talk) 23:44, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I heard 'Deborah' too, I have no idea why though. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk  ) 00:43, 4 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Another vote for Deborah: - Richfife (talk) 20:14, 4 May 2008 (UTC)


 * It's Pepper. Daniels sighs as he speaks, leaving a bit of ambiguity, but Parsimony says it's more likely that they use the character's name, and the actor's style makes it mildly unclear to a small minority, than that they have such a trivial fact thrown in in such an odd manner. ThuranX (talk) 23:54, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Spoilers
Should we add some spoiler warnings in these article? because they give alot of plot points away,big time!Sochwa (talk) 22:26, 2 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Individual editor opinion is split on that, but current Wikipedia-wide policy is not to use spoiler warnings. Steve  T • C 22:29, 2 May 2008 (UTC)


 * You can add a spoiler warning to the article, but the editor Anticipation of a New Lover's Arrival will remove it. --Pixelface (talk) 00:37, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Fury cameo in plot section
There's been a lot of back-and-forth editing over this, so I'd like to get some consensus. Nick Fury is not actually relevant to the plot of the film itself, and is just one example of SHIELD's minor presence in the story. That's why it's placed in the cast section. Alientraveller (talk) 07:27, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Agreed. I think i've edited that in the plot a couple times, but I'd just as soon see it out. However, with the number of new IP editors trying out wikipedia on this article on the opening weekend, it may be better to let it sit a week or two more, then remove it. ThuranX (talk) 11:33, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * It's a scene from the film. Why wouldn't it belong in the plot section? It sets up future films in the series. --Pixelface (talk) 02:32, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


 * But we don't include every scene from the film in plot sections (though I know we don't always meet this ideal), just those which are necessary to give an understanding of the story. The Fury appearance, as you say, sets up the sequel/spin-off, so it should either go in the #Sequel section, or maybe the #Cast section. Otherwise we're just repeating ourselves. Steve  T • C 07:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Pacemaker?
"and builds a more powerful and reliable arc reactor, both to power his pacemaker and the suit." The arc reactor does not power a pacemaker, it simply powers an electromagnet that keeps the shrapnel concentrated in one place.

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Who took down Canada?
After the premier in Canada (same time and release as the United States) I went ahead and place the Canadian Flag and release date, then they were removed?? WHY!? Canada premiered it the SAME day as the United States. This is very common! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aleeproject (talk • contribs) 18:54, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

"Naturalistic" vs. "Realistic"
Hoping to avert an edit war on this, I'm initiating a dialog over what would seem to be a non-controversial issue. The term naturalism is used to discuss art &mdash; from literature to film and everything in between &mdash; that strives to replicate reality, and takes into consideration that film, even documentary film, cannot be exact reality, but only a convincing approximation of it. This has been accepted aesthetic theory for years and years, so I'm not sure what the philosophical or practical basis is for using the term "realistic", which is inaccurate, or, to be generous, colloquial. --Tenebrae (talk) 22:11, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * With the wikilink, as you've done I see no particular problem, although the statement is only mildly supported in the filming section. I think your choice of vocabulary ,supported by link, is more precise, but I also think that it might need a bit of supporting throughout the article, because of the general unfamiliarity with the meaning. ThuranX (talk) 23:59, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Guess it can't hurt, and you gots it! As always, TX, it's good working with you! -- Tenebrae (talk) 01:31, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Uniform Positive Critical Reception
Perhaps there is an allowance for the genre, but I walked out after less than 30 minutes. May see remainder when it comes out on redbox, maybe not. At least quoting one "out of genre" review seems called for, and the New Yorker's comment that the film had a "depresssed" atmosphere is a candidate. Lycurgus (talk) 23:35, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I can't see anything wrong with stating that the NY said it had a depressed atmosphere, just cite it, and incorporate it in a way which doesn't reflect your personal distaste. ThuranX (talk) 23:48, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Personal feelings aside, 'near-universal acclaim' seems a little fawning - 78-80% from metacritic and movietab is good, not great. And having 91% positive reviews is not the same thing as giving the film 91/100, it just means that 90% thought the film was above average. If no one objects, I've tempered the intro accordingly. Silent Badger 01 (talk) 16:49, 6 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Even if it has near universal exclaim, there is no harm in adding a summary of an extremely negative review from a notable film critic. It adds interest to the article to see what the harshest words spoken about it were, whether the majority of other reviewers disagreed with those words or not. Besides, having only positive statements is unbalanced. JayKeaton (talk) 11:09, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Spoiler warning?
Given that this is a brand-new movie, shouldn't there be a spoiler warning before the section that pretty much spells out the ENTIRE plot of the film??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.236.218.36 (talk) 20:01, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

No. As this is Wikipedia. If you're looking up the movie on Wikipedia and go to the Plot category, you're probably expecting to see the plot. 204.111.231.130 (talk) 03:47, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Exactly.  RC-0722 247.5/ 1  04:33, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Technology
Although a lot of the technology in the movie is a result of Special Effects, is it possible for an expert to maybe add a section to the Wiki that comments on the technology used in the movie - especially the level of AI and the screens used for Tony's computers?


 * AI? How can a scripted movie demonstrate artificial intelligence as a technology? JayKeaton (talk) 19:26, 8 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Have you seen the movie? He spends much of it talking to his robots.  --Doradus (talk) 22:55, 6 June 2008 (UTC)


 * So those were AI computers playing AI Computers? Or just remote controlled devices, manned by humans offscreen? ThuranX (talk) 23:14, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Good article review

 * GA review (see here for criteria)

Z enlax T C S 20:00, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * I'm not sure what happened to the original nominator, but I have taken the liberty of resolving these issues. It was a great film. Cheers! Gary King ( talk ) 03:48, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * How long do we get to fix this up before the reviewer comes back? --81.107.101.143 (talk) 08:04, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Doesn't particularly matter, they've been handled. ThuranX (talk) 11:55, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

GAREVIEW2
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me on my talk page. Teh Rote (talk) 01:49, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) Well written: Pass. Everything seems rather clear and understandable. I'm not sure it is truly engaging just yet, but that's for the FA reviewer to handle.
 * 2) Factually accurate: Pass. I think a few more sources should be added in the lead, but all the facts are still verifiable.
 * 3) Broad in coverage: Pass. I couldn't find anything missing.
 * 4) Neutral: Pass. All POVs from the last GAN are rvtd.
 * 5) Stable: Pass. However, I'm not sure it should become an FA until the DVD edition released- just to ensure further stability.
 * 6) Illistrated: Marginal pass. I'd like to see a few more, but the two available are sufficient for GA.

UK release date?
Uhm, I don't wanna get into a edit war as it's typical of IPs so I'm just gonna ask - why do we have a separate release date? The film released here on the 2nd May (not the 9th), with preview screening being the 30th April. I should know, I live here. But is it written officially elsewhere or something? --81.107.101.143 (talk) 19:35, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Someone lied, I corrected it. Alientraveller (talk) 20:34, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you. --81.107.101.143 (talk) 12:05, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Criticisms of Racist and Sexist Undertones
It's not hard to find bloggers who bemoan the sexist and racist undertones of this movie. Can this be included under reviews or reception? Can we cite bloggers? 201.134.234.171 (talk) 16:47, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * No, per WP:RS. Thank God. Alientraveller (talk) 16:54, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * How about this one? It's a blog, but it's editted. What's to distinguish a blog from a reputable news source? These sources also come from blogs, but they don't seem to infringe on WP:RS to me... I'm sure if we wait long enough for Ms Magazine to bring out another issue, we'll see articles about this there too. Maybe we just need to wait for these thoughts to make it to paper sources? Swap (talk) 17:17, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Well as long as someone writes up a balanced analysis section and not some agenda-ridden "criticism" section, I won't mind. Alientraveller (talk) 17:59, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd mind. A bunch if idiot leftist blogs hardly constitutes reliable journalism. Use better stuff. At best, this can be used to support '...although a handful of blogs criticized the characterization of Pepper Potts and Rhodes.' and not much more. But there's always someone out to rain on parades. ThuranX (talk) 20:22, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Not all of the blogs mentioned above gave negative reviews with regards to sexism. Does that change the perception on whether they can be credited?

