Composer: A film score (also sometimes called background music or incidental music) is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score forms part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects, and comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental or choral pieces called cues which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question. Scores are written by one or more composers, under the guidance of the film's director and/or producer, and are then usually performed by an ensemble of musicians – most often comprising an orchestra or band, instrumental soloists, and choir or vocalists – and recorded by a sound engineer.
Daft Punk (Notable Film Scores: Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, TRON Legacy): {Note: They did have a song of theirs featured in Iron Man 2} I honestly fell in love with their score for TRON Legacy. It's honestly one of my favorite scores of this generation. I'd be very interested in them doing a full score for an Iron Man Trilogy. Their music has a life to it, it speaks to me like a machine would. So i really feel like that aspect they can bring to the score would really delve into the life of the Tony Stark, but also the characterization of the suits and how they represent different aspects of Tony.
Director : The Director is responsible for overseeing the creative aspects of a film, including controlling the content and flow of the film's plot, directing the performances of Actors, organizing and selecting the locations in which the film will be shot, and managing technical details such as the positioning of cameras, the use of lighting, and the timing and content of the film's soundtrack; Though directors wield a great deal of power, they are ultimately subordinate to the film's Producer or Producers. Some Directors, especially more established ones, take on many of the roles of a Producer, and the distinction between the two roles is sometimes blurred.
Joseph Kosinski (Notable Works: TRON Legacy, Oblivion): I loved his work on TRON Legacy. He was able to balance theme, story, and character. He developed a full story and have an emotional punch at the end. Kosinski does wonderful work with technology, he really shows an attention to it's detail, it's use, it's look. He gets how they move and why it does what it does. That's something necessary about directing Iron Man, to me, and not a lot of directors really get the way Technology develops as character. Kosinski did a film set inside technology that had to pander to an established fan base. So using him as the Director for an Iron Man film is genius.
Screenwriter: Screenwriters are responsible for researching the story, developing the narrative, writing the screenplay, and delivering it, in the required format, to Development Executives. Screenwriters therefore have great influence over the creative direction and emotional impact of the screenplay and, arguably, of the finished film. They either pitch original ideas to Producers in the hope that they will be optioned or sold, or screenwriters are commissioned by a producer to create a screenplay from a concept, true story, existing screen work or literary work, such as a novel, poem, play, comic book or short story.
Alex Garland (Notable Works: 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Dredd): After viewing his work in Dredd and Sunshine, i seriously believe that he would be a perfect choice to write an Iron Man Film, and even an Iron Man Trilogy. He's noted as being a comic book fan, and it's almost unanimously agreed that Dredd was a film that should have been a huge hit. He understand how comic book characters interact yet can bring them into a real world format. He gets cheeky humor, he get's characterization, and he even gets story. If anyone could really craft a fresh and original yet faithful Iron Man story no doubt it's Garland.
Ho Yinsen (Height: 5' 2", Age: 60's-70's): Ho Yinsen was a prisoner of the communist leader Wong-Chu in Vietnam. . Yinsen helped Stark design and build an electrically powered suit of iron armor and equipped it with a variety of offensive weaponry. The armor also contained pacemaker-like device which would enable Stark's injured heart to keep beating after the shrapnel entered it.
Randall Duk Kim (Height: N/A, Age: 69, Notable Works: The Replacement Killers, Matrix Reloaded, Ninja Assasin): RDK is a great actor who i think who play Yinsen perfectly. Yinsen has been explored, and re-imagined in Jon Favreau's Iron Man But still, seeing him as he was originally created is something i imagine fans would be interesting in.
Tony Stark a.k.a. Iron Man (Height: 6' 1", Age: 40's): Iron Man is one of the most widely known heroes in the world. Anthony "Tony" Stark was born with extreme intelligence. After the death of his parents when he was 21, Stark inherited Stark Enterprises. After being wounded while in a war zone, he built an armored suit that would help keep him alive. Stark helped to organize the superhero team, The Avengers early in his career as a superhero.
Nathan Fillion (Height: 6' 2", Age: 41, Notable Works: Firefly, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Castle): A Wonderful actor, who I've been wanting to cast as a hero ever since Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. I don't remember where or what i was doing when i thought of this but it popped in my head and i just couldn't help it. I love Fillion as an Actor and I think he could play the same type of heroic smug bastard that Tony is famous for being.
