Last week, both Vince and Robopanda brought us the new trailer for Iron Man 3, and I think it’s safe to say that they differed in opinions. Whereas my Gamma Squad colleague was rather enthusiastic about the revelations, Vinnie had a more – how can I put this nicely? – doodootastic feeling for the latest surefire Marvel blockbuster. At least Ghostface Killah has high hopes for it. I certainly enjoyed Iron Man 2 more than most people, because Mickey Rourke with a bird just makes anything fun, but it obviously wasn’t as good as the first one, nor was it in the same zip code as Marvel’s The Avengers.

That said, the trailer makes it seem as if Shane Black and Co. are swinging for the fences with what appears to be a much darker, grittier story, so it’s good that Marvel roped in Sir Ben Kingsley (Sizzle Kingy King, as he prefers I call him) who has been known to act well on occasion. How well does he act? He apparently received a standing ovation from the entire cast and crew after his first full day of filming.

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MTV News sat down with Ghostface Killah recently as part of the promotional tour for his new album, and during the interview they asked him about the trailer for the new Iron Man movie. (NOTE: Speaking of members of Wu-Tang being interviewed by MTV about movies…) You see, Ghostface has been referring to himself as Tony Stark for a long time now. Like, way back before Robert Downey, Jr. and crew brought the franchise to the big screen — which he elaborates on delightfully in the video by saying things like, “The n—a, he was an alchy, a drunk, and a billionaire at the same time. Y’nahmean? N—a had that money, y’knowhatimean?” — so it made sense to see what he thought about the latest iteration. Here is his review:

“Nah, it look live, though. It look live. They blew his house up, right? That was his crib, right? Yeah yeah, no, it look live, though. It look live. It look live. Look like it’s gonna be some sh-t.”

I want you to listen to me very carefully, Iron Man 3 producers: You put that on the poster. You put ALL OF THAT on the poster. All five “It look lives” and everything. It’s perfect. I mean, what are you going to use instead? Some corny “Yippe Ki-Yay Mother Russia” garbage? No. Absolutely not. You copy and paste that quote, hit it with some gold coloring and some shadowing, and you pop it right under a picture of Robert Downey, Jr. We’ve even worked up a sample for you and posted it below. $150 million opening weekend, guaranteed.

You are very welcome.

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“What… sequel… is it?”

The trailer for Iron Man 3 has hit the web, and this moment would probably be a lot more exciting if Iron Man 2 hadn’t sucked a mild to moderate amount of donkey dicks. Nonetheless, if you hate the “dark superhero” trend, getting the master of silly, schlocky pulp (in the best way possible) Shane Black to direct this one should give you hope. Well, some hope. I’d just as soon he be directing something not about a superhero who’s in love with Gwyneth Paltrow, but there you go. It hits May 2013, with Ben Special K Kingsley playing a villain named “The Mandarin” who’s so clever he’s not even Chinese. He gets his powers from special rings, because hey, it worked for Green Lantern. Which really makes me wish one of them would shriek “Oh no, not my jewelry!” at a climactic moment. Never happens though.

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Marvel just released the first poster for Iron Man 3 (with Shane Black directing – yay!) via their Facebook page, plus a new batch of images, a teaser for the trailer (ugh), and a promo still of Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin (via Entertainment Weekly). I don’t know the names of all the different Iron Man armors, but I’m sure I can find a commenter or six who’ll tell me. How come all the armors have their hands at their sides, but the one third from right is all “come at me bro”? Possible clue of some kind?! Feel free to speculate while I draw this picture of Robert Downey Jr. with hearts all around it.

Meanwhile, here’s Ben Kingsley as “The Mandarin.” My God, is there any ethnicity Special K can’t play? What an actor.

Slightly spoilery description to follow:

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"I'm not moving my arms until you pay me."

Considering the sources, let’s file this week’s big Marvel’s The Avengers news under “Alleged” and cross-reference it with “Yeah, but there’s probably more”. The New York Post reported Monday, based on a rumor that the Sun published, that Scarlett Johansson is about to become the highest-paid actress on the planet for her role as Black Widow in the Avengers sequel.

The curvy superstar is set to pocket a record-breaking $20 million to reprise her comic-book heroine role in an “Avengers” sequel, according to a published report yesterday.

Her Black Widow was such a hit, “Avengers” producers are willing to break the bank, Britain’s Sun reported.

The most ridiculous thing about all of the reports of this rumor is the reminder that Angelina Jolie got $19 million for The Tourist to become the highest paid actress in Hollywood. THE TOURIST! Good lord, that movie was a diaper left in a Florida car.

As for ScarJo, as the hip bloggers call her, and this reported windfall, I have a few thoughts on this…

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