This is the extended trailer for Iron Man that ran during Lost last night, and hot damn do I have a major boner for this flick. Just the fact they used AC/DC, Audioslave, and Black Sabbath for the soundtrack instead of "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor" or that Disturbed song where the guy makes monkey sounds gives me reason to be optimistic.  It’s the kind of decision that says, "Hey, you don’t have to follow NASCAR or watch pro wrestling to enjoy this movie."  

They still had the black sidekick in there to say, "Damn!", but they were probably just being ironic, like my Fall Out Boy underpants.  GRR, PALTROW!  

Hey! Remember the jokes you loved from the 12 Austin Powers movies? (was it only three - sorry, it feels like 12) You know, fake legs behind the head, funny accents, accidentally saying offensive things to a disabled person, Verne Troyer getting hit in the face?  Well they’re back - yeah, baby!  Oh behave!  

But that’s not all!  There’s also Jessica Alba "acting" and Justin Timberlake doing a hilarious Borat impression!  If someone’s dick ends up in a box, I might just fungasm! 

The Love Guru opens June 20th - be there, or be the only one in the office who doesn’t get your boss’ references.

[Thanks to my svelte research assistant RoboPanda for the tip] 

UPDATE: Not sure what’s up with the video, but if it’s not working you can also watch it over on Apple. 

CinemaBlend has this trailer for Adam Carolla’s indie flick, The Hammer, opening March 21st in his radio markets and in NYC.

Anyone who’s heard his radio show knows the joy of “Deaf Frat Guy,” “Ass Kiss Rodeo,” “Complain About Anything,” and my favorite, “Ace’s Ranchero Music Accordion Challenge.”  Still, I’m a little torn because, as funny as he is, he’s probably the only person in the world who’s a worse actor than Norm MacDonald. The Hammer appears to be your basic over-the-hill loser makes good story, but if it’s got enough Carollaisms (and Ozzie the Nicaraguan) in it, it might worthwhile.

He’s just a likable guy.  He has an indefinable endearing quality I like to call Carolla-isma.  …May God have mercy on my soul.

*sigh* I guess I have to do a post about this.  Parent company Time Warner has consolidated New Line Cinema and Warner Bros.

As an example of lost revenue opportunities, New Line’s "The Golden Compass" made $70 million domestically through Feb. 24 but raked in $261 million abroad, from which the studio saw limited benefit because it had to sell those distribution rights to various other companies. The Warner Bros. international network will allow Time Warner to reap such sales directly.

Hmm, perhaps that’s why they were stiffing the Tolkien estate on that little matter of the 7.5% of six billion they owe them.  Allegedly.

New Line has several potential hits in production, such as the next film in the "Lord of the Rings" series, "The Hobbit," which is set for release in 2010 [and totally up in the air], and "Sex and the City: The Movie" due to hit theaters in May.

I don’t know what this means for the movie industry, but I’m sad that I’ll probably never get to use my zingy one liner, “New Line Cinemas, ha, more like Jew Line Cinemas!”   I’m so edgy!

Daily Roundup is FilmDrunk’s semi-daily link dump of stories not important enough to warrant their own posts.  Expect snideness and nose thumbing.

‘Medicine for Melancholy’ Trailer - (Playing at SXSW) Do black people really talk about being black this much?  Looks exhausting. 

‘Last Starfighter’ Gets a Sequel – In the original, a gamer gets recruited by aliens to use his skills to defend the galaxy.  In the sequel, I unhook my roommates X-Box and burn him for fuel because he’s a fucking waste of space.  I smell feel good movie of the year!  Oops, no, that’s burning flesh. 

Fox Options ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ - Meanwhile I followed George Lucas into the bathroom after a big clam dinner at the Wharf, where I filmed Diarrhea of a Hollywood Icon.  I’m trying to find a distributor but the buzz around town is that it lacks substance. 

‘Men at the Pru’ - Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant Are Writing a Movie.  Who smells awkward situations? 

Talk of a ‘Rome’ Movie – Nudity, debauchery, and graphic swordplay made for one of my favorite shows ever.  And Bruckheimer wasn’t involved so you didn’t have to worry about ghosts, curses, treasure, or talking animals. 

Harley Quinn in ‘The Dark Knight’ - Is Mandy from Hollyoaks playing Harley Quinn?!  I’m gonna say no, but only because I don’t know who the hell that chick is.  Looks friendly though (that’s her on the left).  Too bad every time I see a picture of a British chick I don’t recognize, I imagine her talking dirty to me in a horrible old cockney voice, “Oi, bugga me norks, guv’na.” 

Whoopi Accepts Apology - Oscars producer Gil Cates apologizes for not including Whoopi in a hosts montage and Whoopi accepts.  World breathes a collective yawn.  

‘Pride and Glory Bumped’ – The Colin Farrell/Edward Norton We Own the Night clone gets bumped from it’s March 14th release date until… ?  Director says he’ll withhold completion of his script for Warriors until it’s released.  What’s Warriors?  “He describes [it] as "Gladiator" set within a family of mixed martial arts fighters.”  Hmm, maybe try holding your breath next time.