Who plays the title role in the 2008 film 'Iron Man'?
"Iron Man in other media The Marvel Comics character Iron Man has appeared in various other media since his debut in ""Tales of Suspense"" #39 (March 1963). Iron Man has been the focus of three animated series and a direct-to-DVD animated feature. An ""Iron Man"" live-action feature film starring Robert Downey Jr. as the character and directed by Jon Favreau was released in 2008, with Downey also appearing as the character in a cameo in ""The Incredible Hulk"", and as a main character in several other Marvel Studios films including ""The Avengers"", """", """", """", """", and """". Iron Man"
"but still reprising his role as Happy Hogan. Downey, Paltrow, and Cheadle also return, while Shane Black took over directing, from a screenplay by Drew Pearce. Guy Pearce also starred as Aldrich Killian, and Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery. Iron Man (2008 film) Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Jon Favreau, with a screenplay by the writing teams of Mark Fergus and Hawk"
"2007, Downey was cast as the title character in the film ""Iron Man"", with director Jon Favreau explaining the choice by stating: ""Downey wasn't the most obvious choice, but he understood what makes the character tick. He found a lot of his own life experience in 'Tony Stark'."" Favreau insisted on having Downey as he repeatedly claimed that Downey would be to ""Iron Man"" what Johnny Depp is to the ""Pirates of the Caribbean"" series: a lead actor who could both elevate the quality of the film and increase the public's interest in it. For the role Downey had to"
"gain more than 20 pounds of muscle in five months to look like he ""had the power to forge iron"". ""Iron Man"" was globally released between April 30 and May 3, 2008, grossing over $585 million worldwide and receiving rave reviews which cited Downey's performance as a highlight of the film. By October 2008, Downey had agreed to appear as Iron Man in two ""Iron Man"" sequels, as part of the Iron Man franchise, as well as ""The Avengers"", featuring the superhero team that Stark joins, based on Marvel's comic book series ""The Avengers"". He first reprised the role in"
"the connectogram, a circular graph that maps all of the white-matter connections of the human brain. The first MCU ""Iron Man"" film was released in 2008, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, with Favreau directing. ""Iron Man"" received very positive reviews from film critics, grossing $318 million domestically and $585 million worldwide. The character of Tony Stark, again played by Robert Downey Jr., appeared at the end of the 2008 film ""The Incredible Hulk"". Downey reprised his role in ""Iron Man 2"" (2010), ""Marvel's The Avengers"" (2012), ""Iron Man 3"" (2013), """" (2015), """" (2016), """" (2017), and """""
"is far more than playboy fantasy; it is American foreign policy realized without context [... and] with narrative and directorial precision, once again provides the high-fidelity misogyny and anti-Muslim rhetoric Hollywood is known for."" Roger Ebert and Richard Corliss named ""Iron Man"" as among their favorite films of 2008. It was selected by the American Film Institute as one of the ten best films of the year, and by ""Empire"" magazine as one of ""The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time"". Tony Stark was also selected by ""Empire"" as one of ""The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time"", and"
"the ""Iron Man"" films. Adriana Barraza plays diner owner Isabella Alvarez and Maximiliano Hernández plays S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jasper Sitwell. Joseph Gatt, Joshua Cox, and Douglas Tait portray Frost Giants. Stan Lee and J. Michael Straczynski have cameo appearances as pick-up truck drivers, Walter Simonson has a cameo appearance as one of the guests at a large Asgardian banquet, and Samuel L. Jackson and Jeremy Renner have uncredited cameos as Nick Fury and Clint Barton, respectively. Sam Raimi originally envisioned the idea for ""Thor"" after making ""Darkman"" (1990); he met Stan Lee and pitched the concept to 20th Century Fox, but"
"work and not blow the reality that we've created"". In March 2009, actress Scarlett Johansson replaced Emily Blunt in portraying Natasha Romanoff in ""Iron Man 2"", a deal that subsequently attached her to ""The Avengers"". The following day, Marvel announced that the film's release date had been pushed back to May 4, 2012, almost a full year later. Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston joined the film's cast in June, returning as Thor and Loki, respectively. In July 2009, Penn talked about the crossover process, stating, ""My job is to kind of shuttle between the different movies and make sure that"
"""Zodiac"". Downey was cast as the role of Tony Stark / Iron Man in the 2008 Marvel Studios film ""Iron Man"", a role he later reprised in ""The Incredible Hulk"" (2008) (cameo), ""Iron Man 2"" (2010), ""The Avengers"" (2012), ""Iron Man 3"" (2013), """" (2015), """" (2016), """" (2017), """" (2018), and """" (2019). During that time he also starred in the films ""Tropic Thunder"" (2008) and ""The Soloist"" (2009), and played the title character in ""Sherlock Holmes"" (2009) and """" (2011). For his role in ""Tropic Thunder"", he was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best"
