Iron Man (being directed by Jon Favreau) has its release date. May 2nd, 2008. So just under 2 years from now he’ll be on the big screen.
On the positive side, as Darren S. pointed out to me, this is good news because it means they’re not overly rushing the project… and as a matter of fact I’m sure a good amount of work has already been done for the man in steel (Favreau appeared in another superhero film, DareDevil… but don’t worry he didn’t direct it).
Hooraayy right? Well… not to me. I could honestly care less. To me, it’s just a Batman knock off. I wealthy multi-billionare by day who uses his big cash to buy cool toys that he uses to fight crime. Yeah… I’ve seen that before. And, as I’ve mentioned before in the Audio Edition, they’ve already said they’re not going to use the ONLY element of Iron Man that even makes him remotely interesting to me… his alcoholism. That’s what give him depth and sets him apart. That’s where the rich story telling lies. But they’ve removed it… so I’m left without any reason to care.
Iron Man comes out May 2 2008… despite how much I like Favreau, I’m sure I’ll be doing something else that day.
