Is Iron Man Ripping Off the Prince of Persia?
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I don't think it's intentional they made Whiplash look like the The Artist Formerly Known As Prince of Persia.
Not exactly an unusual composition there -- and not really all that similar, to be honest. Neither the PoP cover nor the poster is going to win any awards for groundbreaking visual design. Barely even qualifies as a coincidence, to my eyes.
MAY 7TH!?
Seems that most superhero movies are released on or near that date. X-Men: Origins, Spiderman 3, Iron Man 1.
Which is good.
Seems that most superhero movies are released on or near that date. X-Men: Origins, Spiderman 3, Iron Man 1.
Which is good.
Here's the way I think of it - I didn't know the Iron Man poster existed until this article was posted. Maybe the creators, aware that fan-boys (and also some normal fans) would shit themselves upon noticing the resemblance, made it slightly similar on purpose to create a mini-buzz for the poster itself, which bares the release date for the moive.
But that's just my paranoid brain at work.
But that's just my paranoid brain at work.
Wha? That's such a cliched pose for 'edgy hero/anti hero #155' that it's more than likely coincidence.
Hundreds of posters, covers and the like have that kind of pose/styling, it's not like PoP was the first.
Hundreds of posters, covers and the like have that kind of pose/styling, it's not like PoP was the first.
maybe thats the point, you've made that association between prince of persia and ironman 2, so now your thinking, what does that mean for the series, so now your thinking about seeing it to see if there are any more comparisons
and thus you made the movie a bit of cash and the poster has done its job
and thus you made the movie a bit of cash and the poster has done its job
That's Whiplash from a comic book series starting from back in 1968, so while Mickey Rourke's posture might mimic PoP, the character predates the prince by at least 20 years, and that posture has been used everywhereCantFaketheFunk said:Is Iron Man Ripping Off the Prince of Persia?
The recently-revealed teaser image for the upcoming Iron Man 2 feature film looks more than a little familiar.
There are many things to be surprised about in the newly-unveiled movie poster [http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/] for next May's Iron Man 2, starring Robert Downey, Jr.: Who is this scraggly, long-haired man, and what is his connection to businessman superhero Tony Stark? (Answer: It's Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, the film's antagonist, but pretend you don't know that - I certainly didn't).
But if you're a gamer, there's another question that comes to mind: Why the hell does this poster look virtually identical to the cover art for 2004's Prince of Persia: Warrior Within [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6f/Prince_of_Persia_-_Warrior_Within_Coverart.png]? The pose is almost identical, and while Whiplash's energy whips are a bit more high-tech than the eponymous Prince's choice of weaponry, he's holding them in the exact same way. The two even have similar tattoos and long, scruffy hair that covers the right side of their face.
It's hard to imagine that this is coincidental, seeing how the two images look so very alike. Does this mean that Iron Man 2 will have improved combat, but a overall darker and grittier atmosphere and out-of-place heavy metal soundtrack featuring Godsmack that ultimately isn't very well-received by the fanbase resulting in a third installment that gets back to the more fantastic, lighthearted tone of the first game? Er, movie?
Going out on a conspiracy-theorist limb here: The release date on the poster is May 7th, just nineteen days before Paramount rival Walt Disney Pictures releases the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film adaptation of... wait for it, wait for it... Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, starring Jake Gyllenheimerschmidt. Iron Man was a huge hit in its own right, and so the sequel doesn't really need to piggyback on any other films, but it's hard to imagine Paramount executives not considering an Arabian-Nights Pirates of the Caribbean a threat in the least.
Maybe I'm overthinking it. Anyway, if movies were going to start taking their cues from video games instead of the other way around, the fantastic Sands of Time trilogy is hardly a bad place to start.
What do you guys think: Intentional, or is this just a coincidence?
(Poster via IWatchStuff [http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2009/12/iron_man_2_poster_whiplash_has.php])
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I love how everyone acts like the posture is the only resembling factor. What, the exact hair style, similar armour and shading don't apply?
It's not just the pose that's similar, but the look of the hair and costume, as well. No-one is suggesting that the character himself was ripping off PoP, just the styling of the poster.
What gets me is how badly thought out the imitation was. I mean sure maybe if you came up with some random film and ripped off a game's boxart, you could possibly get away with it; but a film tied in to an existing COMIC BOOK CHARACTER? Yeah not exactly a smart move, considering the large amount of overlap between fans of comics and fans of games.
I've watched the Iron Man anime series thing (and i acually quite like it) and the thing is, while im probably wrong since im no Iron Man expert but whiplash has always worn a mask, an awsome mask, but none the less, a mask.
Of course I havent read any of the comics and i don't think i will anytime soon.
Either way, im still seing Iron Man 2.
Of course I havent read any of the comics and i don't think i will anytime soon.
Either way, im still seing Iron Man 2.