Iron Man (2008)
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Iron Man is a 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. It was directed by Jon Favreau from a screenplay by the writing teams of Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, and Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, and Gwyneth Paltrow. In the film, following his escape from captivity by a terrorist group, world famous industrialist and master engineer Tony Stark builds a mechanized suit of armor and becomes the superhero Iron Man.
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 2006. 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.
Tony Stark, who has inherited the defense contractor Stark Industries from his father Howard Stark, 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 convoy is ambushed and Stark is critically wounded by a missile used by the attackers: one of his company’s own. He is captured and imprisoned in a cave by a terrorist group called the Ten Rings. Yinsen, a fellow captive doctor, implants an electromagnet into Stark’s chest to keep the shrapnel shards that wounded him from reaching his heart and killing him. Ten Rings leader Raza offers Stark freedom in exchange for building a Jericho missile for the group, but he and Yinsen know that Raza will not keep his word.
Stark and Yinsen secretly build a small, powerful electric generator called an arc reactor to power Stark’s electromagnet and a prototype suit of powered armor to aid in their escape. Although they keep the suit hidden almost to completion, the Ten Rings discover their hostages’ intentions and attack the workshop.
Director: Jon Favreau
Writers: Mark Fergus (screenplay), Hawk Ostby (screenplay), Art Marcum (screenplay), Matt Holloway (screenplay), Stan Lee (characters), Don Heck (characters), Larry Lieber (characters), Jack Kirby (characters)
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub, Faran Tahir
►Cast:
Robert Downey Jr. | … | Tony Stark |
Terrence Howard | … | Rhodey |
Jeff Bridges | … | Obadiah Stane |
Gwyneth Paltrow | … | Pepper Potts |
Leslie Bibb | … | Christine Everhart |
Shaun Toub | … | Yinsen |
Faran Tahir | … | Raza |
Clark Gregg | … | Agent Coulson |
Bill Smitrovich | … | General Gabriel |
Sayed Badreya | … | Abu Bakaar |
Paul Bettany | … | JARVIS (voice) |
Jon Favreau | … | Hogan |
Peter Billingsley | … | William Ginter Riva |
Tim Guinee | … | Major Allen |
Will Lyman | … | Award Ceremony Narrator (voice) |
Tom Morello | … | Guard |
Marco Khan | … | Guard |
Khalili Dastan | … | Guard (as Daston Kalili) |
Ido Mor | … | Guard (as Ido Ezra) |
Kevin Foster | … | Jimmy |
Garret Noël | … | Pratt (as Garrett Noel) |
Eileen Weisinger | … | Ramirez |
Ahmed Ahmed | … | Ahmed |
Fahim Fazli | … | Omar |
Gerard Sanders | … | Howard Stark |
Tim Rigby | … | Viper 1 |
Russell Richardson | … | Viper 2 |
Nazanin Boniadi | … | Amira Ahmed |
Thomas Craig Plumer | … | Colonel Craig |
Robert Berkman | … | Dealer at Craps Table |
Stacy Stas Hurst | … | Woman at Craps Table (as Stacy Stas) |
Lauren Scyphers | … | Woman at Craps Table |
Frank Nyi | … | Engineer (as Dr. Frank Nyi) |
Marvin Jordan | … | Air Force Officer |
Jim Cramer | … | Jim Cramer |
Donna Evans | … | Woman In SUV (as Donna Evans Merlo) |
Reid Harper | … | Kid in SUV |
Summer Kylie Remington | … | Kid in SUV |
Ava Rose Williams | … | Kid in SUV |
Vladimir Kubr | … | Kid in SUV |
Callie Croughwell | … | Kid in SUV (as Callie Marie Croughwell) |
Javan Tahir | … | Gulmira Kid |
Sahar Bibiyan | … | Gulmira Mom |
Patrick O’Connell | … | Reporter |
Adam Harrington | … | Reporter |
Meera Simhan | … | Reporter |
Ben Newmark | … | Reporter |
Ricki Lander | … | Flight Attendant (as Ricki Noel Lander) |
Jeannine Kaspar | … | Flight Attendant |
Sarah Cahill | … | Flight Attendant |
Stan Lee | … | Stan Lee |
Justin Rex | … | Air Force Lieutenant |
Zorianna Kit | … | Zorianna Kit |
Lana Kinnear | … | Stan’s Girl |
Nicole Lindeblad | … | Stan’s Girl |
Masha Lund | … | Stan’s Girl |
Gabrielle Tuite | … | Stan’s Girl |
Tim Griffin | … | CAOC Analyst |
Joshua Harto | … | CAOC Analyst |
Micah Hauptman | … | CAOC Analyst |
James Bethea | … | CAOC Analyst |
Greg Anthony | … | Terrorist |
Jeffrey Ashkin | … | Photographer |
Mark W. Berry | … | News Reporter |
Russell Bobbitt | … | Georgio |
Jon Braver | … | Afghani Fighter |
Vianessa Castaños | … | Fireman’s Wife |
Mike Cochrane | … | Gulmira Villager |
Crystal Marie Denha | … | Dubai Beauty |
Yonel Dorelis | … | Self – USAF Helicopter Pilot |
Mellany Gandara | … | Dubai Girl |
Glenn Goldstein | … | Afghani Insurgent |
Halla | … | House wife at Award Ceremony |
Rodrick Hersh | … | Insurgent |
Kristin J. Hooper | … | Reporter |
Samuel L. Jackson | … | Nick Fury |
Chris Jalandoni | … | Dubai Waiter |
Stephen Janousek | … | Party Guest |
Theo Kypri | … | Insurgent |
Laura Liguori | … | Dancer in Ballroom |
Flavia Manes Rossi | … | Reporter |
Anthony Martins | … | Village Dad |
Allison McAtee | … | Dubai Beauty |
Robert McMurrer | … | Reporter |
James M. Myers | … | Airforce Officer |
America Olivo | … | Dubai Beauty #1 |
Sylvette Ortiz | … | Staff Sergeant |
Brett Padelford | … | Journalist |
Ajani Perkins | … | Voice |
Elijah Samuel Quesada | … | Waiter / Reporter |
Chris Reid | … | Reporter |
Toi Rose | … | News Cameraman |
Arne Starr | … | Dubai Tychoon in hat / Bus Passenger |
George F. Watson | … | Rooftop Fireman |
David Zyler | … | Whiplash One (voice) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia