Iron Man
Marvel Studios film · Released April 30, 2008
Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Jon Favreau and written by the teams of Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, the film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, and Shaun Toub.
Cast ages when filming began (March 12, 2007)
- Robert Downey Jr., as Tony Stark / Iron Man: 41
- Terrence Howard, as James "Rhodey" Rhodes: 38
- Jeff Bridges, as Obadiah Stane: 57
- Gwyneth Paltrow, as Virginia "Pepper" Potts: 34
- Shaun Toub, as Ho Yinsen: 43
- Faran Tahir, as Raza: 43
- Leslie Bibb, as Christine Everhart: 32
- Clark Gregg, as Agent Coulson: 44
- Paul Bettany, as Jarvis: 35
- Jon Favreau, as Hogan: 40
- Samuel L. Jackson: 58
- Peter Billingsley, as William Ginter Riva: 35
- Tom Morello, as Guards: 42
- Will Lyman, as Award Ceremony Narrator: 58
- Jim Cramer, as Himself: 52