Selling an arms manufacturer as a likeable superhero wasn't easy for the screenwriters tasked with the “Iron Man” script.
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The First Iron Man Should’ve Been Impossible - Here’s How They Made It Work
A decade and a half after the 2008 premiere of Marvel's "Iron Man," it's hard to remember a time without it. The film took a lesser-known comic book character and turned him into the most popular member of the Avengers, made him a cultural phenomenon, and changed the landscape of popular film as we know it. The film helped to revive Robert Downey Jr.'s career and made him one of the most beloved names in the geek world. But going in, the film's creators barely even had a plan.
These days, it's hard to picture anyone except Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. But getting the actor cast for the first film required some sneaky tactics.
Although Jeff Bridges' Obadiah Stane falls into the trope of 'the villain is like the hero, but bigger,' the Big Lebowski star pulls in a fun performance.
A new book about the MCU reveals that the cave scene in the first “Iron Man” almost didn't happen.
Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts sounds a lot like, well, Gwyneth Paltrow, because Jon Favreau was so inspired by her on the “Iron Man” set.
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