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"return and direct. Downey, Paltrow and Jackson were set to reprise their roles from ""Iron Man"", while Cheadle was brought in to replace Terrence Howard in the role of James Rhodes. In the early months of 2009, Rourke, Rockwell and Johansson filled out the supporting cast, and filming took place from April to July of that year. Like its predecessor the film was shot mostly in California, except for a key sequence in Monaco. ""Iron Man 2"" premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on April 26, 2010, and was released in the United States on May 7, 2010. The film"
"York City-esque environments. Filming began in March 2007 and concluded in June. During filming, the actors were free to create their own dialogue because pre-production was focused on the story and action. Rubber and metal versions of the armors, created by Stan Winston's company, were mixed with computer-generated imagery to create the title character. ""Iron Man"" premiered in Sydney on April 14, 2008, and was released in the United States on May 2, 2008. The film grossed over $585 million on a $140 million budget, and received praise for its acting, particularly Downey's performance as Tony Stark, as well as"
"the visual effects and action sequences. The American Film Institute selected the film as one of the ten best of the year. It was also nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Two sequels, ""Iron Man 2"" and ""Iron Man 3"", were released on May 7, 2010, and May 3, 2013, respectively. Genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist Tony Stark, who has inherited the defense contractor Stark Industries from his father, is in war-torn Afghanistan with his friend and military liaison Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes to demonstrate the new ""Jericho"" missile. After the demonstration, the"
"Fury in the film. In May, Toby Jones entered final negotiations to play Arnim Zola. ""Iron Man"" director Jon Favreau said a younger Howard Stark would appear in the film, played by Dominic Cooper. Atwell revealed that Tommy Lee Jones would have a role in the film. By June, Neal McDonough was in talks to play Dum Dum Dugan. Four days later, he confirmed he was taking the part. The same day, Stanley Tucci joined the cast as Dr. Abraham Erskine, the scientist who created the super-soldier serum. In November 2013, McDonough revealed that he is signed to appear in"
"Written and directed by Kenneth Johnson, the film separates itself from the comic book series (and John Henry Irons' status as a supporting character of Superman) by using original protagonists and antagonists. On its initial release, ""Steel"" was a box office bomb and was panned by critics, noting the ""cheesiness"" and bad acting in the film. John Henry Irons (Shaquille O'Neal) is a weapons designer who invents high-tech laser guns, protective armor, and sonic sound cannons for the United States military. One soldier, Nathaniel Burke (Judd Nelson), decides to show just what Irons' weapons can do and sets one of"
"Shaun Toub Shaun Toub (, born April 6, 1963) is an Iranian American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Yinsen in 2008's ""Iron Man"", Farhad in the 2004 movie ""Crash"", Rahim Khan in the movie ""The Kite Runner"", and Majid Javadi in the Showtime TV series ""Homeland"". Toub, who is of Persian Jewish background, was born in Tehran, Iran. His parents were both podiatrists. At age 2, he moved to Manchester, England, where his mother attended podiatry school. He returned to Iran, where he lived until he was 13, before moving to Switzerland. He crossed the"
"a recurring back injury. After Clooney's departure, actors including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ryan Gosling, Channing Tatum, Alexander Skarsgård, Ewan McGregor, Robert Pattinson, Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Michael Fassbender, Bradley Cooper, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Kinnaman, Russell Crowe, Chris Pine, Ryan Reynolds, and Jon Hamm were considered for the lead role. On March 18, 2013, Tom Cruise was in early talks to take the lead in the film. Armie Hammer was cast in the second lead role as Illya Kuryakin on April 24, 2013, with Cruise set as Solo. Swedish actress Alicia Vikander joined the film on May 8, 2013, as the female"
"Soon after, he moved to Brooklyn, New York with Connelly and her son. The couple have also had two children together, a son and a daughter. The couple's first child Stellan (who was named after Stellan Skarsgård) was born on 5 August 2003. Connelly gave birth to her second child with Bettany, Agnes, on 31 May 2011, in New York City. Bettany is an atheist. Paul Bettany Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor. He is known for his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. and as the Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically the films ""Iron Man"""
