Marvel Studios unveil their new teaser for Iron Man 3, plus we discover who'll play the future Green Goblin!Today has seen a double bill of big announcements for the world of Marvel superhero films, quite a rarity in terms of general news days and indeed one we as fans should really appreciate. As per usual, only here can you find the personal and exclusive analysis of these news reveals that's nowhere else. Without further ado, then, let's dissect what's to come...
- THE IRON ARMY IS COMING- First up, let's take a look at that rather beautiful new Iron Man 3 theatrical poster released in the UK today. Here, we see Robert Downey Jr's Golden Avenger looking plenty beaten and bruised after the wreck of his island penthouse, only to be ready for another battle with Guy Pearce's Extremis leader and Ben Kingsley's secretive Mandarin. Better yet, we've got a glimpse at an army of live Iron Man suits- is that...the Hulkbuster?!- ready for an all-out war, and given that Stark learned to control his armour through Extremis' mind synchronisation in the comic-book Extremis storyline, perhaps it isn't a far stretch to think that this robotic army are all under his control too? If so, then we can expect one heck of an epic finale this time around, perhaps even on the scale of Avengers Assemble! A new final trailer for the movie will launch on Yahoo on Tuesday, March 5th.
- OSBORN RESURRECTED- Sony Pictures' Marvel division has added to the excitement of the fray with a brand new casting announcement for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. It's been confirmed Chris Cooper (aka Tex Richman in the recent comedy film The Muppets) will play none other than Norman Osborn in the 2014 superhero sequel. We had hints that Osborn had fallen prey to a terminal disease in the original reboot flick, with Curt Connors' research intended to save him, and thus it will be exciting to see where the character's arc now progresses on screen. Cooper joins a huge all-star ensemble on the film including Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacey, Shalliene Woodley as Mary-Jane Watson, Jamie Foxx as Electro, Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn, Paul Giamatti as the Rhino, Sally Field as Aunt May and Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben. Nevertheless, what with the numerous villains already confirmed to appear in the follow-up, it seems unlikely that Norman's transformation into the classic Green Goblin will be even hinted at until a post-credits sequence- could Osborn have been the man glimpsed during the first film's credits...?
Iron Man 3 blasts into UK cinemas everywhere on April 26th, while The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is set for release on May 2nd, 2014.
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