In 2008 the Marvel Cinematic Universe It wasn’t the ultimate universe of superhero movies and TV shows it is today; it was, as Nick Fury said The Avengersjust an idea. Production Man of Steel, with Robert Downey Jr. and Jeff Bridges, it was a risk. Bridges also said the film’s making process made him a little “crazy” due to the amount of tweaking everyone had to do on the film at the time of production.
In an interview with dressing table , Bridges, who played Tony Stark’s business partner turned villain Obadiah Stane, explained how, in pre-production, he worked with director Jon Favreau and Downey to rework and rehearse. Man of Steel script and they wanted to “fix this”, “fix that”. For the first day of filming, the studio ditched its ideas and reverted to the old script, causing the cast and crew to collapse at the start of filming.
There was a lot of confusion about what we were going to say. [in the movie]. And we spent hours in one of our trailers going over the top and saying, “Oh, do my part or I’ll do yours,” exploring how we would do it. Jon was like, ‘Oh, I know a writer. Let me see, he might have some ideas … “Meanwhile, the crew is on stage, you know, stamping their feet and saying,” When are we going to start this?
Needless to say, this has caused a lot of “confusion”. In the interview, Bridges talked about how he re-evaluated his mindset about chaotic production to get a more positive view of the experience. After that, he had a lot of fun making the film and considers it the “best Marvel movie”.
And it drove me crazy until I made a slight adjustment in my brain and that adaptation was “Jeff, relax. You’re making a $ 200 million student movie. Relax and enjoy.” And it worked because here I can play with these two amazing artists and just play, and that’s what we ended up doing. For my money, this is the best Marvel movie. I know I’m biased, of course, but man, I thought that it was a wonderful experience.
This film had many obstacles in its path, to put it mildly. Marvel had never made its own film, until 2008 it sold its properties to other studios (see X-Men at Fox and Spider-Man at Sony). According to Marvel Studios CEO Kevin Feige, one of the biggest risks was choosing Downey for the lead role, as he was in the midst of a comeback and had only appeared in a few films that featured him against Tony Stark.
Despite the struggle to do so, the film not only became a blockbuster in its own right, but launched a number of projects that have become some of the most popular films of all time.
Man of Steel It ended up grossing over $ 580 million worldwide and remained one of the most loved and critically acclaimed films in the MCU, earning 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film brought Downey back into the spotlight, where his portrayal of Tony Stark dominated the MCU until his character died in Finale of the Avengers. Downey talked about his personal connection with the character and what it meant to him. While many have said that Downey’s casting was great and that he was the only person who could have played him, Favreau had to fight to get Downey’s casting accepted by the studio.
Favreau has also become one of the technologically advanced directors in television and film. He helped pioneer the use of LED sets to film instead of green screen in one of Disney + ‘s best original shows. the Mandalorian and directed CGI remakes of Disney classics The Jungle Book Yes The Lion King.
Having Favreau lead the first MCU film launched a line of smaller but critically acclaimed directors who have directed MCU films such as Fruitvale station director Ryan Coogler, Chloé Zhao the woman behind land of nomadsand Taika Waititi, director of irreverent independent comedies What we do in the shadows.
Man of Steel also set the bar high for launch. Bridges, Downey and Gwyneth Paltrow have launched a legacy of iconic actors playing roles in these projects. The list includes, but is not limited to: Oscar winners Tommy Lee Jones, Sam Rockwell, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett and Lupita Nyong’o.
So during the creation Man of Steel may have driven those who have driven it crazy, it was worth it because it launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a giant of superheroes, which has just announced its fifth phase of films and TV shows, which is constantly evolving and challenging the genre, just like the movie that started it all.
Source: Cinemablend
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