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| Plot: Based on the popular Mavel Comics superhero, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark is kidnapped and sent to Afghanistan to build a weapon for his captors in return for keeping his heart stable. Instead, he build a suit of armor which he uses to escape his captors. Stark then dedicates himself to fighting crime as Iron Man after facing the Mandarin. | |||||
Cast: * Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man * Terrence Howard as James Rhodes * Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia "Pepper" Potts * Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane * Shaun Toub as Yin Sen * Leslie Bibb as "fast-talking" reporter * Bill Smitrovich as ????????????? * Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury * ????? (my bet's on Chow-Yun Fat) as The Mandarin Cameos: * Jon Favreau as final scene security guard * Stan Lee is in between three blondes when Tony mistakes him for Hugh Hefner Crew: * Directed by Jon Favreau * Produced by Avi Arad & Kevin Feige * Comic Book Written by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby * Screenplay Written by Arthur Marcum, Matthew Hollaway, Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby * Cinematography by Matthew Libatique * Distributed by Paramount Pictures * Suit design by Adi Granov & Phil Saunders * Visual effects by Industrial Light & Magic * Audio production by Skywalker Sound * Color timing and mastering by EFilm |
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| Notes: * There might be an Iron Man 2 that focuses on Stark's personal problems and James Rhodes becoming War Machine. * Marvel Studio's first live-action film. |
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| In theaters May 2, 2008. | |||||
| Disclaimer: I don't own Iron Man. For more information visit, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_%28film%29 | |||||