Virginia Potts a.k.a. Pepper (Height: 5' 4", Age: mid 30's-early 40's): Virginia is called "Pepper" because of her freckles and red hair. She was working for Stark Industries and spotted an accounting error. She raced to let Tony Stark know. Having saved the company a large amount of money, Stark promoted her to be his personal assistant. Pepper became infatuated with Stark. When Happy Hogan was hired, however, the two had a whirlwind romance and eloped soon after. However, her feelings for Stark remained, causing an awkward sort of love triangle. She eventually learned Tony was Iron Man and became one of his closest and most loyal confidants.
Christina Hendricks (Height: 5' 7", Age: 37, Notable Works: Mad Men {Since 2007}, Drive, Firefly {Certain Episodes}): Hendricks is an actress of many traits. she's considered by many a terrible actress {I disagree}. I see her as a wonderful actress and After viewing her work on Mad Men I am certain she is perfect for Pepper. Especially after having worked with Nathan Fillion on a couple occasions, so I can feel comfortable about them having great chemistry.
[Note: I'm going to pitch a different Edwin Jarvis because the regular version is too Alfred, and the Movie Version is cool, but i want to try something new.]
Edwin Jarvis (Height: 5' 9", Age: 60's): a Brilliant Scientist, regarded as the only man Smarter the Tony Star, but battling the early stages of Alzheimer, passes on what he can to tony, assisting him in his adventures as Iron-man. In this version he would be responsible for helping built the more refined superhero version of it.
Timothy Dalton (Height: 6' 2", Age: 68, Notable Works: License to Kill, Hot Fuzz, The Tourist): Dalton was by far my favorite Bond. I cast him as Jarvis because I can see Dalton playing my version, while also adding a tragedy to the Character's Alzheimer condition. I love Dalton and I love casting him and I'm glad to have him in this cast.
Harold Hogan a.k.a. Happy Hogan (Height: 5' 11", Age: 30's-40's): His sad-faced demeanor in the ring earned Harold the nickname of 'Happy' Hogan. His most notable opponent was Battlin' Jack Murdock. Happy retired saying he was getting 'too good at losing'; in fact, his nice guy attitude often cost him when it came to trying to knock out an opponent. He also became sparring partners with Eddie March until Eddie's own retirement. After retiring, Happy worked various odd jobs. One day at a racetrack, a new experimental car crashed. Ignoring the risk, Happy ran over and pulled the driver out. The man was Tony Stark, who had problems due to his chestplate running low. Happy turned down a monetary offer, instead asking Stark to hire him. Stark agreed and Happy became his limo driver and bodyguard (although, as he claimed, he never had to drive Stark anywhere).
Quinton Jackson a.k.a. Rampage Jackson (Height: 6' 1", Age: 34, Notable Works: The Midnight Meat Train, Never Surrender, A-Team): I am a fan of Jackson in and out of the octagon. He's a moderately decent actor and he could pull the role off well. He's an actor who has some type of background similar to his character so hiring him to play Happy is giving him a good start to developing the character.
James Rhodes (Height: 6' 1", Age: 40's): James Rhodes was a pilot in the United States Marines stationed in South Vietnam during the U.S. military involvement in Southeast Asia. Blasted out of the sky by enemy rockets, Rhodes managed to land in one piece and was attempting to get his craft airworthy when inventory Tony Stark, clad in his Iron Man armor, happened to be passing by. Stark had just completed his original armor, had avenged his fellow prisoner Professor Yinsen, and was trying to make his way through the jungle to the American defense perimeter. Attacked by the Viet Cong, Iron Man proved to Rhodes they were on the same side, and Rhodes allowed him to drain the helicopter's batteries to recharge his armor. The two then trekked through the jungle together, finally discovering a hidden enemy rocket base. Stealing an enemy helicopter, they destroyed the base, and flew to the nearest American encampment. Before leaving Vietnam for the United States, Stark offered Rhodes a job as a pilot as soon as his military stint was over. Rhodes initially declined, but after a succession of other jobs, Rhodes finally accepted Stark's offer and became his personal pilot and chief aviation engineer.
Common (Height: 6' 0½", Age: 40/41, Notable Works: Smokin Aces, Terminator Salvation, Hell on Wheels): He gave a wonderful performance in AMC's Hell on Wheels and I thoroughly enjoyed him in Terminator Salvation. I cast him as Rhodes, cause i can see him distinguishing the militant and the personal lives of Rhodes while keeping consistency in the person.
Obadiah Stane a.k.a. Iron Monger (Height: 6' 5", Age: late 50's-60's): In adulthood, as a wealthy financier, Obadiah Stane becomes the president and CEO of his own company (Stane International) as a munitions dealer. He also goes into business with Howard Stark. After Stark and his wife died in a car accident, Stane turns his sights on acquiring control of Stark International, the industrial corporation he had worked with, now owned by Tony Stark (the son of Howard Stark).