I read the blog that Digana posted along with the blog review it recommends. Both the blog and the blog review make several anti-American comments and seem more interested in trying to take offense at the movie (rascim, sexism, anti-Islamic, etc...) than in reviewing it. The blog review talks about how the war can't be won and how the people in Afghanistan weren't involved in 9/11. There are many factual errors in the blog review but those two in particular made me wonder if the person who wrote it understands that Afghanistan and Iraq are two different countries. In fact the reviewer comes out and says how disappointed she was that the movie wasn't used to critique the war in Afghanistan and how the movie was used to sell oppression (which apparently makes for an enjoyable and profitable movie). To sum it up neither the blog or the blog review it recommends are even close to being objective and are exactly the type of blogs that should never be used as sources. --GrandDrake (talk) 23:53, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Jen Yamato
Is there a reason the following sentence keeps getting removed from the article?

"Jen Yamato of Rotten Tomatoes reported that Iron Man was the best-reviewed film of the year so far and "also potentially one of the highest-rated superhero movies of all time.""

I think the sentence belongs in the article, but if someone thinks it should be removed, I would like to know why. --Pixelface (talk) 20:59, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I have no idea who Yamato is, but what's important is the site reporting on the critical consensus, considering it's read them all. Alientraveller (talk) 21:00, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Jen Yamato is not "The website." Jen Yamato wrote that quote, so why not just attribute that quote to her? --Pixelface (talk) 21:01, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, it's circular for one. Aren't WE also just 'reporting the highly positive reviews of the film'? and isn't 'might be' just so much hypothetical hype? ThuranX (talk) 22:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * What is circular? If someone wrote that the film was the best-reviewed film of the year so far, that's a citable claim. And I don't think the second part is hype. We're just repeating what's been said by other people. --Pixelface (talk) 02:23, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Starcraft 2 trailer - Iron man suit up similarities
The similarities between the SC2 Trailer released and the iron man suit up should be addressed at some point. it is obvious that somewhere along the line artists from either blizzard or the animation studio in charge of iron man decided to pay homage to one or the other - or infringe on copy right. I think it might have been blizzard actually paying homage to the movie like they do with many of there other games with references to pop culture. Someone should probably investigate this if only for a referance on impact of pop culture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.131.152.251 (talk) 02:37, 15 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Uh, that's a big pile of WP:OR violations. Let's avoid including that sort of thign at all, unless you've got a clear source for it. ThuranX (talk) 04:31, 15 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Agree with ThuranX. Investigations should not be done by Wikipedian editors. ~ QuasiAbstract {talk/contrib} 12:12, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Mandarin as Communist metaphor?
I've put a citation tag on this because it seems odd to me; the Mandarin, as his name suggests, has his roots in pre-Communist China, and lost his status during the Cultural Revolution. Parveau's interview doesn't exactly call him a metaphor for Communism either, he says some aspects of the original stories are dated, mentions Communism and metaphors as an example, and then says the Mandarin is "incredibly challenging" as another example. Daibhid C (talk) 20:43, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Resemblance between arc reactor and fusion reactor
The arc reactor powering the Stark industries factory in the film has such a striking resemblance to the internal view of the JET, the Joint European Torus, that I thought: why should this hint of the creative team behind the movie not be pointed out in this article? I know that it is pointed out in the article via the arc reactor link in the plot description, but it seems to me that the connection of the movie theme: hope in man's wit mastering a new potentially not harmful energy technology - with the hope in projects like ITER and fusion power in general can't be caught by people who don't know about fusion power in the first place. I thought of a Trivia section like: "The larger arc reactor, which can be seen in the film to power the factory of Stark Industries, appears to be a visual imitation of a Tokamak fusion reactor, especially the JET." Or does an assumption like this have to confirmed by someone of the official team? I think it's a vital point to any interpretation of the film. Thanks for your answers! --84.159.115.250 (talk) 22:09, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Nod to other films
When Obadiah goes to Stark's home to break to him the news that the stockholders are unhappy with him, the scene begins with stark coming up the stairs and we see obadiah playing the piano. The piano playing is a nod to Jeff Bridges' character Jack Baker, one half of the piano playing duo in academy award acclaimed movie The Fabulous Baker Boys. Killeroid (talk) 04:23, 21 May 2008 (UTC)


 * No it's not. You'd need citation that it's a deliberate tribute, instead of simple coincidence that in all Bridges' roles, he might play two characters who at some point int he film play on a piano. Otherwise, every movie in which Stallone punches someone is a nod to Rocky, every role in which he kills an enemy is a nod to First Blood, and any movie where John Travolta says, well, anything, is a nod to Saturday Night Fever. ThuranX (talk) 04:27, 21 May 2008 (UTC)


