Iron Man

Madonna’s ex husband, Guy Ritchie is set to direct the live adaptation of DC comics’ drama, Lobo, about an alien bounty hunter, for Warner Bros.

The character originated in 1983 and has had several different looks. In the film, he is a seven-foot tall, blue-skinned, indestructible anti-hero who drives a spiffed up motorcycle. He lands on our planet in search of four fugitives who are causing chaos.

Production on Lobo begins next year.

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. is celebrating after reaching the five-year-sober mark.

The former Hollywood bad boy has been awarded his five-year chip at Alcoholics Anonymous.

Congrats!

The Oscar-nominated actor told those attending an AA meeting in Los Angeles that being sober has changed his life.

He said he makes the time to visit different AA meetings to keep people positive, and show them that even though he was strung out on drugs at one time, it's possible to live a sober life.

Iron Man’s Terrence Howard stopped traffic in Beverly Hills to save a baby bird from getting run over.

According to The New York Post, six lanes of traffic were stopped when a baby bird walked in front of a bus, and a good samaritan along with Howard (dressed in a suit) stepped into the street waving their hands to signal traffic to stop until the bird was safely across the street.

Aww.

Give that man a gold star.

Mickey Rourke has signed on for the upcoming Iron Man sequel.

He will play the Russian villain, Whiplash, a foil for Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man.

Iron Man 2 is expected in theaters in the summer of 2010.

We’re super excited of the movie, but the prospect of Rourke all shredded, in latex pants and an S & M mask, kinda gives us the willies.

—Sasha Perl-Raver

He really is a bad ass mofo.

Samuel L. Jackson has inked a deal to play superspy Nick Fury in an unprecedented nine-movie deal with Marvel!

That is big time, big time.

Jackson made a cameo appearance at the end of 2008’s Iron Man and quickly confirmed his appearance in the movie’s upcoming sequel, but negotiations broke down when Marvel reportedly didn’t want to meet his quote.

We guess greed really is good; this deal will be putting his great-great-great-grandkids through college. Sam Jackson is PAID!

Let's get the painful worst out of the way first so we can end this year on the high note of what was great.

Worst
1. Hounddog
A terribly written, amateurishly directed, horrendously acted, self-important parable about lost innocence rife with Adam and Eve symbolism; the film’s major claim to fame is the rape of 12-year-old Dakota Fanning. To call it offensively bad is to be kind. 

Tina Fey has been named The Associated Press’ Entertainer of the Year.

Is that because she’s so Maverick-y?

Tina came in ahead of Iron Man and Tropic Thunder star Robert Downey Jr. and newly ubiquitous Heath Ledger, who were named second and third respectively.

The honor is decided by newspaper editors and broadcast producers from across the country.

Go, Tina!

Joshua Jackson (looking HOT and a little embarrassed to be there), Carrie Ann Inaba (apparently wearing a sexy version of Seinfeld’s fluffy shirt), Jay Mohr (is he drunk?) and Paula Marshall (excuse us but…who?) announced the nominees for the 35th Annual People’s Choice Awards at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills on Monday.

The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Iron Man claimed this year's top nominations for favorite overall movie and favorite action movie.

We saw this coming a mile away.

On Friday we went to see The Wrestler with our friend Heidi and we were both struck by three things…

1. The film is good, not great and anyone who tells you differently is lying. It’s a 6.5-7 out of 10. 

Robert Downey Jr. has signed a deal with Marvel Studios to reprise his role as Iron Man in The Avengers alongside other Marvel heroes Captain America, Thor and the Incredible Hulk.

Holla!