Iron Man

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.

When X-Men arrived in 2000, the landscape of the cinematic blockbuster was changed forever. Superheroes still dominate the summer and more often than not, they tend to have come from the Marvel comic book universe. Sure, the occasional Batman or Superman film (or Batman vs... Read More ...

The 'Iron Man' movies did gangbusters at the box office -- the first one has a lifetime gross close to $600 million worldwide while the second one surpassed that mark -- and now 'Iron Man 3' is looking to make just as much if not more. However, will this be the last outing for Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark and Don Cheadle's Rhodey? It "could be."

Want to watch Robert Downey Jr. get violently tossed around on the 'Iron Man 3' set? Why wouldn't you? A new behind-the-scenes look at the Marvel sequel has hit, offering plenty of destruction and green-screen chaos.

Batman is a master warrior and all around tough guy, so he's easily able to handle the stress of his lifestyle, right? Wrong, according to science.