The hero of the movie "Iron Man Tony Stark": a story and interesting facts about the shooting

The universe of comic books Marvel gave the world a huge number of diverse superheroes, some of them can not be forgotten. Of course, we are talking about a character nicknamed Iron Man (Tony Stark). The well-known multimillionaire, the conqueror of women's hearts and part-time brilliant scientist, thanks to his sense of humor, charisma and intelligence, conquered the hearts of millions and rightly took one of the leading roles among superheroes. About this character and will be discussed in the article.

The appearance of a superhero

For the first time the world heard about a hero named Tony Stark (Iron Man) back in 1963. At first, the character did not have his own comic strip, and he had to fight for the readers' attention with stars such as Captain America, but he quickly gained popularity.

Already in 1968, Marvel launches a separate story about the hero. Despite the fact that the series lasted only 332 issues, it was able to form the world of Iron Man. Initially, the stories about this superhero, according to the idea of the author Stan Lee, expressed anticommunist ideas and became a platform for expressing thoughts about the Cold War with the Soviet Union. But after the unsuccessful war in Vietnam, the series lost its political relevance and switched to terrorism and corporate crimes.

A few facts from the life of the character

Tony Stark (Iron Man) does not have any super abilities, which stands out among other heroes. He was not bitten by radioactive spiders or brought from another planet, he was not struck by lightning, he wore no cloak and mask. The great scientist, thanks to his intellect and ingenuity, was able to reach unprecedented heights.

Born future superhero in the family of a wealthy industrialist, owner of a huge corporation "Stark Industries." At the age of 15, this genius entered the Massachusetts Institute, and at 19 he celebrated his graduation. At the age of 21, the Iron Man (Tony Stark), after the death of his parents, as a result of an arranged car accident, becomes the head of the corporation. But for a young man, the management of the company has become an unbearable burden, so Stark holds a significant part of his affairs to Assistant Virginia Potts (Pepper).

According to the author of the series, Wall Lee, he copied his character from the real man Howard Hughes. This businessman, inventor and adventurer was known throughout the world in the 50s of last century.

Iron Man on the big screen

The idea of making a movie about the adventures of this superhero appeared in 1990. It was at that time that the films of 20th Century, Universal Studios, New Line Cinema began to screen the comics. But in 2006, all rights to shoot bought Marvel Studios. Since this was the first project financed solely by the Marvel movie company, its screening took so much time.

The film "Tony Stark - Iron Man", the description of which is presented below, was the first film from a series of superhero adventures from the fictional Marvel universe.

The director of the first film was John Favreau. You can learn it from the role of buddy of the main character Happy Hogan. John decided to single out a superhero among the rest, so the film about his adventures was filmed in California, and not as usual in New York. The director had his own approach to filming, he allowed actors to freely change dialogues, if the content of the film did not suffer from this. Probably, this was the basis of the grandiose success with which this action took place in all cinemas of the world.

The film "Tony Stark - Iron Man": actors and roles

In addition to impressive special effects, the movie about the adventures of a superhero pleased and an excellent cast of actors. Even before the filming began, it was clear that this project was waiting for an unprecedented success. That's why the stars claimed to participate in the film, such as Tom Cruise and Nicolas Cage, and many others wanted to get into the movie "Tony Stark - Iron Man." The main role went to Robert Downey Jr.. He embodied a superhero and a multi-millionaire. The actor at the time of filming reached the age of 43, so he had to carefully attend to his appearance and attend the gym at least 5 times a week.

Another star of the world scale, starred in this film, is Gwyneth Paltrow. She played the role of the main helper of the superhero. It is noteworthy that the actress at first did not particularly burn with the desire to star in this film and agreed to participate only on condition that the shooting will take place not far from her house.

The main villain and antagonist of Iron Man masterfully implemented Jeff Bridges. The role of Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes (Rowdy) went to Terrence Howard. Artificial intelligence, part-time butler Tony Stark, was voiced by Paul Bettany.

Plot of the film

The story that tells us the movie "Tony Stark - Iron Man" (the content is presented below), is slightly different from comic books. According to the story, the protagonist is a multimillionaire and a philanthropist who spent his life carefree. A lot of money to him brings the supply of various weapons for the needs of the army. One day, after the demonstration of a new project, Tony Stark was captured by terrorists from Afghanistan, who demanded the creation of a "Jericho" rocket for them. During the abduction, the main character was seriously wounded in the chest. Despite the fact that Stark has extracted the largest pieces, a small shrapnel has settled in his body and is trying to get close to the heart. That's why the protagonist inserts an electromagnet into his chest. Tony realizes that even if he creates a rocket, the terrorists will not release him. So instead of "Jericho" the hero is taken for the production of heavy armor, which helps to get out of captivity.

