Informed Art - Comic-Con Revealed

Iron Man crew waves to the crowd.

For the first time, Marvel Studios took over Hall H, celebrating its first two independent productions The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man. Director Louis Leterrier, producers Ari Arad, Kevin Feige and Gale Anne Hurd and stars Edward Norton and Liv Tyler. Norton announced that he helped write the screenplay for the film and that one of the reasons he was attracted to the role because advanced motion capture technology will allow him to play not just Bruce Banner, but the Hulk as well. Norton said that he was a big fan of the comic as a kid and was unsure how his friends would react when he told them he was doing the film. However, what he found was that many of them were very excited, because they grew up on the TV series, starring Bill Bixby. Because it was so early in the production, they was no footage to show, but Hurd did show a conceptual illustration of the Hulk, which will be created by Rhythm & Hues.

Next up, the stand room only crowd was treated to the cast and crew of Iron Man. Director Jon Favreau was joined by stars Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. Favreau showed the footage that debuted earlier in the week and the crowd went nuts. Many of the fans that asked questions, proceeded their questions, with their love for the footage. When asked how he prepared for his role, Downey said he mainly hung out at the production office and looked over all the research and then had lunch with Stan Lee to find his inspiration for the character. Then the Man, Stan Lee, came to the stage. He joked that if they messed up Iron Man he has a team of lawyers waiting to sue. In all seriousness, he said it has taken years for technology to catch up and be able to make Iron Man come to the screen. He assured fans that this film will not disappoint.