 * You would need to cite a "nod" like that since it's not an immediately obvious connection, but even so, I'm not sure if such a detail would be very relevant to the overall encyclopedic nature of this Wikipedia article. — Erik (talk • contrib) - 04:40, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Foreshadowing?
The "Ten Rings" Terrorist group (they're NOT taliban, as the movie goes so far to tell you) might refer to the rings of power held by [The Mandarin], one of Iron Man (Comic)'s earliest nemeses. --24.44.81.211 (talk) 08:36, 1 June 2008 (UTC)


 * This is already covered in the article. ThuranX (talk) 12:43, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Comparison with comic book
As someone who has never read the Iron Man comics, I'd be interested to know what parts of the movie came from the comics, and which part were original inventions. Would that make an appropriate section in this article? Any takers? --Doradus (talk) 02:24, 6 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, it is in there. There are parts of the article in which the makers discuss their inspirations. If you mean shot for shot correlations, I doubt you'd find much at all, beyond the look and feel of certain scenes which an be attributed to Adi Granov's involvement with both the comic and film, which is also already included. ThuranX (talk) 03:53, 6 June 2008 (UTC)


 * You're right, I guess it's mostly in there already in the description of the characters. Thanks.  --Doradus (talk) 22:50, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Favreau's hopes, dreams and wants for the future
This is all interesting stuff, but it's movie-magazine newsiness, not encyclopedic. What Favreau considers to be the second movie ro the third movie is irrelevant; he's not the arbiter. The only thing we can include is the actual, concrete facts. --Tenebrae (talk) 15:50, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Here's the diff. I think it's not right though to ignore this controversy: Marvel set a schedule without consent of the production team, and the film may well be pushed back. Secondly, the reader learns about The Avengers, so they'll wonder, what about Iron Man 3? Well, for the filmmakers, it is the same film. Alientraveller (talk) 15:53, 13 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree that this is interesting, but it's all speculation: What may happen in the future ("the film may well be pushed back") falls squarely under WP:CRYSTAL. And the film, and the article, is bigger than Favreau. It belongs to the studio, it belongs to Marvel, and as much as I loved the film and respect Favreau's talent, his opinion about what be considers the third film or second film or whatever to be is irrelevant opinion, and so has no place in an encyclopedia. That he's not signed for the sequel is a relevant, verifiable, concrete fact. All the other material is speculation about what may or may not happen in the future. We're not on a deadline, so why not wait until something concrete happens or is announced? --Tenebrae (talk) 16:00, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * So when he signs on, the info will return? OK. Alientraveller (talk) 16:03, 13 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Cool. Yeah, no question -- when Favreau signs on for a new film involving Iron Man, I'd certainly imagine any observer would consider that a weighty fact. At that point, his general plan for the film become relevant, because it's actual production work and not amorphous "gee-I'd-like-to-do-this" wishfulness. (Whether he's considers it a third film or a second film still isn't his to say.) --Tenebrae (talk) 16:12, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * If so, I'll link Kevin Feige's reply here now over Favreau's concern for the production timetable. Alientraveller (talk) 21:16, 13 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Not sure I follow, but no matter -- you do good work, and we'll cobble something together! --Tenebrae (talk) 00:37, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
 * If we're not adding this info because Favreau is not signed on, then I'm just putting cites here for me to use later. Such as; Favreau wanting Hulk to cameo. Alientraveller (talk) 09:48, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Favreau in this video interview certainly implies that he's contracted to shoot an Iron Man sequel for 2010 release. However, I cannot find a definitive source, such as Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, or some other trade or consumer publication, to confirm this. Movie studios often do "step deals," in which you're contracted to do, say, pre-production work on a film without yet being signed to direct the film. For this reason (along with the non-encylopedic and newsy "Well, it seems that Favreau's signed on" tone) I rvt the most previous edit.

Can anyone help find something definitive as to whether Favreau is officially contracted to direct, or whether it's a step deal? --Tenebrae (talk) 00:12, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Nikki Finke claims it's a done deal. We should of course, wait for a reliable source to cover this 'dispute', but on private terms perhaps we can incorporate the info about what Favreau wants for the film back. Alientraveller (talk) 16:58, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
 * She might make a decent backup source for the dispute, but I want real solid sourcing on a signing on the ditted line. ThuranX (talk) 17:16, 10 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Agree with Alientraveller that prepping the material to reinsert might not be a bad idea, and agree with ThuranX that there's no rush &mdash; we're not Wikinews &mdash; and that we need a more authoritative source than Finke's uncited and vague "I'm told that..." construction (which is, professionally speaking, reprehensible and irresponsible journalism, and simply rumor-mongering. Rumors occasionally turn out to be correct, but that's no excuse. OK, all done!) -- Tenebrae (talk) 04:20, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Is it worth adding to Box Office?
Iron Man is the highest grossing live action Superhero movie outside the Spider-man trilogy?

