Stark(Robert Downey Jr.) and Rhodes(Terrence Howard) are close in IRON MAN(2008).
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Mania's Top Maniacal Rumors: Let's Talk War Machines and Wonder Woman
By: Jarrod SarafinDate: Friday, May 02, 2008
It’s time for another edition of Mania’s Most Maniacal Rumors, where we blow the lid off the week’s juiciest gossip and hush-hush industry whispers. If you have a rumor you want to contribute, we’re all ears. Just send it to jarrod@mania.com.
Rumor: With Iron Man opening wide today, there has been no shortage of press clippings on the tent pole film. One follows a long lasting rumor—Rhodes’ War Machine may already be planned for the sequels.
Mania Verdict: TRUE—Based on numerous interviews, director Jon Favreau plans this as a trilogy story and wants the War Machine arc with Stark’s friend Rhodes (Terrance Howard) right in the middle of it.
"I have one, two, and three in my head, because if you don't then it seems like you're just re-treading the same ground. No, the way the Mandarin fits in, the way War Machine fits in, whether or not Obadiah [Stane] pops up again… There's a lot. The relationship of Pepper, so we're really thinking and I'm watching the horizon as I do these movies so that it all makes sense as you watch them altogether. I mean, look at how well 'Lord of the Rings' works. It builds to a climax, compared to movies where it just feels like you're redoing the same thing over and over again to diminishing returns."
Mania Verdict: TRUE—Producer Joel Silver confirmed the reports below.
"I've been working on those two for a long time and, well, it took me 20 years to get 'Speed Racer' going—and whilst I wouldn't want to spend that long again on a film—I'm going to be struggling with these two for a while. I'm trying to get the right versions of the story."
Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) saves Marilyn and Josh in 24: 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM.
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Rumor: Last summer, reports were flying that season 7 of Fox’s 24 would be drastically different then previous seasons and would be shot on location in Africa. The idea was scrapped by Fox executives because of budgetary concerns. New rumors are flying that this fall’s two-hour prequel movie will have that Africa story arc reinserted.
Mania Verdict: TRUE—The series will have been off the air for over a year and a half by the time this two hour prequel movie hits the airwaves, and 24 creators are looking to inject some life back into it by having that arc re-introduced.
Transformer Action at the Arizona Air Force Boneyard?
Starscream goes on a rampage in TRANSFORMERS(2007).
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Rumor: A rumor popped up this week that some Transformers 2 action is set to happen at ‘The Boneyard’ in Tuscon, Arizona, where old fighter jets are lay to rest.
Mania Verdict: TRUE—There have been reports that Starscream is taking more of a major role in this sequel and this rumor would definitely seem to fit.
Battlestar Galactica Coming to Earth in the First Half of Final Season?
The cast of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA.
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Mania Verdict: TRUE—Since the WGA strike caused the final season to split into two halves (2008, 2009), it makes sense that the writers will have them finding Earth as a cliff hanger between the two seasons. Or perhaps even sooner.
Neil Gaiman’s “Death” Adaptation Not Dead After All?
Author Neil Gaiman
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Source: MTV
Mania Verdict: MAYBE—Gaiman is saying that the project isn’t dead fully after New Line closed shop but that doesn’t necessarily mean we’re going to see the adaptation over in its new parent home of Warner Bros. Here’s what he had to say:
