The film Iron Man 2 is packed with gadgets, but billionaire inventor Tony Stark's slim, transparent cellphone is easily one of the most eye-catching. Throughout the movie, the device morphs ...

The Man in the Iron Mask was a prisoner arrested in 1669 and held in the Bastille and other French jails for more than three decades, until his death in 1703. His identity has been an enduring ...

For over 300 years, the story of the Man in the Iron Mask has baffled historians, inspired books, and fueled conspiracies. Who was he really? A forgotten prince? A secret twin? A political threat?

Most importantly—who was he? The answers would be forthcoming. But as one might expect, the man in the iron mask would prove a highly unreliable narrator. The story began in 1907, when a self ...

“New mask, same task," Downey said. "What did I tell ya? I like playing complicated characters." So how will Robert Downey Jr. transition to Doctor Doom after playing Iron Man for over a decad ...

By the 18th century the number of possible identities kept increasing. Some said the man in the iron mask was a bastard son of Anne of Austria (Louis’s mother) and half brother to the king.