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Today was the International Day at ShoWest in Las Vegas, and it has certainly brought some interesting news, beginning with the Paramount camp. President of Paramount Pictures International Andrew Cripps told a mix of exhibitors and press that Iron Man, which was previously set to release on May 2nd, will be released day-and-date worldwide on April 30th. Just like Transformers last year, the highly anticipated comic adaptation will attempt to capitalize on major early buzz by taking an early bow.

As Ed Douglas from Coming Soon explains:

Now most people might remember that Iron Man has long staked a claim on the release date of May 2, 2008, almost since it was announced, and it seems odd that Paramount might release the movie two days earlier in other markets, although it’s not unheard of. (Maybe this writer is misremembering but they might have done that with Mission: Impossible III a few years ago.) It’s more likely that they realized how much anticipation there’ll be for the movie and decided to try a similar strategy they did with Michael Bay’s Transformers last year, where the release date kept being moved earlier and earlier until it had screenings on Monday night, building up word-of-mouth for its first weekend. If Paramount does plan to release the movie a few days earlier, possibly with preview screenings on Wednesday or Thursday, expect that announcement to be made very soon.

Douglas went on to also report that Cripps dropped word that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will be getting a new trailer sometime in April, most likely attached to the release of Iron Man. Of course, if there is anyone who is heading out to see Jon Favreau’s badass actioner is not aware of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg’s flick, then we’ve got some serious problems. Cripps was asked, but did not confirm the rumor of an Indiana Jones premiere at Cannes, although that he did not deny it. This leads reporter to believe that the folks in France will get the first look at Dr. Jones’ return.