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Will 'Avengers 2′ and 'Iron Man 4′ Lose Robert Downey, Jr. Because of Money?

Damon Houx — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:47:08 +0000

In one of the most public contract negotiations of the modern era, Robert Downey Jr. has let it be known that he finished his contractual obligations to Marvel and to playing Tony Stark and Iron Man. Which means his future involvement with both 'The Avengers' and 'Iron Man' will depend on how much Marvel is willing to pony up.

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Which Two Superheroes Are Joining the 'Avengers 2′ Lineup? We Have the Answer!

Mike Sampson — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:46:05 +0000

Earlier this week, 'Avengers 2' director Joss Whedon hinted that in the upcoming sequel "there will definitely be some people that will shake up." So just who are these new additions to the 'Avengers' movie? We've confirmed the identities of two Marvel superheroes who will be joining Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow on their next adventure!

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Robert Downey, Jr. Got Paid $50 Million For 'The Avengers'

Mike Sampson — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:07:01 +0000

'The Avengers' made over $1.5 billion (with a b) at the box office, which is enough to make it one of the biggest films of all-time. But Marvel executives weren't the only ones making money off the film. Star Robert Downey, Jr. confirms he made over $50 million to star in 'The Avengers' adding, "Isn't that crazy?" Yeah, pretty much.

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Chris Nolan's Cinematographer Wally Pfister Calls 'Avengers' Appalling, Discusses His Directorial Debut

Britt Hayes — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:30:01 +0000

Listen up, 'Avengers': Cinematographer Wally Pfister isn't into your whole thing. In fact, he thinks you're "appalling." But it's not all bad news -- Pfister is also working on his directorial debut, so pretty soon he'll be putting his money where his... eyes... are?

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'The Avengers' Makes Over $600 Million; Now Third Biggest Movie of All-Time

George Roush — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:46:48 +0000

There’s no question — ‘The Avengers‘ is one of the biggest blockbuster hits to ever come out in theaters and nobody expected it to be as popular as it was. Fans went in droves and the film broke box office records left and right and it’s still going strong. How strong? How about $600 million domestic strong?

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Avengers' Destroy 'Dark Shadows'

Jacob Hall — Sun, 13 May 2012 20:55:12 +0000

Poor Barnabas Collins never stood a chance. Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows‘ found itself clobbered to death over the weekend courtesy of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, who rode a perfect cocktail of hype and stellar word-of-mouth to an unprecedented second weekend. It’s no longer a question of whether or not ‘The Avengers‘ will be one of the biggest movies of all time, mainly because it already is one of the biggest movies of all time: after only nineteen days, it’s crossed the $1 billion mark. The question we should be pondering now is whether or not it will become the biggest movie of all time.

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Movie Theater Accidentally Deletes Advanced Screening of 'The Avengers' for the Press

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:55 +0000

A lot of people have been waiting a very long time to experience the awesomeness of Joss Whedon’s ‘The Avengers.’ One group of movie critics had to wait just a little bit longer.

The studio behind the bound-to-be-a-blockbuster scheduled a press screening in New York City for several movie critics. The theater had to delay the screening because the projectionist accidentally deleted a digital copy of the movie.

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