Long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was even a twinkle in Kevin Feige’s eye, there had been numerous attempts at bringing Iron Man to the big screen as the rights bounced around various studios. Universal tried as early as 1990 with Honey, I Shrunk the Kids director Stuart Gordon attached, while Quentin Tarantino was approached in 1999 when the project was set up at Fox.
The Notebook‘s Nick Cassavetes then signed on in 2004 under New Line Cinema, before things fell apart once more and the rights landed in the hands of upstart production company Marvel Studios in 2005. Following that, Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. delivered one of the most important and influential blockbusters ever made, one which served as the launchpad for what would quickly become the most lucrative and popular franchise that Hollywood had ever seen.
Of course, Rdj bowed out as Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame, but...
The Notebook‘s Nick Cassavetes then signed on in 2004 under New Line Cinema, before things fell apart once more and the rights landed in the hands of upstart production company Marvel Studios in 2005. Following that, Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. delivered one of the most important and influential blockbusters ever made, one which served as the launchpad for what would quickly become the most lucrative and popular franchise that Hollywood had ever seen.
Of course, Rdj bowed out as Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame, but...
- 9/20/2020
- by Scott Campbell
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