Iron Man Movie Details:
| Based on | Iron Man by Stan Lee Larry Lieber Don Heck Jack Kirby |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Action Adventure Mystery Sci-Fi Superhero Thriller |
| Release date | April 14, 2008 (Sydney) May 2, 2008 (United States) |
| Running time | 2hr 6min |
| Age rating | PG-13 |
| Starring | Robert Downey Jr. Terrence Howard Jeff Bridges Gwyneth Paltrow Leslie Bibb Shaun Toub |
| Directed by | Jon Favreau |
| Screenplay by | Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby Art Marcum Matt Holloway |
| Produced by | Avi Arad Kevin Feige |
| Cinematography by | Matthew Libatique |
| Edited by | Dan Lebental |
| Music by | Ramin Djawadi |
| Production Company | Marvel Studios |
| Distributor | Paramount Pictures |
Iron Man Movie Cast & Characters:
- Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark
- Terrence Howard as Rhodey
- Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
- Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart
- Shaun Toub as Yinsen
- Faran Tahir as Raza
- Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson
- Bill Smitrovich as General Gabriel
- Sayed Badreya as Abu Bakaar
- Paul Bettany as Jarvis (voice)
- Jon Favreau as Hogan
- Peter Billingsley as William Ginter Riva
- Tim Guinee as Major Allen
- Will Lyman as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
- Tom Morello as Guard
- Marco Khan as Guard
- Dastan Khalili as Guard
- Ido Mor as Guard
- Kevin Foster as Jimmy
- Garret Noël as Pratt
- Eileen Weisinger as Ramirez
- Ahmed Ahmed as Ahmed
- Fahim Fazli as Omar
- Gerard Sanders as Howard Stark
- Tim Rigby as Viper 1
- Russell Richardson as Viper 2
- Nazanin Boniadi as Amira Ahmed
- Thomas Craig Plumer as Colonel Craig
- Robert Berkman as Dealer at Craps Table
- Stacy Stas Hurst as Woman at Craps Table
- Lauren Scyphers as Woman at Craps Table
- Frank Nyi as Engineer
- Marvin Jordan as Air Force Officer
- Jim Cramer as Jim Cramer
- Donna Evans as Woman In SUV
- Reid Harper as Kid in SUV
- Summer Kylie Remington as Kid in SUV
- Ava Rose Williams as Kid in SUV
- Vladimir Kubr as Kid in SUV
- Callie Croughwell as Kid in SUV
- Javan Tahir as Gulmira Kid
- Sahar Bibiyan as Gulmira Mom
- Patrick O’Connell as Reporter
- Adam Harrington as Reporter
- Meera Simhan as Reporter
- Ben Newmark as Reporter
- Ricki Lander as Flight Attendant
- Jeannine Kaspar as Flight Attendant
- Sarah Cahill as Flight Attendant
- Stan Lee as Stan Lee
- Justin Rex as Air Force Lieutenant
- Zorianna Kit as Zorianna Kit
- Lana Kinnear as Stan’s Girl
- Nicole Lindeblad as Stan’s Girl
- Masha Lund as Stan’s Girl
- Gabrielle Tuite as Stan’s Girl
- Tim Griffin as CAOC Analyst
- Joshua Harto as CAOC Analyst
- Micah Hauptman as CAOC Analyst
- James Bethea as CAOC Analyst
Storyline:
Tony Stark. Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist. Son of legendary inventor and weapons contractor Howard Stark. When Tony Stark is assigned to give a weapons presentation to an Iraqi unit led by Lt. Col. James Rhodes, he’s given a ride on enemy lines. That ride ends badly when Stark’s Humvee that he’s riding in is attacked by enemy combatants. He survives – barely – with a chest full of shrapnel and a car battery attached to his heart. In order to survive he comes up with a way to miniaturize the battery and figures out that the battery can power something else. Thus Iron Man is born. He uses the primitive device to escape from the cave in Iraq. Once back home, he then begins work on perfecting the Iron Man suit. But the man who was put in charge of Stark Industries has plans of his own to take over Tony’s technology for other matters.
Iron Man Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | $130–140 million |
| Worldwide Collection | $585.8Â million |
About Iron Man Movie:
Iron Man is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, directed by Jon Favreau.
Iron Man is the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as well as the first film in Phase One of the MCU.
Two sequels have been released: Iron Man 2 (2010) and Iron Man 3 (2013).
A film featuring the character was in development at Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and New Line Cinema at various times since 1990, before Marvel Studios reacquired the rights in 2005.
Marvel put the project in production as its first self-financed film, with Paramount Pictures distributing.
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.
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.
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 armor, created by Stan Winston’s company, were mixed with computer-generated imagery to create the title character.
Iron Man premiered at the Greater Union Theater at George Street, Sydney, on April 14, 2008. The film began releasing in international markets on April 30, 2008, and was released in the United States on May 2, 2008. The film received praise from critics, especially for Downey’s performance, as well as Favreau’s direction, visual effects, action sequences, and writing.
Iron Man was the first film released in Phase One of the MCU. The film was re-formatted and screened in IMAX for the first time on August 30, 2018, as part of Marvel Studios’ 10th anniversary IMAX festival.
The film was released by Paramount Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray discs on September 30, 2008, in the United States and Canada, and October 27, 2008 in most of Europe. DVD sales were very successful, selling over 4 million copies the first week and generating a gross of over US$93 million. There were a total of 9 million copies sold and an accumulated total sales of over $160 million (not including Blu-ray). For the home releases of the film, the image on the newspaper Stark reads before he announces he is Iron Man had to be altered because of amateur photographer Ronnie Adams filing a lawsuit against Paramount and Marvel for using his on-location spy photo in the scene. A Walmart-exclusive DVD release included a preview of Iron Man: Armored Adventures.
The film was also collected in a 10-disc box set titled “Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One – Avengers Assembled” which includes all of the Phase One films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on April 2, 2013. The IMAX Enhanced version of the film was made available on Disney+ beginning on November 12, 2021.
Iron Man grossed over $585 million, becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2008.
The American Film Institute selected it as one of the ten best films of 2008 and received two nominations at the 81st Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects.
In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