"the superhero genre with a deft intelligence and infectious sense of fun."" In May 2008, Rotten Tomatoes review aggregator Jen Yamato identified ""Iron Man"" as the ""best-reviewed film of the year so far"". On Metacritic, the film achieved an average score of 79 out of 100, based on 38 critics, signifying ""generally favorable reviews"". Among the major trade journals, Todd McCarthy of ""Variety"" called the film an ""expansively entertaining special effects extravaganza"" with ""fresh energy and stylistic polish"", while Kirk Honeycutt of ""The Hollywood Reporter"" praised the film, while nonetheless finding ""disappointment [in] a climatic [sic] battle between different Iron"
"tone and a sense of balance."" Jon Favreau Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. As an actor, he is known for roles in films such as ""Rudy"" (1993), ""Swingers"" (1996) (which he also wrote), ""Very Bad Things"" (1998), ""The Break-Up"" (2006), ""Friends"" (1994-2004), ""Couples Retreat"" (2009), and ""Chef"" (2014) (which he also directed). He has additionally directed the films ""Elf"" (2003), """" (2005), ""Iron Man"" (2008), ""Iron Man 2"" (2010), ""Cowboys & Aliens"" (2011), and ""The Jungle Book"" (2016), and served as an executive producer on ""The Avengers"" (2012), ""Iron"
"Paul Bettany Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor. He is known for his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. and as the Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically the films ""Iron Man"" (2008), ""Iron Man 2"" (2010), ""The Avengers"" (2012), ""Iron Man 3"" (2013), """" (2015), """" (2016), """" (2018), and """" (2019). He first came to the attention of mainstream audiences when he appeared in the British film ""Gangster No. 1"" (2000), and director Brian Helgeland's film ""A Knight's Tale"" (2001). He has gone on to appear in a wide variety of films, including ""A Beautiful"
"Iron Man (1931 film) Iron Man is a 1931 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lew Ayres and Jean Harlow. In 1951, Universal remade the film with Jeff Chandler, Evelyn Keyes and Rock Hudson, directed by Joseph Pevney. After lightweight prizefighter Kid Mason (Ayres) loses his opening fight, golddigging wife Rose (Harlow) leaves him for Hollywood. Without her around, Mason trains seriously and starts winning. Naturally, Rose returns and worms her way back into his life, despite the misgivings of manager George Regan (Armstrong). Eventually, she cons Mason into dumping Regan and replacing him with"
"as Thaddeus Ross, who first appeared in ""The Incredible Hulk""; and Kerry Condon as the voice of Iron Man's A.I. assistant F.R.I.D.A.Y. Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders make uncredited cameos in the post-credits scene as Nick Fury and Maria Hill, who they respectively portrayed in several previous films. Jon Favreau was to reprise his role as Harold ""Happy"" Hogan, while co-director Joe Russo had a cameo appearance as a paparazzi photographer, but this scene did not make the theatrical cut of the film. In early January 2017, Peter Dinklage was in negotiations to appear in the films, and was"
"Dale, Jon Favreau, and Ben Kingsley. In ""Iron Man 3"", Tony Stark deals with the stress and trauma caused by the events of ""The Avengers"", while investigating a string of terrorist attacks led by the mysterious Mandarin, and comes into a conflict with an old enemy: Aldrich Killian. After the release of ""Iron Man 2"" in May 2010, Favreau, who served as director, decided not to return, and in February 2011 Black was hired to write and direct the film. Black and Pearce opted to make the script more character-centric and focused on thriller elements, which also uses concepts from"
"Jon Favreau Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. As an actor, he is known for roles in films such as ""Rudy"" (1993), ""Swingers"" (1996) (which he also wrote), ""Very Bad Things"" (1998), ""The Break-Up"" (2006), ""Friends"" (1994-2004), ""Couples Retreat"" (2009), and ""Chef"" (2014) (which he also directed). He has additionally directed the films ""Elf"" (2003), """" (2005), ""Iron Man"" (2008), ""Iron Man 2"" (2010), ""Cowboys & Aliens"" (2011), and ""The Jungle Book"" (2016), and served as an executive producer on ""The Avengers"" (2012), ""Iron Man 3"" (2013), """" (2015), """""
"her fall, intervenes and kills Killian. Stark orders J.A.R.V.I.S. to remotely destroy each Iron Man suit as a sign of his devotion to Potts, while the Vice President and Slattery are arrested. With Stark's help, Potts' Extremis effects are stabilized, and Stark promises to leave his life as Iron Man behind, undergoing surgery to remove the shrapnel embedded near his heart and throwing his obsolete chest arc reactor into the sea. He muses that, even without the technology, he will always be Iron Man. Paul Bettany reprises his role from previous films as J.A.R.V.I.S., Stark's AI system. Ty Simpkins portrays"
"the scene was cut from the theatrical release for pacing reasons. In April 1990, Universal Studios bought the rights to develop ""Iron Man"" for the big screen, with Stuart Gordon to direct a low-budget film based on the property. By February 1996, 20th Century Fox had acquired the rights from Universal. In January 1997, Nicolas Cage expressed interest in portraying the character, while in September 1998, Tom Cruise expressed interest in producing as well as starring in an Iron Man film. Jeff Vintar and Iron Man co-creator Stan Lee co-wrote a story for Fox, which Vintar adapted into a screenplay."
