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Iron Man Mark XLVI joins Hot Toys’ Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years collection

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Hot Toys has revealed the latest addition to its Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years collectible series with a Movie Masterpiece series 1/6th scale Iron Man Mark XLVI diecast figure which is based on concept art from Marvel Studios’ Head of Visual Development Ryan Meinerding; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles […]

Robert Downey Jr. reveals the superhero he’d like to have played if he hadn’t been Iron Man

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Robert Downey Jr. is most commonly known for his memorable performance as Tony Stark/Iron Man from the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2008’s Iron Man to 2019’s Avengers: Endgame where his character sacrificed himself to stop Thanos. However, in an interview with BBC Radio 1, while promoting Dolittle, Downey Jr. was asked a question from […]

Hot Toys’ Avengers: Infinity War Movie Masterpiece Iron Man figure unveiled

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Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the diecast Movie Masterpiece Series Iron Man sixth scale figure which gives us a great new look at Tony Stark’s new armor for the Marvel superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $407 and is expected to ship April-June 2019; take a […]

Hot Toys Iron Man 2 Mark IV collectible figure available for pre-order

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Hot Toys has unveiled a batch of promotional images for its 1/6th scale Iron Man Mark IV Movie Masterpiece series collectible figure which is based on the appearance of Robert Downey Jr. in the 2010 Marvel blockbuster Iron Man 2; take a look at the figure here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Pre-order via Sideshow Collectibles Made with […]

Avengers: Endgame’s Iron Man gets a PREVIEWS exclusive glow in the dark Funko Pop! Vinyl

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Funko and Diamond Comic Distributors have revealed the PREVIEWS exclusive Iron Man glow in the dark Pop! Movies vinyl figure which is based on the appearance of Tony Stark in his final moments in the Marvel superhero epic Avengers: Endgame; check it out here… Featuring the signature Funko style fans have come to know and […]

Robert Downey Jr. says Iron Man return “is off the table”

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Robert Downey Jr. has revealed what it would take for him to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Iron Man. There is no question that Robert Downey Jr.’s performance as Tony Stark/Iron Man was one of the big contributing factors to the MCU’s success, especially in the early days of the franchise. Stark died […]

Tom Holland on meeting Robert Downey Jr. for the first time

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Watching your heroes on screen is one thing, but actually meeting them? An entirely different story. What about working with them? For Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland, that experience has been very real, and the actor recently told Extra what it was like meeting who he was sure was Robert Downey Jr. for the first time […]

Iron Man was an integral part of Spider-Man: Homecoming from day one, says director Jon Watts

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It almost feels that there would be no movie in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming without the inclusion of Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark playing mentor to Peter Parker. The two actors have an undeniable chemistry on-screen, and it’s hard to imagine Marvel going any other way with the film. Now, while we have heard that Nick […]

Up Up and Pret-a-Porter: Why are superhero movie costume designs so boring?

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Anghus Houvourus on superhero movie costumes… Be warned: This is going to be some epic level nitpicking right here. By now my laundry list of complaints about the Marvel Cinematic Universe are well known. It’s safe to say that I may be the most vocal critic of the Marvel movies in terms of consistency and […]