Must See: RDJ Admits Marvel Was Ready for 'Iron Man' to Fail

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[{"selector":"#anim-0969f259-1937-4097-9330-1a04533cc20f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f11cbf3e-116f-43d5-af40-85d1cccc46ec","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] There is no argument that "Iron man" helped launch the MCU and Disney plus. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-5e64f69b-f3cf-448c-b7d6-d1709fefebd1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dcdad53b-47f2-4e83-bb2e-1aa9fee8a0db","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Marvel had low expectations for the film's financial success and saved most of its resources if it flopped. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-45d81141-d81b-4022-be39-9f18304515de [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d8576a06-18c0-4cc0-aab0-b59f9d0b0204","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] RDJ and Favreau worked to make the film as marketable as possible. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-ea02d6c1-4975-4e58-8f31-8e8ba5402b69 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(1.1013412404281553e-12%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-420e6111-e634-44d4-884f-4e5477311dbd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Marvel's hands-off approach gave the creative team freedom. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-96c250c2-eb33-4b28-9cc1-9cbc2bc4ef42 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3f4b7aaf-5d59-4449-9c03-1680a0299d0c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "Iron man" earned over $585 million on a $140 million budget. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-9e69da45-606a-4ad4-9ea5-6af45550b991 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-39def23d-f4d6-4a0c-9e58-d9541aefcd8d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The film's success led to a sprawling universe of interconnected stories. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-b743cb90-48aa-4a06-93d0-ab01de7f516d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-043f45cc-963e-474e-aec1-3629cf214cc8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] RDJ to reprise role as iron man in "Secret Wars." Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-5270e436-bdb7-4957-917f-36756580bfcc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b446539f-7bc7-47a2-a444-14150b176573","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Marvel hoped lesser-known heroes like Iron Man would succeed. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-ed829e3b-37fb-480f-8531-1f89fde0cf6a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5647ca84-7c2e-4fae-9466-1383644d43cf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The studio wanted to save resources on a project that could fail. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-acab953b-4f43-4e97-bd04-085c036c7c61 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f12088c-cf3d-4e92-bbc2-6a735dc510ee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Jeff bridges also commented on the freedom Marvel gave the creative team. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-52cf5606-5e72-410c-b9b2-d58a80b1583a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-3.552713678800501e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36008cf4-aca0-4f08-9243-00569e276f4e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "Iron Man" turned RDJ into a star and helped marvel grow. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-f20d2ba3-eb86-404b-a32c-21f3b56f96fd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, -0.0000025429548280442305%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0e262526-684a-4858-9008-9af0e0d682a0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The film set up an original content pillar of Disney plus, the streaming home of MCU. Arrow

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