Bryan Cranston (Height: 5' 11", Age: 56, Notable Works: Breaking Bad, Drive, Total Recall): His Performances in Breaking Bad and Total Recall are a prime example of why he's the perfect Candidate for the role.
Ezekiel Stane (Height: 5' 10", Age: late 20's-early 30's): Ezekiel "Zeke" Stane has purposely kept details of his life hidden. His father was a rival of Tony Stark, and paced his son to become a better scientist, punishing him for failure and instilling a hatred towards Stark in his son. Ezekiel's only goal seems to be retaliation for his father's death, and he has been building bio-weaponry and manufacturing next generation weapons for terrorists and supervillians since he was nine.
Justin Timberlake (Height: 6' 1", Age: 32, Notable Works: Black Snake Moan, The Social Network, In Time): Truth is... He's a damn good actor. He's been smart hiding his career as an actor by doing indy pics until he did something to bring his career into light. He's given good performance and has done better work as an actor then he ever would have as a singer.
Justin Hammer (Height: 6', Age: 60's-70's): Justin Hammer is an unscrupulous British industrialist and head of various international design and manufacturing firms. A long time competitor of Stark International. He was born in Surrey, England were he began his company Hammer Industries, which became one of the leading weapons suppliers in the world after Stark International moved out of weapons production.
Pierce Brosnan (Height: 6' 1½", Age: 59/60, Notable Works: Remington Steel, Goldeneye, The Ghost Writer): Pierce is most famous for being the James Bond of the 90's, really the only actor to be the james bond of an entire set decade (meaning, that no one else played Bond in the 90's. Roger Moore's first bond movie was after the 1971 Diamonds are Forever Release, and his last bond movie A View To A Kill was released in the 80's along with both Dalton Movies.) I chose him as Justin Hammer because he could very well play the bloody evil corporate Bastard that Justin Hammer really is.
Justine Hammer (Height: 5' 11", Age: 30's): Justine Hammer is the daughter of the criminal financier Justin Hammer. For years she was forced by her father to prove herself and earn her right to be among the elite. She became the Crimson Cowl and formed the Masters Of Evil to succeed where her father had failed and use the superhuman community to accumulate physical power and influence in the world.
Stana Katic (Height:5' 9", Age: 34, Notable Works: Quantum of Solace, Castle, The Double): Stana is a great actress who can really dig deep into character. She can play a hard person, she can play a woman who will beat you up. She has a lot of qualities that make her strong enough for a role like Justine.
Guilette Nefaria a.k.a. Madame Masque (Height: 5' 9", Age: 30's-40's): Giuletta's mother had died in childbirth. Her father, Count Luchino Nefaria had her sent to the Frost family in order to give her a 'good life', and partially because he had preferred a male heir instead. After revealing her true parentage, Whitney was forced to work for her father. She became the leader of the Maggia under the codename "Big M". She attempted to infiltrate Stark Industries using her charms to seduce SHIELD agent Jasper Sitwell. Her plans went awry as she actually developed romantic feelings for Sitwell. Her plans also further fell apart as she was involved in an accident and her face was permanently disfigured. She became affiliated with Mordecai Midas and acquired a golden mask to cover her scarred face. This resulted in another code name for her: Madame Masque.
Noomi Rapace (Height: 5' 4", Age: 33, Notable Works: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Prometheus): A wonderful actress her name was the first to pop in my head when i was thinking on casting Madame Masque. She's not overtly found of doing big hollywood movies so getting her in means the story is worth filming.
Boris Bullski a.k.a Titanium Man (Height: 7' 1", Age: 40's): Boris Bullski quickly rose through Soviet government ranks and became popular in the Communist Party. He had also briefly worked with Natasha Romanoff as an intelligence agent. Due to political reasons, he was reassigned to Sibera. He learned that some of the camp members were scientists that had worked with Anton Vanko. Bullski planned to make a new armor capable of defeating Iron Man to prove the USSR's superiority over the US.
Daniel Craig (Height: 5' 10", Age: 45, Notable Works: Casino Royale, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Skyfall): He's a great actor. I wanted him in the role because Titanium Man is my 2nd favorite Iron Man Villian, he was the first one i was ever exposed too. Dan is a great actor who can play cold, dark, and if we can ever get to see it, evil. I think he could go as cold as the character is and give a fresh take on him.
