Iron Man Opening Early -- With New Indy 4 Trailer in Tow?

All your spring movie dollars are belong to Paramount.

Pssst -- Iron Man fans. You don't have plans for April 30, do you?

According to ComingSoon's Edward Douglas, that's the day that Jon Favreau's live-action adaptation of the long-running Marvel title -- starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, and Jeff Bridges -- will be reaching theaters around the world. The news comes straight from the mouth of Paramount Pictures International's president, Andrew Cripps, who made his remarks at ShoWest's International Day.

As Douglas points out, the move wouldn't be without precedent; in fact, Paramount employed a similar creep-it-up strategy with Transformers last year. It'd certainly help raise anticipation for Iron Man -- as would bundling screenings with a new trailer for another high-profile Paramount release, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which Cripps hinted could be a possibility. All in favor of just going ahead and naming May 2008 Paramount Month, say "aye."

Source: ComingSoon

Comments

iakobos

J Taylor

aye

Mar 12 - 06:21 AM

Matanuki

Matanuki .

Aye!

Mar 12 - 06:30 AM

Gimy

Gimy Moo

ok well...now i know to get to the theater late(i hate seeing trailers for movies i KNOW i'm gonna see). now where are we in moving up TDK to like...gee...i don't know...THIS friday????

Mar 12 - 06:33 AM

Tollens

Thaco Latveria

Ayeeeeee

Mar 12 - 06:39 AM

donwillymo

Will Padin

Jon Favreau should have a movie about Starks social nightlife and call it 'Swingers 2'. Why is he doing this project again!? He come's off as a guy who should be directing an NBC sitcom or Friends special.

Mar 12 - 07:01 AM

tgibfo

Matt Ritchey

Re: SWINGERS 2 comment.

Anybody who doubts Favreau as a director should see ZATHURA - a movie that could have been a complete crap film for kids turned out to be a character-driven engaging story with incredible special and CGI effects!

And let's remember that actors turning into fantastic filmmakers is a trend: Clint Eastwood, Ron Howard and yes, I'll say it: Ben Affleck (anybody SEE "Gone Baby Gone"? Fantastic!).

And the chances that IRON MAN will suck: 0%

Apr 24 - 02:57 PM

Creekboy

Ryan Alley

So is this a case of wanting to space out Iron Man and Indiana, instead of having them compete against each other? Or something else...

Mar 12 - 07:07 AM

MovieSamurai

j _

Umm, I think an update already appeared on CommmingSoon:

"UPDATE: ComingSoon.net has confirmed with Paramount Pictures that the domestic release date is still May 2."

Mar 12 - 08:45 AM

chibixleon

Martin Ang

aye

Mar 12 - 08:59 AM

MaxFisher14

Jack Essenberg

aye!

Mar 12 - 09:01 AM

jokerboy1991

jack giroux

Thats ausome, IRON MAN is gonna be great- more reason to get my hopes up. I like the INDY poster, I know its definately gonna be good, but I hope if im right it will be great. I am looking more foward to IRON MAN though!

Mar 12 - 09:10 AM

MrBaseman

a b

Based on the trailer, I'd be suprised if Iron Man is any good.

I think it will follow the Fantastic Four model: Plenty of hype and therefore gross, but an all-around mediocre movie.

Mar 12 - 10:42 AM

GoldbergsVariations

Z Gold

It will be better because Downey is Iron Man and not some unknown like the guy who plays Mr. Fantastic. Plus no bad Jessica Alba acting and bad Thing costume.

The preview looks good and I think, at the least, it will fill the void for a legit big budget marvel superhero left by Spiderman.

Iron Man looks to be an "A" movie while Thor, Avengers and others will fill in the void for "B" movies (which Ghost Rider/ Fantastic Four falls into).

Mar 12 - 11:38 AM

Shadowflare

Angel Shadowflare

I'm giving Iron Man a chance, largely because Downey Jr is in the role, and he seems like a perfect Tony Stark.

Mar 12 - 11:23 AM

Paints Hz Shirt Red

krookedlegs Eagle Tail

gotta strike while the IRONS hot!!!

Mar 12 - 11:29 AM

IMAmoose24

Eric Schulze

If not this friday, then next for the new TDK trailer.

Mar 12 - 12:00 PM

samandfrodo

frodo sam

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I HAVE TO SEE THAT !!!!!!!!!!!111IRON MAN IS GOING TO BE AWSOME!!!!!!!IM GOING TO IT ON APRIL 30!!!!!!!!!!!11

Mar 12 - 12:16 PM

Gotham-iz-Ashez

Kevin Styp

They just announced that it is only opening May 2nd here in the U.S. but April 30th Internationally. Why should another country have dibbs at seeing a movie that is purely American before us!!!!

Mar 12 - 12:30 PM

ThePoliceFan

Brandon D

It's official: the summer blockbuster season is gradually becoming year-round.

Mar 12 - 12:31 PM

tomwaitsjrHAPPYICONOCLAST

Greg Guro

Oh #)($*&$ Paltrow is in Iron Man? UGH. One of the worst oscar winners (Shakespeare in Love) EVER. Plus she seems to be pretentious as hell in real life. Maybe her little kid "APPLE" will show up and shoot worms and seeds at Iron Man.

Iron Man should have a new villain:The Rust Corrosive Pissing Man.

However, if Paltrow dies in the film...probably be worth watching. I just hate it when I'm the only one in the theater Laughing (Like when Darth Vader went no-o-o-o-o-o on learning about Padme's death, or when Sophie Coppola finally died in Godfather III)

Mar 12 - 12:38 PM

Merlin235

Merlin Ambrosius

I think Iron Man looks good. I too am a little worried about the amount of goofyness in this movie. I don't take really well to that type of thing, I prefer a little more realism. If they keep that to a minimum, then it should go pretty well. I'm excited non-the-less, so I'm happy to go see it earlier than I anticipated. Though my wife can't stay awake at a movie past 8:00, so I might have to go to a noon showing anyways......

Mar 12 - 02:11 PM

Bigby Wolf

Derrick Schimke

I don't know where in any of the trailers is there anything "goofy". All I've seen is Downey being witty as hell.

Mar 12 - 02:41 PM

Bigby Wolf

Derrick Schimke

I don't know where in any of the trailers is there anything "goofy". All I've seen is Downey being witty as hell.

Mar 12 - 02:42 PM

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