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Iron Man trilogy
Iron Man trilogy
Directed by	Jon Favreau (1-2); Shane Black (3)
Screenplay by	Mark Fergus(1); Hawk Ostby(1); Art Marcum (1); Matt Holloway (1); Justin Theroux (2); Shane Black (3); Drew Pearce (3)
Based on	Iron Man by; Stan Lee; Larry Lieber; Don Heck; Jack Kirby;
Produced by	Kevin Feige
Starring	Robert Downey, Jr.; Gwyneth Paltrow; Don Cheadle (2–3); Paul Bettany; Jon Favreau; Samuel L. Jackson (1–2); Clark Gregg (1–2); Leslie Bibb (1–2); Jeff Bridges (1); Terrence Howard (1); Scarlett Johansson (2); Sam Rockwell (2); Mickey Rourke (2); Guy Pearce (3); Rebecca Hall (3); Ben Kingsley(3)
Production; companies	Marvel Studios; Fairview Entertainment (1–2); DMG Entertainment(3)
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (1–2); Walt Disney Studios; Motion Pictures1 (3)
Release date	2008–2013
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$545,000,000
Box office	$2,424,547,547

Iron Man is a American superhero film series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first film of the series, Iron Man was released in 2008, the second film, Iron Man 2 was released in 2010 and the third and final film, Iron Man 3 was released in 2013. It is third in highest-grossing film series as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series.

Films

Stand-alone films

Iron Man (2008)

When Stark is captured in enemy territory, he builds a high-tech suit of armor to escape. Now, he's on a mission to save the world as a hero who's built not born, to be unlike any other.

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Everyone now knows Stark is Iron Man, and now Stark is being pressured by the government to share the schematics of the Iron Man armor, for military use. Paranoid of the fact that the schematics could fall into the wrong hands, Tony hides the secrets of the Iron Man.

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Stark faces a powerful enemy, the Mandarin, when he embarks on a quest to find those responsible for destroying his private world. Along the way, he discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: "Does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?".

Crossovers

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Stark makes a brief cameo appearance during a scene with Thunderbolt Ross, in which he discusses putting a superhero team together.^[1] Stark Industries is also seen in the opening credits, supplying vehicles to Ross. The logo is again seen on the carbon freezing unit that the super soldier serum was being stored in.

Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor with the help of Black Widow and Hawkeye to form a team that must stop Thor's adoptive brother Loki and his allies the Chitauri from subjugating Earth.

Future

In June 2013, Robert Downey, Jr. will reprise his role as Iron Man in Marvel's The Avengers: Age of Ultron and a third Avengers film.^[2]

Cast and characters

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A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.

A ^V indicates a voice-only role

A ^C indicates the actor or actress appears in a cameo appearance

A ^P indicates the actor or actress only appears in a photograph only.

	Iron Man (2008)	Iron Man 2 (2010)	Iron Man 3 (2013)
Tony Stark Iron Man	Robert Downey, Jr.
Pepper Potts	Gwyneth Paltrow
James Rhodes War Machine / Iron Patriot	Terrence Howard	Don Cheadle
J.A.R.V.I.S.	Paul Bettany^V
Happy Hogan	Jon Favreau
Nick Fury	Samuel L. Jackson^C	Samuel L. Jackson
Phil Coulson	Clark Gregg
Christine Everhart	Leslie Bibb
Yinsen	Shaun Toub		Shaun Toub^C
Obadiah Stane Iron Monger	Jeff Bridges
Raza	Faran Tahir
Natasha Romanoff Black Widow		Scarlett Johansson
Justin Hammer		Sam Rockwell
Ivan Vanko Whiplash		Mickey Rourke
Howard Stark	Gerard Sanders^P	John Slattery
Senator Stern		Garry Shandling
Aldrich Killian Mandarin			Guy Pearce
Dr. Maya Hansen			Rebecca Hall
Trevor Slattery			Ben Kingsley
Savin			James Badge Dale
Brandt			Stephanie Szostak
Jack Taggert			Ashley Hamilton
Dr. Wu			Wang Xueqi
President Ellis			William Sadler
Harley			Ty Simpkins
Dr. Bruce Banner			Mark Ruffalo^C

Release

Iron Man is distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures. It received positive reviews from film critics. On May 1, 2008, the film was identified as the "best-reviewed film of the year so far" by Jen Yamato of review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the site reporting at that time the film had received a rating of 95% based on 107 reviews and this rating has held its place as of January 2010. The film currently holds a score of 93% based on 238 reviews. Metacritic gave the film normalized average score of 79%, based on 38 reviews. The film received two sequels.

Iron Man 2 is distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures. It received generally positive reviews. It holds a 73% overall approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 274 reviews with an average rating of 6.5/10, and the film is "Certified Fresh", with the critical consensus that "It isn't quite the breath of fresh air that Iron Man was, but this sequel comes close with solid performances and an action-packed plot". After the release of Iron Man 2, The Walt Disney Company agreed to pay Paramount $115, million for the worldwide distribution rights to both Iron Man 3 and Marvel's The Avengers.^[3] Disney, Marvel and Paramount announced a May 3, 2013 release date for Iron Man 3.

