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Iron Man premiered in Sydney on April 14, 2008, and was released in the United States on May 2, being the first film in Phase One of the MCU. It grossed over $585 million, becoming the eighth-highest grossing film of 2008.
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“My armor was never a distraction or a hobby, it was a cocoon, and now I'm a changed man. You can take away my house, all my tricks and toys, but one thing you can't take away - I am Iron Man.”
―Tony Stark
(real name Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark) is a superhero from Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, first appearing in the 2008 film Iron Man. He is also one of the protagonists of the TV series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Avengers Assemble.
Tony Stark is a genius, billionaire, playboy, and philanthropist. He not only invented the Iron Man Armor, but wears the suit himself. He is a resourceful co-leader and one of the founding members of the Avengers. He is the CEO of Stark Industries, which once sold highly sophisticated weapons systems technologies to the government defense organizations such as S.H.I.E.L.D., who uses them to maintain peace and order, but has pulled his company away from the weapons business once he saw the damage they caused.
Tony passed away in Avengers: Endgame, after sacrificing himself to erase Thanos and his army from existence, leaving his wife, Pepper, a widow, and a daughter named Morgan Stark.
Iron Man was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Don Heck.
Tony Stark was born to Howard and Maria Stark on May 29, 1970. Tony's early life was often dominated by the absence of his father whom he would later describe as 'cold' and 'calculating'. Tony was also highly annoyed by Howard's constant talk about Captain America. However, from an early age, he quickly stole the spotlight with his brilliant and unique mind. At age four, he built his first circuit board, at age six his first engine, and at seventeen, he graduated summa cum laude from MIT. Stark claimed that at age 14, he still had a nanny. Then, his parents were killed in a car accident in 1991. Howard Stark's lifelong friend Obadiah Stane became the CEO of Stark Industries. At age 21 that same year, Tony became the new CEO and ushered in a new era for his father's legacy, creating smarter weapons, advanced robotics, and satellite targeting. He changed the face of the weapons industry.
On New Year's Eve in 1999, Stark, with his scientist paramour, Maya Hansen, met Ho Yinsen, who introduced Tony to Dr. Wu. After Tony arrogantly avoided crippled scientist Aldrich Killian, who wanted Stark's backing in his endeavor Advanced Ideas Mechanics. Tony completely forgot about the man, after promising to meet him on the roof, in favor of spending time with scientist Maya, offering some brief observations on her work and then leaving the morning after, unaware that Killian would become vengeful of Tony's set up.
Marvel Cinematic UniverseMarvel AnimationPhineas and Ferb: Mission MarvelIron Man appeared in the special. In New York City, Iron Man is fighting the villains such as MODOK when he was hit by Heinz Doofenshmirtz's inator, but not knowing that he went to Phineas' house to see what the matter was. Phineas said he didn't do it. He is then seen drinking apple juice from a box with Isabella Garcia-Shapiro holding on the box. Later on, he is later switched with Thor's powers. He and the heroes later regained their correct powers and defeated Red Skull, Venom and their allies.Ralph Breaks the InternetIron Man appeared in the film as a netizen from the Oh My Disney website. He is first seen flying past Vanellope von Schweetz towards the Marvel pavilion. He is later seen talking to a user (in the likeness of Stan Lee) while witnessing Vanellope running away from First Order Stormtroopers.Disney Infinity
Iron Man appears alongside the rest of the Avengers in the Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition Avengers Play Set by protecting New York from Loki and MODOK's Frost Giant forces. He can also be used in the game's other two playsets when the player collects his crossover tokens. Iron Man is compatible in Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition and his Hulkbuster armor is also available.
Marvel vs. Capcom series
Iron Man appears as a playable character in the Capcom crossover fighting games Marvel Super Heroes, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, and Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite.
Disneyland
Iron Man is to be a meltable character in Disney's California Adventure.
Walt Disney World
Due to deals made with Universal Studios, Iron Man is one of the Marvel Comics characters who is not allowed to be prominently featured in Floridian Disney Parks.
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•The song Tony uses for his introductions in Iron Man 2 and The Avengers was "Shoot to Thrill" by AC/DC. Conversely, the band's recent music video for the song features scenes from Iron Man 2 interspersed with the band's on-stage performance at a concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina (from the DVD Live at River Plate).
•Robert Downey Jr.'s performance as Tony Stark ranked #48 on Empire Magazine's Top 100 Greatest Movies Characters.
•Stark is related to the German word "Stark", which translates as "strong".
•"Stark" also translates to "strong" in Swedish.
•Tony Stark is one of five characters in the Disney company to be on the Forbes Fictional 15 list at least once with him placing #8 in 2006, #10 in 2007, #7 in 2008, #4 in 2010, #6 in 2011, #5 in 2012, and #4 again in 2013. The other four characters are Scrooge McDuck, Oliver Warbucks, Cruella De Vil, and Flintheart Glomgold.
•Robert Downey Jr. was given the title "World's Richest Superhero".
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After a brief battle with an enemy tank, Iron Man destroyed their weapon stockpiles, but accidentally drew the attention of two patrolling jet pilots of the United States Air Force. After a supersonic dogfight between Stark and two F-22s, one jet was damaged in Stark's attempt to hide, forcing the the pilot to eject.
May 2, 2008 · Action Adventure Sci-Fi. After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. Director. Jon Favreau. Writers. Mark Fergus. Hawk Ostby. Art Marcum. Stars. Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow. Terrence Howard. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $19.79.
Release Date: 2008. Genre: Science FictionSuper HeroAction-Adventure. Rating: Director: Jon Favreau. Starring: Robert Downey Jr. Terrence Howard Jeff Bridges Gwyneth Paltrow Leslie Bibb Shaun Toub. Jet-setting industrialist Tony Stark vows to protect the world as Iron Man.
