Marvel's Cranking out Movies and their Stock Soars

The comic book company Marvel has had some rough history. In fact, they briefly (about a year) let the relatively new comic publisher Image publish the popular Marvel comics. As recently as the end of 2000 Marvel stock was hitting below $1 per share and this was after the release of the popular X-Men movie. Today, Marvel is pushing ahead with more movies and will be producing the movies themselves. Read the full article at Hero Goggles.

Iron Man Movie - Premieres May 2, 2008

Iron Man is currently in pre-production but slated for release on May 2, 2008. Currently, the film is being directed by Jon Favreau and stars Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark / Iron man, Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes (Tony Stark's friend and body guard and Iron Man stand in when Stark gave up being Iron Man in the comics), and Gweneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Starks' secretary.

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