The still brilliant start to the most successful film series of all time, which is now worth 29 billion

2008 ushered in a new era for comic book adaptations when Marvel superhero Iron Man was brought to the big screen. Jon Favreau directed the film with Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role. This evolved from that the most successful film serieswhich is now an indispensable part of cinemas.

That’s what the superhero film Iron Man is about

Unlike other superhero films, Iron Man does not focus on the supernatural abilities, but rather on the story of how Tony Stark became a hero.

Multimillionaire and heartthrob Tony Stark works in the defense industry and leads a carefree life until he is kidnapped during a weapons test run. To escape, the inventor builds one high-tech iron armor, which gives him superhuman strength. After his successful escape, he wants to focus fully on his new invention, but his shady business partner Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges) wants to get hold of the suit and the business.

MCU: The most successful franchise of all time

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Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man

In the meantime it has Marvel Cinematic Universe 34 films released and more are planned. With a worldwide box office gross of over 29 billion, it is the most successful and the fastest growing franchise. But Iron Man didn’t just lay the foundation for the MCU unprecedented success storyleading actor Robert Downey Jr. finally made his big breakthrough.

Although the actor had starred in countless films before, his career had been since the mid-90s severely affected by drug addiction been. After he had to spend 16 months behind bars for violating probation, hardly any studio wanted to employ him anymore. After one successful withdrawal in 2003 his career slowly started again with Zodiac and Gothika. However, it was Iron Man that catapulted the rehabilitated star into Hollywood’s top ranks.

Stream or TV: When is Iron Man on?

At the Monday (January 22nd) the action film was broadcast on kabel eins 8:15 p.m. One Repetition The station will show on Wednesday, January 24th at 10:55 p.m. You can also stream the superhero film on Disney+.

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