Iron Man (film, 2008)

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Iron Man
Directed by	Jon Favreau
Produced by	Kevin Fiege Stan Lee Avi Arad
Written by	Stan Lee Larry Lieber Don Heck Jack Kirby (original) John August Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby Arthur Marcum Matthew Hollaway
Starring	Robert Downey Jr. Jeff Bridges Terence Howard Gwyneth Paltrow Shaun Toub Clark Gregg
Distributed by	Marvel Studios Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	May 3, 2008
Running time	125 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Followed by	Iron Man 2 (2010)

Iron Man Is a 2008 superhero film based on the Iron Man comics of the same name. It was the first film to be independently finacned and produced by Marvel Studios, as well as the first film to be set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, as well as Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Terence Howard. Iron Man was a critical and box office success, and was followed by the 2010 sequel Iron Man 2 as well as a series of films set in the "Avengers universe". In the "Avengers" chronology, it is set between the events of Captain America: The First Avenger and Iron Man 2.

Cast[edit]

• Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark
• Jeff Bridges as Iron Monger/Obadiah Stane
• Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
• Terence Howard as James Rhodes
• Shaun Toub as Ho Yinsen
• Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson
• Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury