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Iron Man
File:Ironmanteaser.jpg
Iron Man teaser poster
Directed byJon Favreau
Written byComic Book:
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
Screenplay:
Arthur Marcum
Matthew Hollaway
Mark Fergus
Hawk Ostby
Produced byAvi Arad
Kevin Feige
StarringRobert Downey Jr.
Terrence Howard
Gwyneth Paltrow
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
May 2, 2008
Country United States
LanguageEnglish

Iron Man is a 2008 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Iron Man. The film is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. The film is slated for a May 2, 2008 release.

Premise

Tony Stark develops the three stages of the Iron Man armor, starting with "clunky, low-tech... diving bell armor" that he is forced to build in Afghanistan.[1] Stark eventually updates the armor to a flying suit with the red and gold scheme and finally attains a "weapons platform" stage with the armor.[2] Stark faces the villain The Mandarin.[3]

Cast and characters

Originally director Jon Favreau had stated his intent to cast a newcomer in the role of Anthony Stark, the man who designs the body armor and wears it to become Iron Man.[5] On September 28, 2006, Robert Downey Jr. was rumored to have been cast as Iron Man.[6] Favreau confirmed this news later in the day on his MySpace page.[7]

Iron Man's nemesis The Mandarin is yet to be cast. On October 10, 2006, Terrence Howard was confirmed to play Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes.[8] On October 15, 2006, Favreau posted a blog entry on the Iron Man Myspace page asking for fan input on who should play secretary Pepper Potts in the film.[9] Favreau also plans the presence of Obadiah Stane.[10]

Production

In April 1990, Universal Pictures bought the rights to develop Iron Man for the big screen.[11] By February 1996, Twentieth Century Fox acquired the rights from Universal.[12] In January 1997, actor Nicolas Cage expressed interest in being cast for the lead role,[13] and in September 1998, actor Tom Cruise had expressed interest in producing as well as starring in the film debut of Iron Man.[14] Director Quentin Tarantino was approached in October 1999 to write and direct Iron Man.[15] With no deal made, Fox eventually sold the rights to New Line Cinema the following December.[16] By July 2000, the film was being written for the studio[17] by screenwriter Tim McCanlies.[18] New Line entered talks with Joss Whedon, a fan of the character Iron Man, in June 2001 for the possibility of the director taking the helm.[19] In December 2002, McCanlies had turned in a completed script.[20]

In December 2004, the studio attached director Nick Cassavetes to the project for a target 2006 release.[21] After two years of unsuccessful development, and the deal with director Cassavetes falling through, New Line Cinema returned the film rights to Marvel. Screenplay drafts had been written by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and David Hayter, but they were not retained. In November 2005, Marvel worked to start development from scratch.[22]

On April 28, 2006, Avi Arad, chairman of Marvel Studios, announced that Jon Favreau would be directing Iron Man, with Paramount Pictures distributing. Favreau found an opportunity to create a politically ambitious "ultimate spy movie", with influences from Tom Clancy, James Bond and Robocop.[1] Filming will begin in March 2007[23] for May 2, 2008 release.[24] Favreau created a Myspace group for the purpose of keeping Iron Man fans informed. The director said on his blog, "The internet is full of faulty info. I wanted to have at least one place where the facts would be correct."[25]

Iron Man comic book artist Adi Granov is working on the suit design for the film,[26], which is being built by Stan Winston Studios.[27] Armor designs by graphic artist Brandon Perlow were considered by Iron Man's visual effects supervisor John Nelson but were later rejected.[28] Robert Downey Jr. will be involved with motion capture work eight months after the completion of filming in order to realistically portray the suited Iron Man's movements.[29]

After announcing the film's main villain, the Mandarin, at Comic-Con International on July 22, 2006, Favreau explained in an interview that the main villain the Mandarin would be altered for the big screen, as the comics' Mandarin did not fit what Favreau wanted to represent. Instead, the Mandarin would be more realistic while keeping the formidable persona that has been displayed in the comics.[30]

Through his MySpace, on Jan 16, 2007, Director Favreau stated that he expected filming to start in 8 weeks, or mid-March.[31][32]

Marketing

The Iron Man teaser poster was released at Comic-Con 2006, though Favreau said that the armor in the poster was not Iron Man's final design.[33]

In November 2006, Sega Corporation secured the exclusive rights to distribute and develop products based on Marvel's Iron Man property. In the partnership, Sega will develop and distribute multi-platform video game titles based on the comic book and film iterations of the superhero.[34]

Sequel

Director Jon Favreau said that the film's plot would not deal with Tony Stark's personal problems, such as alcoholism. Favreau noted that if there were sequels, Tony Stark's personal problems would be explored.[5]

References

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  2. ^ Schneider, Karl (2006-07-24). "Mandarin is villain in Iron Man". Cinescape. Retrieved 2006-07-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)
  3. ^ "CON: Iron Man scoop". JoBlo.com. 2006-07-22. Retrieved 2006-07-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Paltrow is 'Iron' clad for Marvel". The Hollywood Reporter. 2007-01-17. Retrieved 2007-01-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ a b Stax (2006-05-24). "The Unknown Iron Man". IGN. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  6. ^ "AICN EXCLUSIVE!! IRON MAN Has Found Its Tony Stark!!". Ain't It Cool News. 2006-09-28. Retrieved 2006-09-28. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Favreau, Jon (2006-09-28). "Iron Man Movie Group". MySpace. Retrieved 2006-09-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Kilday, Gregg (2006-10-10). "Howard flying to 'Iron Man'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2006-10-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Favreau, Jon (2006-10-14). "Any Pepper ideas?". MySpace. Retrieved 2006-10-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Quint interviews Jon Favreau about all things IRON MAN..." Ain't It Cool News. 2006-07-29. Retrieved 2006-07-28. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ James Ryan (1990-04-14). "Bam! Pow! Heroes take over the silver screen". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Andrew Smith (1996-02-18). "Gen X kids not bad on screen". The Commercial Appeal. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  17. ^ Warren Epstein (2000-07-09). "X-guys could muscle up more Marvelous screen fare". The Gazette. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ Rodney Richey (2000-09-25). "Warner Bros. goes 'Bat' to the Future". Los Angeles Daily News. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ Robert K. Elder (2001-06-01). "All work and lots of slay". Chicago Tribune. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ^ Chris Garcia (2002-12-06). "A firsthand look at 'Secondhand'". Austin American-Statesman. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ "Nick Cassavetes to Direct New Line Cinema and Marvel's Iron Man". New Line Cinema. 2004-12-10. Retrieved 2006-07-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ Fritz, Ben (2005-11-02). "Marvel steels itself for 'Iron'". Variety. Retrieved 2006-07-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. ^ Faraci, Devin (2007-01-18). "EIGHT WEEKS TO IRON MAN". CHUD. Retrieved 2007-01-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ "Marvel Studios seals iron-clad deal". Guardian Unlimited. 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2006-10-06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  27. ^ Stax (2007-01-16). "Iron Man's Armor: Who is building the suit?". IGN. Retrieved 2007-01-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  28. ^ Holtreman, Vic (2006-09-15). "Rejected Iron Man Movie Armor Concepts". ScreenRant.com. Retrieved 2006-10-06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  29. ^ Douglas, Edward (2006-11-07). "Robert Downey Jr. Talks Iron Man". SuperHeroHype.com. Retrieved 2006-11-07. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  30. ^ "Exclusive: Jon Favreau forges 'Iron Man'". Comics2Film. Retrieved 2006-07-28.
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  34. ^ Cordeira, Jim (2006-11-06). "Sega and Marvel hook up for Iron Man". Gaming Age. Retrieved 2006-11-06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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