Iron Man 3 is distributed worldwide by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures¹ with the exception of China, where it is being released by DMG Entertainment, and Germany and Austria, where it is being released by Tele München Group.^[4] It received generally positive reviews from professional film critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 78% approval rating with an average rating of 7.0/10, based on 257 reviews,^[5] while Metacritic gave a score of 62 out of 100 based on 43 reviews.^[6]

Reception

Box office performance

Film	U.S. release date	Revenue			Rank		Budget	Reference
Film	U.S. release date	United States	International	Worldwide	All time domestic	All time worldwide	Budget	Reference
Iron Man	May 2, 2008	$318,412,101	$266,762,121	$585,174,222	#33	#94	$140,000,000	^[7]
Iron Man 2	May 7, 2010	$312,433,331	$311,500,000	$623,933,331	#37	#79	$200,000,000	^[8]
Iron Man 3	May 3, 2013	$409,013,994	$806,426,000	$1,215,439,994	#14	#5	$200,000,000	^[9]
Total		$998,351,432	$1,353,062,121	$2,351,413,553		#13	$540,000,000

Critical response

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
Iron Man	93% (238 reviews)^[10]	79 (38 reviews)^[11]
Iron Man 2	73% (274 reviews)^[12]	57 (40 reviews)^[13]
Iron Man 3	79% (263 reviews)^[14]	62 (43 reviews)^[15]
Average ratings	82%	66

Notes

^ As part of the deal transferring the distribution rights of Marvel's The Avengers and Iron Man 3 from Paramount Pictures to the Walt Disney Company, the Paramount logo appears on the films' promotional materials and merchandising. Also, Paramount earns 8% of The Avengers income and 9% of Iron Man 3's income.^[16]

References

^ Carroll, Larry (March 17, 2008). "'Iron Man' Star Robert Downey Jr. Talks About 'Incredible Hulk' Cameo, Controversial 'Tropic Thunder' Pics". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
^ "Robert Downey Jr. To Return As Marvel's Iron Man". Marvel.com. June 20, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
^ Frankel, Daniel (October 18, 2010). "Breaking: Disney to Distribute 'Iron Man 3' and 'The Avengers'". The Wrap. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
^ "Marvel's 'Iron Man 3' to Be Co-Produced in China" (Press release). The Walt Disney Company Chin via Business Wire. April 16, 2012. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
^ "Iron Man 3 (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
^ "Iron Man 3 review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
^ "Iron Man (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
^ "Iron Man 2 (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
^ "Iron Man 3 (2013)". Box Office. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
^ "Iron Man". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
^ "Iron Man (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Iron Man 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
^ "Iron Man 2 (2010): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
^ "Iron Man 3". Rotten Tomatoes. RottenTomatoes. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
^ "Iron Man 3 (2010): Reviews". Metacritic. Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
^ Graser, Marc (October 11, 2011). "Why Par, not Disney, gets 'Avengers' credit". Variety. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.

External links

Official website

Category:Iron Man films Category:Marvel Cinematic Universe films Category:Paramount Pictures films

[1] Carroll, Larry (March 17, 2008). "'Iron Man' Star Robert Downey Jr. Talks About 'Incredible Hulk' Cameo, Controversial 'Tropic Thunder' Pics". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2010.

[DowneyAvengers2&3-2] "Robert Downey Jr. To Return As Marvel's Iron Man". Marvel.com. June 20, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.

[DisneyIM3-3] Frankel, Daniel (October 18, 2010). "Breaking: Disney to Distribute 'Iron Man 3' and 'The Avengers'". The Wrap. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

[DMGChina-4] "Marvel's 'Iron Man 3' to Be Co-Produced in China" (Press release). The Walt Disney Company Chin via Business Wire. April 16, 2012. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.

[5] "Iron Man 3 (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 4, 2013.

[6] "Iron Man 3 review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

[7] "Iron Man (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

[8] "Iron Man 2 (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

[9] "Iron Man 3 (2013)". Box Office. Retrieved 2013-04-29.

[rotiron-10] "Iron Man". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2012-11-02.

[11] "Iron Man (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 2010-02-05.

[rotiron2-12] "Iron Man 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2012-10-03.

[13] "Iron Man 2 (2010): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 2010-05-10.

[Koruptional-14] "Iron Man 3". Rotten Tomatoes. RottenTomatoes. Retrieved 2012-04-27.

[15] "Iron Man 3 (2010): Reviews". Metacritic. Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-04-27.

[VarietyParamount-16] Graser, Marc (October 11, 2011). "Why Par, not Disney, gets 'Avengers' credit". Variety. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.

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v t e Jon Favreau
Filmography
Films directed	Made (2001) Elf (2003) Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) Iron Man (2008) Iron Man 2 (2010) Cowboys & Aliens (2011) Chef (2014) The Jungle Book (2016) The Lion King (2019) The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026)
Films written only	Swingers (1996) Couples Retreat (2009)
TV series created	Dinner for Five (2001–2005) The Chef Show (2019–2020) The Mandalorian (2019–present) The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022)
TV episodes directed	"Moving On (The Office)" "Pilot (About a Boy)" "Chapter 9: The Marshal"

v t e Films by Shane Black
Written and directed	Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) Iron Man 3 (2013) The Nice Guys (2016) The Predator (2018) Play Dirty (TBA)
Written only	Lethal Weapon (1987) The Monster Squad (1987) Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) The Last Boy Scout (1991) Last Action Hero (1993) The Long Kiss Goodnight (1998)