In 2019, the death of Iron Man and Robert Downey Jr.’s farewell to the MCU brought thousands of viewers to tears. It must be said that the actor wore his iconic red armor for more than 10 years. It was 2007 when he signed on to feature Tony Stark, the billionaire and genius inventor adored by comic book readers.
The House of Ideas is hoping that launching a new movie franchise with Iron Man will put superheroes back in the spotlight. With $585 million worldwide on a budget of $140 million, Jon Favreau’s film is the highest-grossing of 2008. Thanks to this success, the first stage has finally begun.
The rest of the story, we know. In a decade filled with successes and failures, Marvel introduced Iron Man, Captain America and more to popular culture and proved that we can also deliver great cinematic moments with “geek” movies.
A noticeable absence
When Disney+ launches in 2021, the platform promises its subscribers a rich catalog that combines several universes, including Marvel’s. Films that are classified in chronological order allow them to follow all the stages without getting lost. But one of them is missing: Iron Man. It’s a shame when we know he’s the one we owe everything to and that we’ll discover the superhero’s origin story.
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The reason for this absence is quite simple. When Kevin Feige wanted to launch the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the businessman had no choice but to turn to other studios to produce or distribute certain films. That was the case with Fox – who owned the X-Men rights – or Sony (Spider-Man). The first installment of Iron Man was produced entirely by Marvel, but was distributed worldwide by Paramount.
The two sides need to reach a broadcast deal so that Iron Man can arrive in our catalog this Friday, May 10, but that also means he could drop it from one day to the next. The rights are actually regularly re-negotiated… For a preview of Tony Stark / Robert Downey Jr.’s first steps, it’s now or never!!
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