An "Iron Man" Movie?

In recent years, they’ve made movies of various Marvel Comics superheroes: Spider-Man, the X-Men, Daredevil, Elektra, the Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four and Ghost Rider (am I missing any?). But there’s one who’s been waiting in the wings for some time: the superhero for hard-drinkin’ engineers, Iron Man!

Now he’s getting a movie, as this teaser poster indicates:

The movie’s director, Jon “Swingers” Favreau, has started a MySpace group in which fans can discuss the movie and tell him what they’d like to see. Personally, I’d like to see me as the bad guy: Iron Man’s arch-enemy, The Mandarin! Except instead of ten rings with ten powers:

• Left Pinkie — “Ice Blast,” with which he could encase foes in bands of ice or create walls of ice to block pursuers.
• Left Ring Finger — “Mento-Intensifier,” which amplifies the Mandarin’s own mental energies and allows him to control the minds of others.
• Left Middle Finger — “Electro Blast,” unleashing powerful lightning-like bolts.
• Left Index Finger — “Flame Blast,” a flamethrower-like gout of flame.
• Left Thumb — “White Light,” a laser-like beam.
• Right Thumb — “Matter Rearranger,” which can rearrange the atoms and molecules of a substance. The Mandarin usually uses this ring to change the shape of objects, such as causing a giant stone hand to erupt out of the earth and grapple a foe. He has, however, used it to transmute the molecular composition of objects, such as changing the air around a target into a poisonous gas.
• Right Index Finger — “Impact Beam,” a blast of concussive or gravitational force.
• Right Middle Finger — “Vortex Beam,” allows Mandarin to control air and wind, allowing him to fly.
• Right Ring Finger — “Disintegration Beam.” Unlike the others, this Ring requires a twenty minute recharge time between firings.
• Right Pinkie — “Black Light,” which can create areas of absolute blackness.

…I’d just use ten accordion buttons.

Big thanks to RoninKengo for pointing out this poster!