New Iron Man Movie Armor Conceptual Design
Jan 16, 2007 by Vic Holtreman
Update May 2, 2007: Click here for the first official look at the red & gold Iron Man armor from the movie! Freaking GORGEOUS and VERY close to the design that was posted on this page!
UPDATE: Sorry guys, I’ve had to remove the image after exchanging email with someone involved in the production, but you can see the first picture of the Mark I armor here and some rejected armor designs here.
I’ve been trying like crazy to dig up more info on the Iron Man armor for the upcoming movie. Previously I posted some rejected concepts for the Iron Man movie armor. Well right now IMDB.com is showing that Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) is handling the visual effects (VFX) for the Iron Man movie. Now pretty much anyone can open an account with IMDB and add info to a page without having to substantiate it, so I don’t know if that’s real information or just someone being cute and/or speculating on which company will handle the special effects.
I’ve stated previously here and elsewhere that the armor for the movie would closely resemble the current Iron Man armor in the comic books. As a matter of fact it almost seemed that the recent Ellis/Granov “Extremis” storyline was created in a very cinematic style, with an eye towards the upcoming film.
Well I’m 99% sure that’s going to be the case, and here is a conceptual sketch for the armor from a compay that’s being considered for the job. I can’t say which one, so don’t bother asking. 
[Image removed by request of the production]
As you can see, this concept sketch is incredibly similar to the version currently being worn by Tony Stark in the comics right now. The final design will no doubt change from the above rendering, but I’m pretty sure it will fall along those lines.
My opinion? It looks freakin’ awesome and that’s coming from a long time Iron Man fan. I read the original Bob Layton/David Michelinie run as it was published.
I’ve also heard a rumour It’s been confirmed by IGN.com that Stan Winston is working on a real, mechanical version of the armor, so I would think that in the final version the seams won’t be as tight as they are shown below since realistically it doesn’t seem to allow for movement. Then again mechanical FX are so advanced these days that maybe the suit could look just like it does above and still be functional.
Between the sketch above and talk of Stan Winston on the project, I’m getting ever more stoked about this movie.
Iron Man opens in 2008.
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Yeah,Vic,what I meant when I said that the armor should look like the Silver Surfer was that at the peak of it’s development,like say,maybe 50 years after Tony builds the first grey suit and then moves on to the red & gold, in the far future it should be so sleek and technological it would almost look like a second layer of skin. And it would be shiny,like it always has been,and he might look something like the Silver Surfer.
It’s ironic that in some ways the design of the armor in the comics has gone backwards. The original red and gold, if done on the big screen would look very much like what you’re describing.
You should check out http://www.boblayton.com for some cool conceptual Iron Man armor designs.
Vic
Ahem…
The suit for Green Goblin in spiderman 1 was done on a very low budjet, and to be honest wasnt really that bad, all it was missing was some purple color, and maybe a cape…
Compare it to what harry wore in spiderman 3, then tell me you feel the same way…
Wow I never knew the Green Goblin was done on a low budget, it looked pretty sick! Loving Harry’s automatic Mask tho
hi,
i would like to add after watching the new ion man movie3 times the suit and armour is up to a perfect standard i therefore believe all comment semoting this suit are therefore quite frankly a heap of oppinionated junk.
sorry about previouse spelling mistakes i have a faulty keyboard