Only one day after the squeeee-worthy new trailer for Iron Man two comes a variety of standees and stills from the flick, giving us a little taste of what is in store and a glance at Iron Man’s latest suit from his spring / summer ‘10 collection. Yes, that triangular light on ol’ Shellhead’s chest marks this as his Mark VI suit* – but the single photograph below shows Iron Man facing off against War Machine in his Mark IV armour, endorsing that Don Cheadle’s going to be donning his carapace comparatively early in the movie.
A new picture of the Mark VI armor from “Iron Man 2″ graces the cover of this month’s issue of “Total Film” mag. While it isn’t very dissimilar from prior photographs we have seen of the armor ( identified by the triangle-shaped arc reactor in the chest ), the image does provide a nice close-up of the suit’s upper-body design. The problem’s on sale now. The Mark VI armor was one of one or two on show in the most recent “Iron Man 2″ trailer, which also featured the Mark V briefcase armor and some nice shots of War Machine.This month also sees the release of a new Iron Man DVD for the animated cartoon series.
On Sun. , “Iron Man 2″ director Jon Favreau tweeted something that was music to the ears of sound geeks : “The Wilhelm Scream is in.” It was one little sentence for Tweetdom, but one loud message for sound geeks. The message means “Iron Man 2″ will arrive at theaters on May seven with one of the most storied sound effects in Hollywood — a single-second, girlish shriek from the 1950s known to sound supervisors as “The Wilhelm Scream.” The distressed yell has appeared in more than 140 flicks, according to Hollywood historian and sound editor Steve Lee, who maintains a list here. Among the films : “Star Wars,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Batman Returns,” “Reservoir Dogs,” “Toy Story,” “Spider-Man,” “Lord of the Rings : The 2 Towers,” “Hellboy” and “Poltergeist.” Jon Favreau filmmaker To hear the Wilhelm Scream in action, take a look at the You Tube montage above. How did this quirky custom get started? The Scream ( with apologies to Edvard Munch ) started as a standard effect for a 1951 picture titled “Distant Drums” starring Gary Cooper, according to Lee’s account.
The film is set in Florida in 1840 and the sound was employed when an infantryman is bitten by an alligator while wading thru the Everglades. It was recorded in 6 takes though it was the 5th version that eventual went on to make Hollywood sound history.
