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Casting || BY Jen Yamato || 05 16 2012 3:30 PM

Iron Man 3 Casts James Badge Dale as Eric Savin/Coldblood

Iron Man 3 - Coldblood

The Shane Black-helmed Iron Man 3 begins filming this month, but Marvel fans are still trying to piece together clues as to who, exactly, Iron Man is going up against in his post-Avengers threequel. The latest casting news doesn't make it any clearer: James Badge Dale, most recently seen in The Grey and Shame, will play Eric Savin, a soldier known from Marvel lore. But will Dale also portray the character as the superpowered mercenary he transforms into in the comics?
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Close Reads || BY Jen Yamato || 01 27 2012 6:00 PM

Liam Neeson and Co. on The Grey: A Welcome Return to Masculine Cinema?

Cast of The Grey (photo: Getty Images)

Critics will argue over whether or not Joe Carnahan’s latest, The Grey (currently holding at 76 percent at Rotten Tomatoes), succeeds as the latest nature-as-killer yarn to hit the action genre, but it’s worth taking a closer look at what Joe Carnahan is attempting beyond the survivalist thrills and chills. In the age of the metrosexual, and in an industry inundated with juvenile comedies and mind-numbing blockbusters, what does this Liam Neeson vs. the wolves pics have to say about modern masculinity?
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