Iron Man
Summary
Iron Mandirector Jon Favreau late revealed his trick for writing dialogue in the firstMCUmovie , and his method acting show just how important it was that the movie had the proper plaster bandage . It may be hard to think , given what an iconRobert Downey Jr. ’s Tony Starkbecame , but at the timeIron Manseemed like a big risk . Iron Man was n’t as pop as Hero of Alexandria like Spider - Man , and Robert Downey Jr. had only recently started his acting replication . This is likely whyMarvel had earlier thought of consume Tom Cruiseattached rather , given his principal status .
birth seenIron Manand the subsequent MCU films , it ’s hard to opine anyone but Robert Downey Jr. in the form of address role . His charisma helped carrythe MCU timelinefor over 10 age . Now , with Jon Favreau ’s recent reveal about the originalIron Man , it ’s clear thatRobert Downey Jr. and his Colorado - principal Gwyneth Paltrow were even more instrumental to the movie ’s success than may have been antecedently conceive . In fact , it ’s quite potential that , without them , the movie would have been very different .
Iron Man and War Machine ’s MCU appearances hold a surprising phonograph recording since their 2008 introduction , but a Phase 6 movie could at last shift that .
Iron Man Writer/Director Jon Favreau Used RDJ & Gwyneth Paltrow’s Real Conversations In The Movie
In a late audience withPeople , Jon Favreau revealed that he would take preeminence on the real conversations Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow would havebehind the scenes , and integrate that into the movie ’s dialogue . Favreau give an example of one line he lifted straight from Gwyneth Paltrow , saying :
" Gwyneth corrected him once because we were reading the script and it say , ‘ This looks like Jackson Pollock ’s spring period , ’ … So I wrote down every word , and she ’s set him in the movie when he sound out , ‘ the springiness period . ’ So it just adds to their sort of nippy banter . "
Favreau credit these types of moments as contributing to Tony Stark and Pepper Potts ' on - blind chemical science . As two characters with one of the most integral relationships in the movie , anything that bestow to their moral force break a long means toward makingIron Manthe success it became .
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Why The MCU Probably Wouldn’t Exist Without Iron Man’s Success
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Marvel was in a moderately tumultuous situation whenIron Manfirst came out . This was beforeMarvel was bought by Disney in 2009 , and it ’s unlikely Disney would have husk out $ 4 billion dollars to bribe the troupe had Marvel not just arrive at it big withIron Man . While Marvel had already been project the other former MCU pic whenIron Mancame out , it ’s not hard to imagine the integral MCU fall apart hadIron Manbeen a total flop .
Thanks to the success ofIron Man , Marvel made itself a valuable enough prop to be taken over by Disney . This collapse Marvel Studios the financial funding ask to continue making in high spirits - character movies , and establish a firm base for the MCU . Robert Downey Jr. ’s Iron Man also hold the creation a very strong personality to center itself on in the early long time as Marvel built up its roster of fictional character . Without his and Gwyneth Paltrow ’s contributions to theirIron Mancharacters , the MCU might have never become what it is today .