Returning home, Stark refuses to produce any weapons and spends all his time on creating a more perfect costume. According to the plot of the main character, there will be more than one battle with terrorists. He has to protect the innocent, join the confrontation with the US Air Force and unravel the conspiracy in his own company. Also, the Iron Man (Tony Stark) will get acquainted with the mysterious group Sh.I.T, who will meet the hero many times in his future adventures.

Grandiose success

John Favreau had never participated in such projects before, but he managed to create a great action with amazing special effects. Especially successful, according to experts, were scenes with flights. And it's not surprising, after the shooting, Robert Downey spent 8 more months working on special effects in the studio to harmoniously convey the movements of the superhero. Critics noted excellent camera work and the soundtrack for the film.

The painting was a huge success in the cinemas around the world. "Tony Stark - Iron Man" (fiction) was nominated 8 times for the "Saturn" award - the main prize of the Academy of Science Fiction, especially popular among fans of films from this genre. Also, the film was nominated in two positions for the Oscar.

Continuation of adventure

The film "Tony Stark - Iron Man 2" appeared on the screen in 2010. The director of the film was the same John Favreau. The cast has remained virtually unchanged: Robert Downey Jr. And Gwyneth Paltrow remained the executors of the main roles. Terrence Howard, who played James Rowdy, left the project due to disagreements with the Marvel movie company about the fee, and Don Cheadle was chosen in his place. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow also wanted to demand an increase in payment, but after the refusal decided to stay in the project and not create a scandal. But Robert Downey Jr. Broke the jackpot. The first part brought him $ 500 thousand, and in the second he was paid 10 million.

Star composition of the second part

They appeared in the movie "Tony Stark - Iron Man 2" and new, but well-known faces. In the second part, the protagonist had to enter into confrontation with the brilliant Soviet engineer Ivan Vanko, nicknamed Khlyst, masterfully played by Mickey Rourke. In order to get used to the role of the Russian prisoner, the actor visited Butyrskaya prison.

Scarlett Johansson is another world-class star that hit the second part of the superhero adventure. According to the plot, the actress played Natasha Romanoff, the special agent Sh.I.T.a by the nickname Black Widow. Justin Hammer embodied the role of Sam Rockwell, another villain who had to fight Tony Stark.

Rent and awards of the second part

The rating of this film was significantly lower than the previous part. So the film received average ratings. The picture was nominated for prestigious awards, such as "Oscar" and "Saturn", but she failed to win a single prize. Critics complained about the lack of disclosure of the storyline and the fact that the film was not as funny as the first part. "Iron Man 2" was held with a relatively good box office success. The president of the studio Marvel still was pleased with the results of the film and said that the continuation of the adventure will be more interesting and will appear on the screen as early as 2013.

One of the highest grossing films in history

"Tony Stark - Iron Man 3" came out on the big screens in April 2013. The director's armchair was left by John Favreau, and the master of ironic fighters Shane Black, with whom Downey was already working on the film "Kiss Smile", took over in his place. The main roles are played by the same Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle. The cast was joined by Ben Kingsley, Rebecca Hall and Guy Pearce, they played villains and the main opponents of the superhero.

The Iron Man (Tony Stark) in this part showed how he can cope with difficulties even without his heroic costume. After losing the first battle with the main enemy of the mandarin, the hero begins to deal with the villain seriously. And then the viewer falls one turn of the plot after another. The film keeps in suspense from the very beginning and to the final credits. And the fact that the picture is full of jokes and stunning special effects, gives it more charm.

Change of the director positively influenced the whole picture. Shane Black, familiar on two parts of the blockbuster "Lethal Weapon", was able to discover new traits of the character of the amazing superhero named Tony Stark.

"Iron Man 3" was a huge success all over the world. With a budget of 200 million, the film raised more than $ 1 billion at the box office and entered the 10 most profitable films in history. No less impression is made and the fee of the performer of the main role. Clever Robert Downey Jr. Realized that without him the film can not exist, and asked for his participation $ 50 million, and still got them.

"Tony Stark - Iron Man 4"

To date, the film company "Marvel" has not officially announced the release of the continuation of the solo adventures of the movie hero.

And this is not surprising, because the studio produces several major films from the comic universe, in which there is also Tony Stark (Iron Man). The year of release of this film according to preliminary estimates is 2018, if the project is approved and implemented.