Iron Man is the highest grossing Superhero movie outside the Spider-man trilogy and the Incredibles?

Iron Man is the highest grossing Superhero movie outside the Spider-Man trilogy in the USA?

Jniech (talk) 17:07, 29 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I dunno &mdash; all this just sounds like fourth or fifth place. --Tenebrae (talk) 23:39, 29 June 2008 (UTC)


 * At the X-Men (film series) they are happy to talk about "X-Men: The Last Stand and X2: X-Men United rank as the sixth and seventh most successful superhero films" hence why not put Iron Man is the fourth most successful superhero film using the same reference as proof? Unless someone supports the idea, I won't add it  Jniech (talk) 08:41, 30 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Hadn't realized about X-Men (film series). Well, if it's consistent with WPC, then I sure got no problem with it (although I can see keeping it updated might be problematic for both articles, but whatever). My one suggestion" make sure to phrase it as "fourth-highest" etc., which is more specific that as phrased above.--Tenebrae (talk) 22:59, 30 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Sure, go ahead. Gary King ( talk ) 08:34, 18 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Should we note that Dark Knight kicked its ass, later the same year?~ZytheTalk to me! 20:39, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


 * No, just include phrasing like "to date" if any records have been broken. Otherwise, we'll have to keep going back and finding out what films need to be "updated" in getting beaten retrospectively. — Erik  (talk • contrib) - 20:49, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


 * We can't use the phrase "to date" &mdash; violation of WP:DATED. We have to use a construction such as, "as of mid-2008," or "as of July 2008" or similar. We also can't use words such as "currently" or "recently." --Tenebrae (talk) 22:39, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Weeks or months?
Someone just added a phrase indicating Stark was in captivity with Yinsen for three months. I'm going from memory, but I'm oretty sure it was three weeks. When the movie comes to DVD, can whoever picks up a copy please double-check? Thanks. --Tenebrae (talk) 02:50, 2 September 2008 (UTC)


 * When picked up in the limo, he tells pepper he's been held hostage for three months. ThuranX (talk) 04:25, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Ghostface
Under cast it says Ghostface Killah's scene was cut. In the begining when Tony and Rhodey were getting drunk on the plane, a video was playing in the background, it was either a GhostFace video (which seems more likely) or at the very least a wu-tang video. It was only a breif shot but should that be mentioned in the cast section too? Since he does technically appear. Tydamann (talk) 17:54, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

ebay charity auction
Is the Iron Man 2 charity auction on Ebay worth noting here? ThuranX (talk) 15:00, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

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Adding WP:ROBO tag
...after talking with User:Hiding. If we can help, let us know. (P.S. Not watchlisting for now) - Dan Dank55 (send/receive) 17:29, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Silver Centurion
Should it be mentioned that most of the plot for the Stane confrontation was taken from Iron Man #200, the first appearance of the Silver Centurion armor?71.175.196.81 (talk) 01:59, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think it's worth mentioning any more than the fact that the origin is taken from Tales of Suspense #39 or how other elements are taken from other comics. The movie combines lots of different elements from lots of different comics. Perhaps a sentence could be added that's similar to this one from the Batman Begins article: "It draws inspiration from classic comic book storylines such as Batman: The Man Who Falls, Batman: Year One, and Batman: The Long Halloween." Sonam8311 (talk) 22:47, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * We will need a source though, and in this instance it's not worth noting since Stane was only Iron Monger in that one issue! Alientraveller (talk) 22:52, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Plot
Word count for the "Plot" section has expanded to over 1,000. Is there an earlier revision that is more succinct and within WP:FILMPLOT's stated limits? — Erik (talk • contrib) - 02:11, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Iron Man 2 Rumor?
Now I hate rumors as much as anyone else, but wouldn't you call the statement about Terrence Howard not returning as a rumor? The fact that it isn't officially announced kinda gets me about it?Onepiece226 (talk) 02:06, 15 October 2008 (UTC)OnePiece226


