Iron Man is just another Marvel comic character to get the big screen treatment. Iron Man is perhaps one of the lesser known Marvel charcters compared with X -Men, Fantastic Four and The Hulk. Robert Downey Jr is to take the lead role as Iron Man aka Tony Stark. Stark is a brillionaire weapons manufacturer who is injured by a landmine. He is captured by Afgan forces and a dying Stark is fored to build them a weapon.He builds an suit which acts as a life support machine for Stark who escapes and returns to the America where he mus come to terms with his past

When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man. Both Nicholas Cage and Tom Cruise expressed interest in playing the lead role in the new film and Quentin Tarantino was approached to write and direct the movie. But Jon Favreau was in the end landed the job as director. Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Leslie Bibb, Bill Smitrovich, Nazanin Boniadi, Micah Hauptman

Released May 2

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