Marvel Celebrates Iron Man's 10th Anniversary With New BTS Photos

Marvel Studios celebrated the tenth anniversary of the release of theIron Manwith a pair of behind - the - scenes picture from the film . May 2 , 2008 , marked a momentous occasion in the history of the studio when Robert Downey Jr. suited up to act Tony Stark / Iron Man , which was at the time one of the lesser - known role to the cosmopolitan public that was created by Marvel Comics iconic editor program and writer Stan Lee , develop by author Larry Lieber , and designed by fabled creative person Jack Kirby and Don Heck . The character original made his debut in the panes of Marvel’sTales of Suspense # 39from 1963 but did not clear his cinematic dream until 45 yr later .

Written and aim by Jon Favreau , Iron Man , while made under the auspice of Marvel Studios , was spread by Paramount Pictures in a deal that pre - datedMarvel Entertainment ’s acquisition by Disneyin 2009.Iron Man ’s success on the big screen no doubt factored into the decision to pull the trigger on the $ 4 billion deal ( which included the right hand to about 5,000 of the comic book companionship ’s eccentric ) , since it pulled in a blockbuster $ 318.4 million in its domesticated run , plus another $ 266.7 million overseas for a planetary cume of $ 585.1 million .

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Now , 10 age to the day ofIron Man ’s release in theaters , the studio apartment that brought the quality to life is commemorating the landmark photographic film by looking back at some of the fundamental grapheme behind the picture of the production . In a tweet sent out byMarvel Studioson Wednesday , Downey Jr. is image in his Mark 1 Iron Man courtship behind a clack control board in one picture , while Marvel Studios Chief Executive Kevin Feige is pictured on - curing with Favreau and Pepper Potts actress Gwyneth Paltrow in another . See the tweet below .

10 years ago , today … The Marvel Cinematic Universe began.#IronManpic.twitter.com / z27f74fGVN — Marvel Studios ( @MarvelStudios)May 2 , 2018

While the reveals of behind - the - scenes photos are generally nothing raw or particular to any Marvel Studios film , let alone any picture show in oecumenical , there ’s a special kind of poignance attached to the ones Marvel released on Wednesday . It ’s enough to make the passage of clip seem so fleeting , and it ’s a reminder just how far and how fast the studio has risen to the top of the cinematic earth in the past decade , especially give howAvengers : eternity Warelectrified interview over the weekend on its way to snatch up the record fromStar Wars : The Force Awakensto score thebiggest U.S. opening weekend of all fourth dimension .

With any luck , Marvel Studios will go on to celebrate the anniversaries of its now 19 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , especially since so many of them are deserving celebrating . No day of remembrance may be as sweetened asIron Manhitting its first major mark , however ; a stain that will only be outdone when the film reaches year 20 and 25 , etc . on the calendar . For today , though , devotee should lionise Marvel and its decision to start out with a quality who is just as impregnable in 2018 as he was in his unveiling in 2008 .