 * The entertainment trade paper The Hollywood Reporter reported it, so it is not an unsubstantial rumor. It's not the kind of rumor that floats through blogs and Internet forums.  Considering the status of the trade paper, it's pretty verifiable. — Erik  (talk • contrib) - 02:09, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

I know the Hollywood reporter is reliable, but I want it sated in the section as the rumor. I'd hate it if people looked at that and instantly saw that and read it, then it starts getting out when as of right now is untrueOnepiece226 (talk) 02:12, 15 October 2008 (UTC)OnePiece226


 * As of now, it's not 'untrue', it's a piece of information in a reliable source. It falls to producers to discredit it. I hope they do. ThuranX (talk) 02:14, 15 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Onepiece226, we distance ourselves from the actual fact by saying that The Hollywood Reporter reported this. If we said, "Don Cheadle replaced Terrence Howard," it'd be a little too certain.  Mentioning the source allows people to consider its validity, but it is pretty clear that THR is a source that has a reputation for fact-checking and editorial oversight. — Erik  (talk • contrib) - 02:18, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Jarvis or J.A.R.V.I.S?
It's an odd peeve of mine but i hate it when people assume that robots or similar can't just have a normal name, and that they always have to have an acronym for a name, so I noticed it when I saw it in the article and I'm trying to think: did they ever actually say in the movie that his name is an acronym for something? I checked the credits on my copy of Iron Man and he's just listed as "Jarvis" (i could provide a screen cap if needed). Does it say otherwise anywhere in the film itself? Reading the entry on the history of the character in various other Iron Man comics, apparently Jarvis said to be an acronym in a novelization of the movie, but that appears to be unrelated to the actual film, which this entry is about. Can we change it to just Jarvis? Facegarden (talk) 07:07, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree, and I changed it from J.A.R.V.I.S. to Jarvis. The "character" is identified as Jarvis instead of J.A.R.V.I.S. in the credits of the film, as well as the subtitles on the DVD. As for the novelization argument, I'm sorry, but the film itself overrides the novelization. I can point to numerous examples just off the top of my head of novelizations contradicting the movies on which they're based, and I'm sure not many people would agree that the novelization has more authority and canonicity than the movie. Sonam8311 (talk) 00:51, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

I don't know if IMBD is a legitimate source, but they say that Jarvis stands for "Just A Rather Very Intelligent System". Here is the URL if you guys want to look at it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/Lemonhead112 (talk) 04:01, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * The IMDb is probably getting that from the novelization. The film itself only makes reference to Jarvis, not J.A.R.V.I.S. or anything else. Sonam8311 (talk) 22:20, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Iron Monger / Crimson Dynamo
I'm wondering if anyone has read an interview with someone involved in the making of the movie or any other kind of source that can confirm that the Iron Monger suit was originally intended for the Crimson Dynamo. The designers in the "I Am Iron Man" documentary on the 2-Disc DVD repeatedly refer to the Iron Monger suit as the Crimson Dynamo, and the suit is labelled with the Crimson Dynamo name in the concept art. We know that the Crimson Dynamo was the villain in early drafts of the script and that Stane wasn't originally going to become the Iron Monger until the sequel, and I think it's very unlikely that the designers were just mistaken or were using the Crimson Dynamo name as some sort of nickname, but nobody ever comes right out and says that the armor was intended for the Crimson Dynamo but later given to the Iron Monger. Sonam8311 (talk) 22:57, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Which chapter of the documentary btw; I think you could write 'The Iron Monger suit was named Crimson Dynamo in concept art and by designers, who was a villain in early drafts of the script.' Alientraveller (talk) 23:17, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I skimmed through the documentary (I'm not going to watch the whole two-hour thing again) and found spoken references to the Iron Monger suit as the Crimson Dynamo at 19:42 and 20:06 in the chapter titled "The Journey Begins." (These times are for the Region 1 DVD. There may be PAL speed-up if you live in the UK like your profile says and you have the Region 2 DVD.) I'm looking for a more concrete confirmation, though, since anything else may sound too speculative. Sonam8311 (talk) 01:21, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Black Sabbath Song
The "I AM IRON MAN!" intro to the song is left out. I wonder how much Marvel had to pay for the licensing of that song? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bizzybody (talk • contribs) 06:58, 6 November 2008 (UTC)