SUMMARY Iron Man remains a thrillingly self-contained origin story for one of the last decade’s most iconic screen heroes. RETROSPECTIVE Well, this is the movie that kicked it all off, and it’s easy to see why: it’s a flat-out good movie. Producer Kevin Feige made the right call hiring director Jon Favreau, who knows how to balance drama, comedy, and action. It’s hard to remember now, but the MCU was considered a risk when it started out. And Iron Man, typically considered a B-level superhero, was not considered a strong-enough IP to build this grand experiment on.
MCU Recap: Iron Man (2008)
MCU Recap: Iron Man (2008)
MCU Recap: Iron Man (2008)
SUMMARY Iron Man remains a thrillingly self-contained origin story for one of the last decade’s most iconic screen heroes. RETROSPECTIVE Well, this is the movie that kicked it all off, and it’s easy to see why: it’s a flat-out good movie. Producer Kevin Feige made the right call hiring director Jon Favreau, who knows how to balance drama, comedy, and action. It’s hard to remember now, but the MCU was considered a risk when it started out. And Iron Man, typically considered a B-level superhero, was not considered a strong-enough IP to build this grand experiment on.