iron man movie @ sdcc 2007

now, i wouldn't be what you'd exactly call a "young man" anymore (*cough*) ... and most times, in public situations, i admittedly tend to downplay my "outward display of enthusiasm" quite a bit (ie: "holding back my fanboy-girlie-squeals of excitement") ... but i can only but imagine if i were at the Marvel Comics Booth this coming San Diego Comic-Con, and with the Iron Man Mark 1 armour was standing right in front of me? (like they said it would?) - then i say: screw propriety!

on-right is an image i'd like to share; found on the IronManMovieMySpaceGroups - be it fan-art or actual movie concept-art, it just looks to be a cool scene, IMHO :p

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Posted July 6th by (director) Jon Favreau on myspace:

"Now that the movie is finally wrapped, I can spend a little more time filling you all in. I have been reading as many of your posts as I can and here are responses to your most popular questions:

First of all, as you probably already know, there is not a teaser trailer on the front of Transformers as many of you had hoped and speculated. We are, however, planning to reveal something very cool very soon. This month, in fact. In San Diego. We've secured a prime slot Saturday afternoon in the big room at SDCC. We will split an hour with Marvel and Hulk and plan to cut something together to reward the fans for their interest, support and patience. In addition to our Saturday afternoon presentation, we will be doing a signing and poster giveaway at the Marvel booth on Saturday. Paramount is also doing a rundown of its slate on Thursday which I will do my best to attend as well.

Second of all, you had questions about Iron Monger/Mandarin/Obadiah Stane. My response is read the books. We took certain liberties to keep things a fresh and unexpected but we are essentially using the books to inspire our story. Iron Man fans should have no problem piecing together what's what. As far as what villians appear in this movie's storyline, I should reiterate that in the year spent developing our story we decided to treat Iron Man as a first chapter. We cover the origin story and the rise of the hero. It stands alone as a movie, but definitely leaves room for more to be told. Sequels often feel like the story was slapped together in a scramble to exploit a successful franchise. I prefer when stories are mapped out in advance. They feel less repetitive and arbitrary. Additional Iron Man movies are by no means guaranteed but, if we are lucky enough to do more, we will be ready to do them well.

Third. Cameos. I've read that Sam Jackson and Hilary Swank are Shield agents and that I myself play a Vegas security guard. There is no truth to any of these rumors.

(Well, maybe one is true.)"

and this is the SDCC-Schedule for Saturday July 28th:

1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m
Iron Man Booth Event
"Join director Jon Favreau and Tony Stark himself, actor Robert Downey, Jr., for an exclusive unveiling and one-hour signing event!" [via]

[Marvel SDCC Hub]