Marvel Entertainment and
Sony Pictures Entertainment have announced that
Iron Man will be returning to anime form, in a new animated movie called "
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore"! With animation by
Madhouse and directed by
Hiroshi Hamasaki, the new feature-length film will see
Tony Stark and his alter ego take on Ezekiel Stane, son of his old archnemesis
Obadiah Stane, aka the
Iron Monger. With Ezekiel unleashing terrorist attacks set across the globe and Tony being framed for it, Tony must evade
S.H.I.E.L.D personel and do whatever it takes to clear his name and stop Stane and his new bio-technology.
With the story of the film by Brian Auman, "Rise of Technovore" looks to be a loose adaptation of "
The Five Nightmares" storyline from the 2008
Invincible Iron Man series penned by
Matt Fraction and drawn by
Salvador Larocca, where the character of Ezekiel Stane first appeared. The animated film is set for a Spring 2013 release, with other heroes like War Machine, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Nick Fury, and The Punisher appearing in it as well! Stay tuned for more related announcements during this year's New York Comic-Con, and for more info and details visit the source post at
Marvel.com.
