Facts about Iron Man the movie. For everyone who loves superhero films it was a delight when the much awaited Iron Man Movie was released to much critical acclaim and great financial success at the box office.
Based on the Marvel comic of the same name, the film was planned since 1990.
The main lead roles in the film were played by Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges,Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb,Faran Tahir and Shaun Toub.
The film grossed over $98 million on it’s opening weekend in the United States and Canada and has now grossed over $585 million worldwide!
The film DVD also enjoyed amazing sales as it grossed over $93 million on the very first week of release.
The movie was nominated for two oscars but lost out on the night to The Dark Knight and the curious case of Benjamin Button.
However, the Iron movie did win the saturn award for best science fiction film in 2008.
The superhero film director is the movie star Jon Favreau who starred in the film Swingers.
After the success of the first film, the sequel Iron Man 2 is due to be released in May 2010.
Most of the movie was filmed in California.
Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise both expressed an interest in starring in the film before Robert Downey Junior secured the lead role.
The film premiere took place in Sydney, Australia.
Mickey Rourke will join the cast for the sequel in his role as Whiplash.
