1. Early Options
April 1990. Superman has been powering along for a while and Batman has hit huge. The studios are scrambling to find any comic book property they can find to develop into the next big franchise.
Some things never change, eh?
Universal announces that it has bought the rights to develop an Iron Man feature film. The man it chooses to make the movie happen is Stuart Gordon, who at this point is mostly known for creating Re-animator, From Beyond and writing Honey, I Shrunk The Kids.
But despite plans to make a low-budget film happen, nothing comes of this attempt.
It’s not until February 1996 that Tony Stark pops his head up again – when 20th Century Fox nabs the rights from Universal and begins its own development cycle.
Which is where the first big name comes into play…
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ElDoherty
May 5th 2009, 16:45
You've spelt 'Honestly' wrong.
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jwhite
May 5th 2009, 18:05
Don't you mean "honesty"? ;-) Thanks - and fixed.
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Aeghast
May 6th 2009, 5:15
good read. with better photoshop work, it would've been even better
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Hoeech
May 7th 2009, 5:58
Not to be a stickler, but it's "Obadiah Stane", not "Obadiah Stone". OK. Maybe I am a stickler.
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jwhite
May 7th 2009, 18:32
No, stickle away! I've fixed it - cheers.
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