Introduction
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Leslie Bibb, Bill Smitrovich, Nazanin Boniadi
Rating: G-13 for for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence and brief suggestive content.
Studios: Paramount Pictures, Marvel Studios
Release Date: May 2nd, 2008 (Wide)
Tony Stark is a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.
Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, “Iron Man” tells the story of Tony Stark, the enigmatic heir to the Stark Enterprises fortune. A driven inventor and executive who seems to have it all, Tony is haunted by his dark side. Though he commands his empire by day, by night he secretly becomes “Iron Man,” the living embodiment of decades of defense spending and innovation.
Strapping on billions of dollars worth of state-of-the-art armor and weaponry each night to fight crime, terrorism and corporate espionage, Tony begins to crack under the strain of his fractured lifestyle and must ultimately confront the one enemy he can never beat — himself
Casting Process |
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts Terrence Howard as Lt. Colonel James Rhodes Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane Other Cast |
Production Details |
About the Production The Suit(s) On Location State-of-the-art Cars and Bikes Initial Design Concept Process Like Being in the Coolest Halloween Costume Groundbreaking Special Effects The Iron Monger Suit |
Cast & Filmmakers |
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts Terrence Howard as Lt. Colonel James Rhodes Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane Shaun Tous as Yinsen Director: Jon Favreau Screenwriters: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway Producers: Avi Arad, Kevin Feige Executive Producers: Louis D’Esposito, Peter Billingsley, Ari Arad, David Maisel Creator: Stan Lee Director of Photography: Matthew Libatique Production Designer: J. Michael Riva Editor: Dan Lebental Visual Effects Supervisor: John Nelson Music: Ramin Djawadi, Dave Jordan |