Anton Vanko/Crimson Dynamo (Height: 5' 8", Age: 50's): Anton Vanko designed an armor controlled by electromagnetism. With its red covering, he named it the Crimson Dynamo. The Soviet government asked him to use his armor to serve them.
Peter Stormare (Height: 6' 2", Age: 59, Notable Works: Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Constantine): A true master of acting. I've been a fan of Peter since i was a child, my first exposure to his work was the old Voltswagon Commercials. Seeing him in an Iron Man Movie would be a real treat, especially since it could wash away Constantine.
Anton Vanko Jr./Whiplash (Height: N/A, Age: 20's-30's): {NOTE: In this version i'd just have Anton Vanko be a Jr. And his grandfather be Igor Vanko instead} Anton Vanko was a young scientist from a small Russian village by the name of Volstok. One day, the village was attacked by someone wearing a stolen suit of Iron Man armor who murdered a number of the townspeople, including Vanko's father in an attempt to frame Tony Stark.
Gaspard Ulliel (Height: 5' 11", Age: 28, Notable Works: Strayed, Hannibal Rising, Ultimatum): I find him to be a great actor. I love his work as an actor and I've been wanting him in a comic book film for a while now. Researching characters for my Iron Man cast I almost used Cillian Murphy in the role, but i decided that Gaspard is closer to what i want in Anton.
Killian Aldrich (Height: N/A, Age: 40's): Dr. Aldrich Killian was a brilliant scientist working for the Future-Pharm Corporation in Austin, Texas alongside Dr. Maya Hansen. Together they developed Extremis, an attempt to create a new super soldier. The Extremis is a techno organic virus that completely rewrites the body’s genetic code. It replaces entire organs making them more efficient. The virus also gives the body a sort of healing factor. The original Extremis grants super human strength, speed, endurance, reflexes and the ability to project electricity and breathe fire.
Aaron Eckhart (Height: 6', Age: 44, Notable Works: Thank Your For Smoking, The Dark Knight, Paycheck): One of the first movies I saw him in was Paycheck. The second was The Dark Knight and finally i had seen Thank You For Smoking. He has proved proficiant at playing silver tongued a-holes. Giving him a role like Killian, you'd almost have to do what they did with Iron Man 3 and massively change his character as to make him more of an antagonistic force. Seeing Eckhart in that role is interesting.
Mallen (Height: N/A, Age: N/A,): Mallen's parents were killed in a shootout with the FBI over weapons violations. He grew up bitter, aligning himself with a small cell of domestic terrorists. They were given the Extremis drug by Dr. Maya Hansen. Mallen took it and emerged as a superhuman threat after the incubation period.
Robert Kneeper (Height: 5' 9½", Age: 53/54, Notable Works: Phantoms, Prison Break, Transporter 3): No one else fit. Robert just seems like the perfect actor for this role.
Wong-Chu (Height: 6', Age: 30's): Wong-Chu was a communist leader in Vietnam. When Tony Stark was captured after being severely injured by a landmine, he offered Stark a deal: if Stark would build a power weapon for the Communists, Wong-Chu would allow his surgeons to save Stark's life.
Ian Anthony Dale (Height: 6' 1", Age: 34, Notable Works: Hangover, Mortal Kombat Legacy, Tekken): I know he is of Japanese Decent and that Wong-Chu is Vietnamese. Please understand I'm not being racist, I'm just casting an actor in a role. Hell for modern times i would even change Wong to be Japanese. I like Ian Anthony Dale he's a great actor and he's just what I'm looking for.
The Mandarin (Height: 6' 2", Age: Unknown {Looks to be in his 40's}): born in China before the Communist revolution, to a wealthy Chinese father and an English aristocratic mother, both of whom died when he was very young. He is characterized as a megalomaniac, attempting to conquer the world on several occasions, yet also possessing a strong sense of honor. The Mandarin is portrayed as a genius scientist and a superhumanly skilled martial artist. However, his primary sources of power are ten power rings that he adapted from the alien technology of a crashed space ship. Each ring has a different power and is worn on a specific finger.
Donnie Yen (Height: 5' 8", Age: 49, Notable Works: Ip Man, Ip Man 2, Dragon): A modern day martial arts legend, Born in Taishan {A city in China}. Donnie Yen has captivated many high caliber hollywood filmmakers, having been offered numerous roles, including a role in the Expendables Franchise. I chose him as the Mandarin because i see him as the guy who enters a room and causes it to go quiet. Donnie has to be one of the most hardworking martial artists actors working today and having him as the Mandarin would be on level with Liam Neeson as Ra's Al Ghul.
This concludes my take on Iron Man!