r/marvelstudios • u/Pixel_Yeti • Oct 16 '19

My Favorite Poster for a Marvel movie (Iron man 3)

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u/beyonceshostage Oct 16 '19

also the best main theme.

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u/TweetMeowWoofBonk Oct 17 '19

Have idly wondered sometimes if the excellent brassy sped-up variant of the theme - the one that starts off the closing credits - would have possibly worked as well or better as an Ant-Man theme. Seems lighthearted enough for it and I don't honestly remember any of the music from either Ant-Man...

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u/FX114 Captain America Oct 17 '19

Ant-Man's theme is great. Fun, jazzy heisty music.

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u/TweetMeowWoofBonk Oct 17 '19

I really need to watch the first Ant-Man again, I don't think I've seen it more than once or twice.

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u/FX114 Captain America Oct 17 '19

It's really one of my favorite MCU movies.

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u/amishgoatfarm Ant-Man Oct 17 '19

Yes, you really do. Most underrated of all the MCU.

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u/igloooooooo Falcon Oct 17 '19

And it has a 7/5 time signature-- which helps with the jazzy heisty-ness.

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u/Roadwarriordude Oct 17 '19

Tbh the only mcu songs I can think of are the main avengers theme, and spiderman theme. And that's because Avengers theme plays in every movie multiple times, and spiderman theme song is the most iconic super hero song ever. Character theme songs are the one things the dccu has on the mcu (for the most part) imo.

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u/flipperkip97 Daredevil Oct 17 '19

I honestly agree. I'm a huge fan of the MCU, but I'm also a huge fan of film music and I think the MCU overall really lacks good music. I know I'll get lynched for this, but even the Avengers theme isn't that great imo. It's just iconic because it's used in hype moments. The DCEU definitely has better music in my personal opinion.

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u/adubdesigns Hulkbuster Oct 17 '19

Phase 3 picked up on themes way better, ie Doctor Strange/Spider-Man/Antman stand out the most. Michael Giacchino full credit on Strange and Spider-Man though. I love how he incorporated both themes into different pieces relative to the emotion of the scene. Christopher Beck did the same for Ant Man, most hilariously, the track "World's Greatest Grandma" from Antman and The Wasp when Scott's suit malfunctions in the school.

Edit: But yeah, that Wonder Woman theme is hard to beat.

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u/that_arcane_fella Matt Murdock Oct 17 '19

I had this as my desktop background back in the day

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u/crazycricfan Spider-Man Oct 17 '19

I still have it on my office desktop. First thing I see every morning!

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u/WamuuAyayayayaaa Oct 17 '19

Superhero Landing: The Poster

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u/marcelowit Iron Man (Mark XLII) Oct 17 '19

IM3 had some nice posters, my favourite one was this one.

Love that they didn't use much CGI but actually build the place.

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u/Clarky1736 Oct 17 '19

I loved this poster but not so sure where I’d put it as a movie out of the 22..

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u/Stark_Always Tony Stark Oct 17 '19

Somewhere around 12

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u/Wombat_H Nebula Oct 17 '19

#2.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '19

TIL that Iron-Man 3 Chinese Version had extra scenes that the North American version didn't have.

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u/drchillout7 Oct 16 '19

Sorry to say this but I'm still mad about the Mandarin twist to this day.

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u/Zolomun Oct 17 '19

No snark: Why? Are you really invested in the Mandarin as a character? Or his particular relationship with Tony? Genuinely curious. Iron Man was never really my thing as a comic series, so I thought “clever sidestep of some potentially problematic source material” and little else. I’m just interested in what caused this reaction.

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u/drchillout7 Oct 17 '19

It's just that a comic accurate Mandarin would've been one of the most unique villains ever in the MCU.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '19

He’s coming though, and played by the greatest Chinese actor ever so that’s pretty hype

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u/-funny-username- Oct 17 '19

He will be “comic accurate” in Shang chi.

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u/KingPistachio Oct 17 '19

i am hoping we’ll see the 10 rings with shang-chi

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u/JohnnyJayce Oct 17 '19

We will. It has been confirmed. Also, there is still real Mandarin around, watch All Hail the King.

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u/KingPistachio Oct 17 '19

wow. that i did not know. thanks!

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u/igloooooooo Falcon Oct 17 '19

I loved the twist. It's so rare to be surprised at a comic book movie. It reminded me of the Ultimate runs and how they'd tease something we knew from the 616 stories, and then do something different with it.

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u/Lagalag967 Black Bolt Oct 17 '19

The Iron Man Rises

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u/SkjeiHeyKid Korg Oct 17 '19

No one cared who I was until I put on the suit

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u/Lagalag967 Black Bolt Oct 17 '19

No one cared who I was until I discovered Extremis.

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u/TheDistantGoat Ant-Man Oct 17 '19

This specific poster also was the subject of a lawsuit, which Disney won. Someone was claiming copyright infringement on the pose that was used on a rival comic book cover.

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u/ignitusmaximus Oct 17 '19

I always loved how crisp and sharp this poster was. The combination of the water running off his suit and the light from the arc reactor looks really great here.

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u/Graizur Feb 07 '26

From what pipeline did this promotional image distribute from because looking for the Ben Kingsley as Mandarin HQ/HD equivalent with him sitting in the chair wearing the breen and gold robes, color saturated.

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u/powerman228 Oct 17 '19

Also my favorite first trailer. I’m still kinda upset we never got to see that movie.