Do you remember Leslie Bibb from the first Iron Man film. She portrayed Christine Everhart, who was intimidated by Tony, after their little nightcap.
I always thought she was a character made up by the Marvel crew, but it turns out out her character is indeed in the comics. Here is a little bio of her character in the comics,
(via Marvunapp)
"Her occupation was a Daily bugle reporter.Christine was part of the Washington D.C. press corps who attended the press conference held by Tony Stark to formally announce his bid as candidate for US Secretary of Defense. In attendance with Tony were Stu Conrad of the Pentagon's acqusitions department and the President's press secretary Artemus Pithins. Just as the conference was being wound down, Christine stepped forward with a question for Stark. Tony happily agreed to answer her question as he complimented her for having a beautiful name, to the great concern of Conrad and Pithins. Everhart's question was, based on his announcement, had he been "hit on the head one too many times by the Mandarin?" Conrad and Pithins quickly spirited Tony away as Everhart called after them, demanding to know if Tony had been flirting with her."
"Later, Christine appeared on the television program "Morning USA" in which she commented upon footage from a senate hearing held years ago by Senator Harrington Byrd to determine the identity of Iron Man. On that occasion, Tony had concealed his identity from the public and Christine voiced her skepticism of Stark because of the lies he had told over the years. She had also been to visit Senator Byrd and prepared an interview with him on the subject matter."
You know if they would have announced the Spidey reboot while making the first Iron Man film, and Marvel had the rights to Spidey. Christine Everhart would have made the perfect crossover between Iron Man & Spider-man. Too bad it seems they changed the character's occupation from a Daily Bugle reporter to a vanity fair correspondent, to fit in the new
Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In the meantime, you can definitely find Leslie Bibb back for the sequel, as Christine Everhart. She said her character still interacts with Pepper in the sequel, so that should be cool.
Check out Leslie's sexy gallery at ComicBookHotties.com.