With Yinsen's help, Tony constructs a tiny device called an Arc Reactor - a new type of power generator - streamlined from a much bigger design used in one of his companies factory. The movie is about Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.), a billionaire industrialist who is captured by terrorists in Afghanistan. [54] Comic book staff Mark Millar, Brian Michael Bendis, Joe Quesada, Tom Brevoort, Axel Alonso, and Ralph Macchio were also called upon by Favreau to give advice on the script. [106] A Wal-Mart-exclusive release included a preview of Iron Man: Armored Adventures. [43], In November 2005, Marvel Studios worked to start development from scratch,[46] and announced Iron Man as their first independent feature, because the character was their only major one not already depicted in live action. Iron Man is based on a comic book of the same name created by Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. As Tony flies away, Rhodey looks at the prototype silver suit Tony built earlier... then shakes his head and mumbles "Next time. In a Middle East village, terrorists are rounding up civilians for capture and execution when they are confronted by a mysterious figure in red, Iron Man Mark 3 firing a rocket at a tank. [32] In January 1997, Nicolas Cage expressed interest in portraying the character,[33] while in September 1998, Tom Cruise expressed interest in producing as well as starring in an Iron Man film. This is the tenth-highest opening weekend of all time, and the second highest non-sequel opening, after 2002's Spider-Man. The success of X-Men and Spider-Man without being star-driven pieces reassures [executives] that the film does have an upside commercially. Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes attends a ceremony to present Tony Stark with an award for his work, but Stark is not in attendance. They could have redesigned the armor for the suit, or done all sorts of horrible things, but they got it just right. While flying home, Stark is attacked by two F22 Raptors. Working overnight, Yinsen straps Tony into the completed armored suit, telling him the way out of the cave. The two ironclad warriors have a huge battle. Get ready for a different breed of heavy metal hero. Tony Stark has been with the Marvel Cinematic Universe since its inception, having heralded in the shared universe with the first Iron Man in 2008. 2) Iron Man Armor – All 3 phases of the armor in the first movie are spot on. Tony decides to push the limit for higher-atmosphere flying, but at such great heights the suit becomes coated with ice and his power supply shuts down. Downey said, "Elon was someone Tony probably hung out with and partied with, or more likely they went on some weird jungle trek together to drink concoctions with the shamans. [13], Filming began on March 12, 2007,[72] with Matthew Libatique serving as director of photography. [12], There was much improvization in dialogue scenes, because the script was not completed when filming began (the filmmakers had focused on the story making sense and planning the action). He hired "people who are good at creating action", so "the human story [felt] like it belongs to the comic book genre". At age four he built his first circuit board, at age six his first en… [55] The Nick Fury cameo was filmed with a skeleton crew in order to keep it a secret, but rumors appeared on the Internet only days later. Iron Man received very positive reviews from film critics, grossing $318 million domestically and $585 million worldwide, and became the first in a series of over 20 films known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [13] Production designer J. Michael Riva saw footage of a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan, and saw the cold breath as he spoke: realizing remote caves are actually very cold, Riva placed an air conditioning system in the set. The film was released worldwide between April 30 and May 3, 2008 (except Japan, which will receive the film in September 2008). [43] He reworked scripts that had been written by Jeff Vintar and Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, which had included the villain the Mandarin and Pepper Potts as a love interest. [30] It was Downey's idea to have Stark hold a news conference on the floor,[12] and he created the speech Stark makes when demonstrating the Jericho weapon. Now, with the power of the Iron Fist, he seeks to reclaim his past and fulfill his destiny. Stark deflects her questions with some swift quips and the two end up spending the night together. Tony Stark visited soldiers on duty in the the Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Before long they are drunk and leering at the stewardesses. A single 41-kilogram (90 lb) version was built, causing concern when a stuntman fell over inside it, though both the stuntman and the suit were unscathed. JOIN NOW. A new armored suit is soon finished, looking like a heavily-streamlined version of Tony's Mark 1 armor. While he normally composes after watching an assembly cut, Djawadi began work after seeing the teaser trailer. Favreau speaks about sequels (?!? Also starring are Mickey Rourke as villain Ivan Vanko, Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, and Scarlett Johansson as S.H.I.E.L.D. [9][51] Favreau wanted to make Iron Man a story of an adult man literally reinventing himself after discovering the world is far more complex than he originally believed. Obadiah knows that the stock value for their company (and, by extension, their financial status) is going to take a serious drop because of this announcement. [150] Tony Stark was also selected by Empire as one of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time,[151] and on their list of the 100 Greatest Fictional Characters, Fandomania.com ranked him at number 37.