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Well, I'm very nervous talking about this at such an early stage, especially seeing as Iron Man is my favourite Marvel hero. I do feel intrigued now as to how its going to turn out. There were rumours a-plenty regarding who was going to play Tony Stark. Tom Cruise (magh), Nicholas Cage (now we're getting warmer), Leonardo DiCaprio (JUST NO, OK) but now John Favreau has signed up Robert Downey Jr.

I was somewhat heartened by the news that John Favreau was going to direct as I have a huge amount of respect for him. His writing and acting in Swingers really showed the world heights the he was capable of and so the thought of him directing Iron Man alleviated some of the anxiety created by the rumour mill. Now with the signing of Robert Downey Jr. I am even more hopeful for the film adaptation. Robert was superb in both Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and A Scanner Darkly. He really added flesh and integrity to both those roles and shows that he is not a single-role actor like Sean Connery (the only Russian submarine commander to have an Edinburgh accent), Tom Hanks (Mr Reliable American) or Hugh Grant (the hardy-perennial English fop).

Now I'm intrugued. Come on Mr Favreau, don't let us down.