Wu-Tang Clan member and comic book fan Ghostface Killah, who filmed a cameo in "Iron Man" as a Dubai tycoon, never ended up making it into the final cut of the film—even though his "We Celebrate" video did. So, when we sat down with the man who goes by the name "Tony Starks" to discuss his upcoming album plans, we had to ask if he's giving it another shot with "Iron Man 2."

Unfortunately, Ghost said he hasn't heard from director Jon Favreau or anyone else involved with the film... yet.

"I don't know about this new Iron Man s---," Ghost told MTV News. "They didn't call me, so I'm not in it." Read more...

"Kick-Ass" director Matthew Vaughn already has one comic book movie in the works, and his name's been dropped in connection with a potential adaptation of "American Jesus," as well as being attached to "Thor" well before Kenneth Branagh joined the project.

So, since it's pretty safe to say Vaughn knows his comics fare, we had to ask him whether there's a dream project out there that he's dying to bring from comics to the big screen—other than "Kick-Ass," of course.

"[I'd] love to do 'The Avengers,'" Vaughn told MTV News. "And Superman... I think it would be great to reinvent Superman." Read more...

When it comes to movies, a well-received first outing almost always calls for an even better follow-up, and in the case of the in-development "Iron Man" franchise, fandom has set its collective expectations high. But while Don Cheadle acknowledges fan excitement, the "Iron Man 2" star explained that the mindset behind the sequel is primarily rooted in expanding on what worked in the first film.

When asked about the general conversation that took place with director Jon Favreau on the "Iron Man 2" set, Cheadle explained that his motivation wasn't necessarily to make a bigger film, but a film that explored the ideas set during the first installment in a big way.

"You know, [topping the last film] wasn't really ever the discussion," Cheadle told MTV News, "We never said, 'How do we beat it?' in my opinion. We just said, 'How do we take what happened in the first film and pay it off now in the second film and really explore what it means now for a character to be going around as an actual super hero that everybody knows.'" Read more...

With its host of hobbits, giant gorillas, zombies and ghosts, filmmaker Peter Jackson's resume reads like a veritable directory of comic book archetypes. And yet, somehow there hasn't been a superhero blockbuster to date with his name in the credits.

MTV News sat down with the "District 9" producer to discuss why he's never made a superhero film, and ended up learning which franchise currently has Jackson most excited.

"The only superhero project I've ever been involved in was many, many years ago when we wrote a script for 'Concrete' for Dark Horse [Comics]," recalled Jackson. "That never happened, but I thought our script was kind of fun and [it's] still sitting on somebody's shelf." Read more...

On paper, the pairing of award-winning writer Warren Ellis ("Transmetropolitan") with Japanese animation studio Madhouse ("Death Note") on a series of anime projects featuring high-profile Marvel characters seems like the perfect combination of comic book and anime fandom. On the screen, it looks even better.

The four-series anime project was announced during Comic-Con at a panel hosted by Ellis, and now the "Iron Man" and "Wolverine" trailers shown during the event have finally hit the 'Net.

After you check out the footage from the "Iron Man" anime above, be sure to give the "Wolverine" trailer a peek after the jump. Read more...

If you were at Comic-Con this past weekend, you may have seen the dazzling “Iron Man 2” footage that included War Machine in battle and that iconic red-and-yellow suit soaring through the sky while dodging explosions.

It sure was impressive work from Jon Favreau, a man who came up in indie films like “Swingers” and “Made,” and not too long ago raised geek concerns with his appointment since the only big-budget film he’d ever made was “Zathura.” Recently, we caught up with the director on the set of “Iron Man 2,” and he was eager to talk about how much the first film had taught him about blending the two worlds. Read more...

With all the buzz surrounding the upcoming "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," musical, comic fans might be wondering if Broadway will follow in Hollywood's footsteps and develop a healthy appetite for sequential source material. It's too early to tell whether the trend will catch on with musical buffs, but that doesn't mean the possibility hasn't crossed our minds. After all, there are scores of properties ripe for the picking. Read on to examine four franchises with the potential to make fans' hearts sing. Read more...

This shouldn't come as much of a surprise to longtime followers of Marvel's mutant community, but it seemed worth a post here -- if only to confirm what we've all thought about the love lives of the men and women of the X-Men universe.

Over at UncannyXMen.net, they've assembled a diagram of who's been "more than friends" with whom, and where those relationships fall on the scale of simple flirtation, one-night stand or long-term commitment. While Wolverine's promiscuity was pretty much a given, it's interesting to see where some of Marvel's other mutants have made their booty calls, and how much of a mess alternate realities can make out of a character's love life. Read more...

Hollywood is home to a lot of creative people, but when it comes to bringing Marvel Comics' superheroes to the big screen, last summer's "Iron Man" proved that employing a consulting brain trust from the publisher's internal talent is a key ingredient to nailing the details. With "The First Avenger: Captain America" ramping up for its 2011 release date, current "Captain America" scribe Ed Brubaker believes Marvel Studios is likely repeat that formula by tapping him for input on the project.

"I've seen the preliminary stuff for the movie, a year or so ago before [Marvel Studios] hired the new screenwriter and director," Brubaker told MTV News. "I know Kevin Feige was talking about bringing me in when they put together the 'Captain America' brain trust for the movie -- like they did for 'Iron Man' with Matt Fraction and [Brian] Bendis." Read more...

Anyone who has had one knows that there's nothing funny about hangovers -- but this weekend's summer release, "The Hangover," plans to change that preconceived notion for theatergoers around the world.

Still, there are a variety of comic book heroes that wouldn't even flinch at the word "hangover," despite the alcohol-addled headache they're nursing following a night of binge drinking. After all, they're some of the world's greatest champions -- what's a dozen or so shots of Jagermeister between friends?

In honor of the Bradley Cooper-starring movie's release, we came up with our own list of hard drinking heroes that can down a keg or two and still save the entire planet, all in a single gulp. Read more...