[152]. The film is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist who is captured by terrorists in Afghanistan. However from an early age, he quickly stole the spotlight with his brilliant and unique mind. It is revealed that Stane paid the Ten Rings members to kill Stark, but they realized who Stark was and demanded a much higher price. Tony decides to take it out for a test flight, and he is thrilled by everything the suit can do. The Asgardian Loki encounters the Other, the leader of an extraterrestrial race known as the Chitauri. To generate shots of Iron Man and the F-22 Raptors battling, cameras were flown in the air to provide reference for physics, wind and frost on the lenses. Returning to America, Stark improves his armor and becomes the technologically advanced superhero Iron Man. She goes into Obadiah's office with a tiny piece of equipment designed to copy files from the computer. He subdues Raza and has the rest of the group killed. "[121] In one of the first major-daily newspaper reviews, Frank Lovece of Newsday lauded the film's "emotional truth ... pitch-perfect casting and plausibly rendered super-science" that made it "faithful to the source material while updating it – and recognizing what's made that material so enduring isn't just the high-tech cool of a man in a metal suit, but the human condition that got him there". —halo1k. [30] The Mark II resembles an airplane prototype, with visible flaps. Marvel Studios: the first Iron Man movie linked to Captain America Civil War through this amazing detail - Captain America: Civil War is one of the MCU's most ", Much later (after the credits), Tony returns home to find a mysterious man in black telling him that as Iron Man, Tony has become part of a larger universe. Although they keep the suit hidden almost to completion, the Ten Rings discover their hostages' intentions and attack the workshop. The film was praised by critics for its acting (particularly Downey's), screenplay, direction, visual effects, and action sequences. The film tells the story of Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The switch from Mandarin to Obadiah Stane was done after Bridges was cast in that role,[30] with Stane originally intended to become a villain in the sequel. Tony manages to keep fighting while she builds up power to the Reactor. ", "Empire: Interviews – Jon Favreau Video Interview", "Lying in the Gutters Volume 2 Column 156", "Sam Rockwell Confirms 'Iron Man 2' Role, Almost Played Tony Stark", "AICN Exclusive!! [29] Ghostface Killah had a cameo in a scene where Stark briefly stays in Dubai, but the scene was cut from the theatrical release for pacing reasons. The next day, at a press conference, Stark defies suggestions from S.H.I.E.L.D. Meanwhile, the Ten Rings gather the pieces of Stark's prototype suit and meet with Stane, who has been trafficking arms to the Ten Rings and has staged a coup to replace Stark as Stark Industries' CEO by hiring the Ten Rings to kill him. [17] A scale model was used for the shots of it being built. However, as soon as he powers up the computer, Obadiah realizes what she was up to. (Samuel L. Jackson). Tony is barely able to reactivate his thrusters in time to avoid crashing into the ground. Tony asks who the man is. [90] In May 2008, Sega released an official tie-in video game based on the film on multiple gaming platforms. [17] Filming at Edwards Air Force Base began in mid-April,[74] and ended on May 2. Tony Stark, who has inherited the defense contractor Stark Industries from his father Howard Stark, is in war-torn Afghanistan with his friend and military liaison, Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes, to demonstrate the new "Jericho" missile. [34] Jeff Vintar and Iron Man co-creator Stan Lee co-wrote a story for Fox, which Vintar adapted into a screenplay. Favreau signed on as director in April 2006, and faced opposition from Marvel when trying to cast Downey in the title role; the actor was signed in September. [17] Stan Winston Studios built a 3.0-metre (10 ft), 360-kilogram (800 lb) animatronic version of "Iron Monger" (Obadiah Stane),[17] a name which Obadiah Stane calls Tony Stark and himself earlier in the film as a reference, but is never actually used for the suit itself in the film. He turns around and introduces himself- Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Stane has a massive new suit reverse engineered from the wreckage. Composer Ramin Djawadi is an Iron Man fan, and still has issues of the comic from the late 1970s. [90] In the film, Tony Stark drives an Audi R8, and also has an "American cheeseburger" from Burger King after his rescue from Afghanistan, as part of the studio's product placement deal with the respective companies. [116], The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 94% approval rating with an average score of 7.71/10, based on 279 reviews. The