Gwyneth Paltrow has gone into detail about how the first Iron Man movie was made in a different way than the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Deadline reported on a career retrospective Paltrow did in front of a crowd at the Red Sea Film Festival. During the talk, the actress explained that the first film was largely improvised by the cast — something that she said became less prominent in Marvel movies.
“The first film we did was very different from the rest because the studio didn’t think it was going to be a big hit,” Paltrow stated. “They hired Jon Favreau to direct who was great. And they hired Robert Downey Jr., who was unhireable at the time. His career was at a very low point.
“We improvised almost every scene of that movie. We would write scenes in the morning in Jon’s trailer. It was like doing an independent film. Then the movie was such a huge hit that then we didn’t make them like that anymore.”
When did the first Iron Man movie come out?
Iron Man first hit American theaters on May 2, 2008. Directed by Jon Favreau and led by stars like Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, and Gwyneth Paltrow, the film became a commercial and critical success and served as the foundation for the ongoing MCU.
