Rumor: 'Iron Man 4' in 2019 starring Ty Simpkins

There are rumors to be considered seriously, and then there are Moviepilot rumors which are to be shunned and generally mocked. The site has quite a whopper out there right now that is causing a stir throughout the Internet, and it's that an actor has been found to take over for Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 4. What's more, he's someone we've already seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The source tells Moviepilot that Ty Simpkins, who played young Harley Keener in Iron Man 3, would don the armor in Iron Man 4 in 2019. You may recall Keener was the little boy who helped out Tony Stark while he was stranded in Tennessee with a malfunctioning suit. Simpkins is one of today's brightest young actors with roles in Insidious, Jurassic World, and he's currently filming The Nice Guys with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. So if this were true he'd be about 17 years old when filming would begin, and we've seen a teenaged Tony Stark as Iron Man in the comics before.

For numerous reasons this whole thing seems highly unlikely to be true. Simpkins is a very good young actor, but hardly capable of filling Downey's shoes. We don't even know if there will be an Iron Man 4 at this point, or what Marvel's long-term plan for the character is. Kevin Feige has said in the past he thinks the character can proceed in James Bond-style with different actors in the role, but this goes beyond that idea. This removes Tony Stark, an integral piece of the Marvel puzzle, out of the equation. But it all goes back to the fact that Iron Man 4 is not a film that is on the Marvel radar as far as we can tell. Anything can happen once the two-part Avengers: Infinity War wraps up, though.

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The Park is Open in First Trailer for 'Jurassic World' starring Chris Pratt

"Remember, if something chases you...run". Twenty-two years after Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park wowed audiences and captured our imagination by taking us to a place where dinosaurs could really exist, Universal is hoping to recapture that feeling with Jurassic World. The interesting thing about it is the route they've chosen to take, hiring indie director Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) to take the franchise into the future. How did he do? While we won't know until next summer, the first trailer suggests he's headed in the right direction.

Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Judy Greer, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Jake Johnson, Irrfan Khan, and Omar Sy, Jurassic World has a killer cast and a killer bunch of dinosaurs running roughshod over the newly-opened theme park. Of course it all starts when humans begin tinkering with Mother Nature, creating the first "genetically modified hybrid" that is more than anybody was prepared to handle. While the early images are clearly meant to evoke the spirit of Spielberg's films, later it begins to resemble the CGI madness of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which makes Jurassic World shares the same screenwriters.

Jurassic World opens June 12th 2015.


Jurassic World - Official Trailer (HD) by Konbini UK

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Malin Akerman has 'The Ticket'; Ty Simpkins Joins 'Meadowland'; 'A Hundred Streets' Adds Samantha Barks

 Malin Akerman, whose ABC sitcom Trophy Wife was recently cancelled, has locked a starring role opposite Dan Stevens in The Ticket. Written and directed by Ido Fluk and produced by Oren Moverman, the indie drama centers on a sightless man who suddenly regains his vision only to be “blinded” by his obsession with the superficial. Akerman will play Stevens' wife who is left by him when his sight returns. That's probably the most absurd thing about it. Who in their right mind would dump Malin Akerman? [Deadline]

The cast of Reed Morano's ensemble drama Meadowland is expanding by the hour, it seems. With Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss, Natasha Lyonne, and the recently-added Yolanda Ross already on board, the latest addition is Iron Man 3 and Jurassic World's  Ty Simpkins. The story centers on a couple who are struggling with the disappearance of their son. Simkpins will play a troubled special needs child at the school where Sarah (Wilde) teaches.

The Idris Elba/Gemma Arterton drama One Square Mile is undergoing some changes. Not only has it been renamed A Hundred Streets, but Samantha Barks (Les Miserables) is joining the indie drama's cast. Directed by Jim O'Hanlon the film will tell interconnected stories of people within one square mile of each other in London. [ScreenDaily]

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No Dinos in First Official 'Jurassic World' Images

Exactly one year from now Jurassic World will open its doors to the public, fourteen years after the last time dinosaurs broke free and stalked a bunch of puny humans. It took awhile to get to this point, and let's not forget Paramount had to delay production to come up with a plan of attack for director Colin Trevorrow, but now things have progressed far enough along that the first images are starting to trickle out.

And how many dinosaurs are in these newly-released photos? Zero, but we do get plenty of Chris Pratt looking cool on his motorcyle, along with Bryce Dallas Howard, Nick Robinson (The Kings of Summer), and Ty Simpkins (Iron Man 3). Trevorrow recently confirmed some leaked plot details that suggest humans will be toying around with dino-DNA again and things will go terribly wrong, and there will be some new dinosaurs running around this time, too. Hopefully we'll start seeing images of them soon, or perhaps a teaser trailer.

Jurassic World opens June 12th 2015.

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Ty Simpkins of 'Iron Man 3' will Lead 'Jurassic World'; Jake Johnson May Join Him

At only 12 years old, Ty Simpkins has been busier and starred in more hit films than most actors twice his age. He got his start in Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds; had a small but important part in Little Children opposite Kate Winslet; has been trapped in "The Further" for both of James Wan's Insidious horrors; and most recently he bantered with Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 3. Not too shabby, and now he's even got a franchise to call his own....well, he may have to share top billing with a few dinosaurs.

According to Deadline, Simpkins has won the lead role in Jurassic World, which Spielberg is producing and Colin Trevorrow will be directing. No details on his character are available as the plot is mostly undercover, but it's a sure sign that Universal is moving in an entirely new direction. Bryce Dallas Howard is the only other cast member confirmed at this point, but there are rumors of Trevorrow's Safety Not Guaranteed star Jake Johnson being "in the mix". David Oyelowo has been mentioned previously as well, although there is nothing confirmed.

I guess this pretty much kills any hope of Joseph Mazzello coming back? Jurassic World opens its doors on June 12th 2015.

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