Why Kevin Feige thought Iron Man was ‘thin and dark’

First big success Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Iron Manreleased on April 30, 2008 in Brazilian cinemas, did not have many expectations from Kevin Feigepresident of Marvel Studiosin the post-production period.

Directed by Jon Favreauthe film featured names like Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Favreau (Happy Hogan), Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts), Jeff Bridges (Iron Monk), Terrence Howard (James Rhodes), Leslie Bibb (Christine Everhart), Paul Bettany (JARVIS) It is Stan Lee in the cast. The synopsis says:

Tony Stark is a billionaire industrialist and brilliant inventor who carries out military tests abroad, but is kidnapped by terrorists who force him to build a devastating weapon. Instead, he builds an armored suit of armor and confronts his kidnappers. When he returns to the United States, Stark improves his armor and uses it to fight crime.

According to information from the Koimoithe book The Art of Iron Man includes a statement from the executive about expectations about the project before launch. “There was a point in post-production where everything felt very tenuous and dark. We hadn’t arrived at a satisfactory cut and the effects weren’t quite right yet,” he said.

“It’s a terrible time in the process when, after years of hard work, we are struck with the nagging fear that, despite tireless dedication and meticulous planning, the whole thing could go wrong,” he continued. Kevin Feige.

Then the president of the Marvel Studios revealed how he managed to believe in Iron Man: read the book The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film: Based on the Lost Interviews from the Official Lucasfilm Archiveswritten by JW Rinzler and launched in 2007.

He documented behind-the-scenes interviews and photos taken long before the film became a hit. When everything seemed to be going very wrong. But that didn’t happen. It went very well, many would say, when all was said and done. Reading this book gave me the most necessary thing for making a successful film (and for life, for that matter). Faith.