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Iron Man: Downey and Favreau Rock
Thompson On Hollywood — ... I managed to convince Paramount to show me Iron Man earlier this week, and grabbed director Jon Favreau for a phone interview from his round-the-world press tour. He had been in Paris and Rome and was on his way to the London Premiere. Here's my Iron Man column, which even explains why Samuel Jackson and Hilary Swank aren't in the movie. ...

Previewing Iron Man - and Summer 08.
GreenCine Daily — ... . "Just send a Marvel superhero into the fray to kick some insurgent butt. The powerhouse comicbook-inspired actioner Iron Man isn't principally about this fantasy, but it won't hurt at least American audiences' enjoyment of this expansively entertaining special effects extravaganza." Also, Anne Thompson: "[I]f Iron Man delivers on the prognostications, the first summer blockbuster of 2008 will see several participants emerge with new cachet." ...

Screenwriting News & Links! 4/28/08
Mystery Man on Film — Check out Evan’s D-bomb-dropping diatribe about WGA’s latest debacle of an e-mail in which they release (and openly condemn) the names of the few writers who went financial core during the strike. Verrone's just an angry little troll. Look at him! He's a troll! Here’s August’s reaction: “Clearly, de-mythologizing was not the goal here. If anything, it’s a call to unsheath swords once again, this time to fight enemies among us. As the archives will show, I supported the strike strongly, both in miles ...