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I hate to upset people, but those who longed to see Tony Stark doing a load of laundry in the 2008 film "Iron Man" will not get their wish. 

It seems the scene was filmed, but then cut from the film and left on the cutting room floor. It was never included in any of the film's Blu-ray/DVD special features, and it was never screened outside of editing bays and the rooms where producers review dailies. The "Iron Man" laundry scene is, it would appear, lost to time. 

To remind readers, the opening of Jon Favreau's "Iron Man" -- a positively quaint film when compared to the groaning machinations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe it spawned -- was about a hotshot inventor and weapons manufacturer named Tony Stark who was kidnapped by Middle Eastern terrorists. The terrorists, led by the gangster Abu Bakkar (Sayed Badreya), had been stealing Stark...

TollywoodThe movie, which had proved to be a commercial failure in Tamil, will carry the same title in Telugu and release in more than 300 theatres in Andhra and Telengana.Digital NativeSivakarthikeyan’s rural entertainer Seema Raja which released last year has proved to be a commercial failure. The film is set to end with a share of Rs 25 Crore against a ‘selling price' of Rs 30 Crore. It has also not done well in Kerala and Karnataka. The Seema Raja debacle is a huge setback for Sivakarthikeyan as his previous release Veelaikaran directed by Mohan raja had also bombed at the box office. Seema Raja is directed by Ponram, who has earlier directed two Sivakarthikeyan films - Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam and Rajini Murugan. In their third collaboration together, Samantha Akkineni plays the female lead. Now the makers have dubbed the film in Telugu, carrying the same title and releasing it in...

KollywoodThe film is scheduled for release on September 13.Digital NativeDigital NativeSivakarthikeyan is on a roll with successive hits under his belt. Last seen on screen in Velaikkaran as blue-collared worker in a fight against food adulteration, the star is currently gearing up for his next release Seema Raja, directed by the Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam and Rajini Murugan fame Ponram. The film is an action-comedy-drama that has Siva in the title role with Samantha Akkineni playing the female lead. Scheduled for release on September 13, the film has completed its censor formalities and has been given clean U certificate from the censor board. Incidentally, the director’s two earlier releases starred Siva in the lead role. In Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam, Siva has paired opposite Sri Divya and in Rajiini Murugan it was with Keerthy Suresh. With Seema Raja, he will be seen sharing the screen space with Samantha for the first time.

Tollywood Samantha shares screen space with Sivakarthikeyan in the upcoming film 'Seema Raja'.Digital NativeActor Samantha recently conducted an Ask Me Anything (Ama) session with her fans on Twitter where she answered a volley of questions that were thrown at her. When a follower asked her which hero according to her had the best comic timing, she replied that it was undoubtedly Sivakarthikeyan. @Samanthaprabhu2 @Samanthaprabhu2 #AskSam How was ur working experience with @Siva_Kartikeyan Anna Sam pic.twitter.com/Ztrtqcy2TD — Mersal SivaRasikanda (@siva17594) April 2, 2018 He is so much fun and has the best comic timing ever https://t.co/bQ4nGl4IiR — Samantha Akkineni (@Samanthaprabhu2) April 2, 2018 Interestingly, Samantha shares screen space with Siva in the upcoming film Seema Raja. Seema Raja, directed by Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam and Rajini Murugan fame Ponram, is an action comedy drama that has Sivakarthikeyan and Samantha Akkineni playing the lead pair. The highlight of Samantha's character will reportedly be action sequences. Here is the first look of #Seemaraja #சீமராஜா Hope u all wil lik it @ponramVVS @Samanthaprabhu2 @immancomposer @sooriofficial @balasubramaniem @RDRajaofficial @SimranbaggaOffc pic.twitter.com/ar8KYumSRd — Sivakarthikeyan (@Siva_Kartikeyan) February 16, 2018 Incidentally, the director’s two earlier releases starred Siva in the lead role. In Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam, Siva was paired opposite Sri Divya and in Rajiini Murugan it was with Keerthy Suresh. This is the first time that Sivakarthikeyan and Samantha are sharing screen space. Scheduled for release on September 13 this year, Seema Raja stars Siva in the title role with Samantha as his lady love. The star cast also features Napoleon, Simran, Soori, Yogi Babu, Manobala, Sathish, and Abubakkar. The film is bankrolled by Rd Raja under his banner 24 Am Studios. The technical crew of this film includes D Imman as the music composer, Balasubramaniem as the cinematographer and Vivek Harshan as the editor. There have been reports of Seema Raja being a period flick but the film’s director had denied it adding that it would be on the lines of his previous ventures. Well, it is now certain that Seema Raja will be a comedy entertainer, which happens to be Siva and Ponram’s forte. The shooting of this film is halfway through with the team busy proceeding with the next schedule. Samantha also awaits the release of Mahanati, the biopic on legendary southern actress Savitri. In Tamil, she has Vishal’s Irumbuthirai. Samantha recently began shooting for the Telugu and Tamil remake of U-Turn, in which she plays an investigative journalist. (Content provided by Digital Native.)...