screenplay for the film was written by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art … [67] Favreau also wanted Iron Man to face a giant enemy. Yinsen translates; they want Tony to build them a Jericho missile. Anthony Edward Stark was born to Howard and Maria Stark on May 29, 1970, but his early life was often dominated by the absence of his father who he would later describe as \"cold\" and \"calculating\". He also noted that in some instances, he and Downey would swap characters for rehearsal to see how their own lines sounded. Much later, Tony regains consciousness in a cave. A sequel written by Justin Theroux and released in the United States on May 7, 2010, saw Favreau, Downey, Paltrow, and Jackson returning. A flashback sequence reveals Tony's history as a child prodigy before taking over his father's technology company at age 21. By Hugh Armitage. The guards try to stop but his suit easily deflects their weapon fire. Tony is impressed with the newspaper's coming up with the name "Iron Man," and plans to adopt it. As Tony recovers from his crash landing, he opens the box that Pepper left behind earlier. Tony, fully powered, muscles his way through the cave. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Continuity and References to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Video:Iron Man Super Bowl TV Spot HD 1080p, Video:Iron Man Movie Trailer - Trailer 2 (HD). Rubber and metal versions of the armor, created by Stan Winston's company, were mixed with computer-generated imagery to create the title character. JOIN NOW SIGN IN. After being rescued by Rhodes, Stark returns home and announces that his company will cease manufacturing weapons. She discovers that Stane hired the Ten Rings to kill Stark, but the group reneged when they realized they had a direct route to Stark's weapons. Filming took place from March to June 2007, primarily in California to differentiate the film from numerous other superhero stories that are set in New York City-esque environments. As Tony arrives back at home, Pepper catches him removing the battle-damaged Iron Man armor. Pepper accidentally yanks out the cords for the old reactor too soon, putting Tony on the verge of cardiac arrest. [91] A 30-second spot for the film aired during a Super Bowl XLII break. [82] For shots of the Mark III flying, it was animated to look realistic by taking off slowly, and landing quickly. Stane first appears in the 2008 live-action film Iron Man. Tony tells Pepper to get rid of the old model since he's not a sentimental person. On February 18, 1978, Judy and John Collins saw their dream come true with the first-ever Hawaiian Iron Man Triathlon. Thus Iron Man is born. The premiere was held at the Greater Union theater at George Street, Sydney, on April 14, 2008. At a charity event held by Stark Industries, reporter Christine Everhart informs Stark that his company's weapons were recently delivered to the Ten Rings and are being used to attack Yinsen's home village, Gulmira. However, Iron Monger counters this by flying after him and carrying him high into the sky. 10 Directors Who Could Take Over Iron Man 3", "Shane Black To Direct Marvel's 'Iron Man 3, 'Iron Man' At 10: How One Film Set A Dominant Path For Marvel, Kevin Feige, Robert Downey Jr. & Jon Favreau, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Doctor Strange: Journey into the Mystic Arts. [104][105] There were a total of 9 million copies sold and an accumulated total sales of over $160 million (not including Blu-ray). [98] The film began releasing in international markets on April 30,[99] and was released in the United States on May 2, 2008. After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. Obadiah takes the remnants of the Mark 1 armor they have gathered. Tony refuses, so they begin to torture Stark. His chest is hooked up to a strange device. The information Marvel received from the focus groups was used to formulate an awareness-building plan, which included releasing three animated short films ahead of the film's release. The three versions are single disc, Two-Disc Special Collectors edition, and Blu-Ray Special Collectors edition. Movies. Pepper helps Tony catch up on some business before Tony heads out to the airport where his plane is kept. [87] A soundtrack featuring Djawadi's score was released by Lions Gate Records on April 29, 2008. The leader of the group tries in one of the buildings to hide only to find a red and gold arm smash through the wall and yank him back out into the street Iron Man then hands him over to the villagers saying "He's all yours," before taking off. Rhodey later finds Tony partying in a casino. He destroys their stockpile of weapons and uses a rudimentary jet-pack to blast away from the captive zone. She shows him photographs of his weapons being used by a terrorist group the previous day in the Middle East. [85] Djawadi had help with arrangements and additional cues from Hans Zimmer and Remote Control Productions,[85] and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, who makes a cameo appearance in the film, contributed guitar performances to the score. He's created an upgraded Arc Reactor but can't install it into his chest without someone to help. They spot the Mark 1 Armor and a storage location where something else was kept. 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