ReaperFett
Jan 7th, 2004, 03:35:55 PM
Can't link, site might be deemed bad. Exerted:
Fresh from promoting his latest film The Last Samurai, Tom Cruise has revealed he'd like to play the lead in a Hollywood version of Marvel comic superhero Iron Man.
When the project first surfaced, Cruise and comic fan Nicholas Cage were both keen to sign, but now that the main elements, such as the screenwriters, the script and the villain have changed, only Cruise is still eager to don the tights.
"He's a fascinating character, but we've got to figure out how it's going to work. And everyone is doing a Marvel character these days," he told Empire magazine.
"How do we make that new, create something fresh where it doesn't feel like: "Oh, here comes another superhero story"?"
The story of Iron Man isn't as well-known as the mainstream hero's. He is the alter ego of billionaire industrialist Tony Stark, who wears an armoured breastplate to protect his injured heart.
But like all credible superheroes, Stark has a dark side, trying to battle alcoholism while running his company and fend off baddies thanks to his advanced suit of armour and kick-BLEEP weapons.
Also, I SAW him say on TV he was working on War of the Worlds and Iron Man.
Personally, I think great casting. I've always wanted him or Brosnan, and now we have one :)
Fresh from promoting his latest film The Last Samurai, Tom Cruise has revealed he'd like to play the lead in a Hollywood version of Marvel comic superhero Iron Man.
When the project first surfaced, Cruise and comic fan Nicholas Cage were both keen to sign, but now that the main elements, such as the screenwriters, the script and the villain have changed, only Cruise is still eager to don the tights.
"He's a fascinating character, but we've got to figure out how it's going to work. And everyone is doing a Marvel character these days," he told Empire magazine.
"How do we make that new, create something fresh where it doesn't feel like: "Oh, here comes another superhero story"?"
The story of Iron Man isn't as well-known as the mainstream hero's. He is the alter ego of billionaire industrialist Tony Stark, who wears an armoured breastplate to protect his injured heart.
But like all credible superheroes, Stark has a dark side, trying to battle alcoholism while running his company and fend off baddies thanks to his advanced suit of armour and kick-BLEEP weapons.
Also, I SAW him say on TV he was working on War of the Worlds and Iron Man.
Personally, I think great casting. I've always wanted him or Brosnan, and now we have one :)