"directed in two ""Iron Man"" filmshad joined the cast in May 2013. Scarlett Johansson and Dustin Hoffman were cast later that month. Favreau felt the casting was one of the film's biggest successes, which provided him with ""a tremendous amount of confidence""; in particular, he was impressed by Emjay Anthony, who was ten years old at the time of filming. Principal photography of the film began in July 2013 in Los Angeles. Subsequent filming took place in Miami, Austin and New Orleans—cities that Favreau chose to work into the story because they all ""possess a rich food and music culture""."
"""The Nativity Story"". He also played Rahim Khan in ""The Kite Runner"" (2007). Toub played Ho Yinsen in the 2008 film ""Iron Man"". Yinsen is the surgeon held captive by terrorists who first saves Tony Stark's life then helps Stark escape by helping him construct the first Iron Man suit. Toub reprises the role in a cameo appearance in the 2013 film ""Iron Man 3"". In the series ""Grimm"" he played the part of Bonaparte, one of the villains of the latest series. Shaun Toub Shaun Toub (, born April 6, 1963) is an Iranian American actor. He is perhaps"
"The Iron Giant The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction film using both traditional animation and computer animation, produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation and directed by Brad Bird in his directorial debut. It is based on the 1968 novel ""The Iron Man"" by Ted Hughes (which was published in the United States as ""The Iron Giant"") and was scripted by Tim McCanlies from a story treatment by Bird. The film stars the voices of Eli Marienthal, Christopher McDonald, Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick, Jr., John Mahoney, and Vin Diesel. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the"
"it became Paltrow's highest-grossing film until ""The Avengers"" (2012). She reprised her role in the sequels ""Iron Man 2"" (2010) and ""Iron Man 3"" (2013). While the second film made US$623.9 million internationally, the third entry went on to gross US$1.215 billion. She also reprised the role in """" (2017). Paltrow starred with Joaquin Phoenix in the romantic drama ""Two Lovers"" (2008), playing the beautiful but volatile new neighbor of a depressed bachelor. ""Two Lovers"" premiered in competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in May, receiving largely positive reviews, especially for Phoenix and Paltrow's performances; ""Los Angeles Times"" felt"
"playing the role of a corrupt lawyer. In 2005, Rourke made his comeback in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role in the neo-noir action thriller ""Sin City"", for which he won awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Irish Film and Television Awards, and the Online Film Critics Society. In the 2008 film ""The Wrestler"", Rourke portrayed a past-his-prime wrestler; for his work in the film, Rourke received a 2009 Golden Globe award, a BAFTA award, and an Academy Award nomination. Since then, Rourke has appeared in several commercially successful films, including the 2010 films ""Iron Man 2"""
"introduction of a young Peter Parker to the MCU, as confirmed in June 2017 by eventual Spider-Man actor Tom Holland, Feige and """" director Jon Watts. Jon Favreau said it was originally his intent to create a film trilogy for Iron Man, with Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges) becoming Iron Monger during the sequels. After a meeting between Favreau and various comic book writers, including Mark Millar, Stane became the main villain in ""Iron Man"". Millar argued the Mandarin, whom Favreau originally intended to fill that role, was too fantastical. Favreau concurred, deciding, ""I look at Mandarin more like how in"