A comic writer/editor at the time, Lee based his “businessman hero” on billionaire and inventor Howard Hughes. Lee was drawn to Hughes' public persona as well as his troubled personal life.
Iron Man was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, and Jack Kirby, and Lee shared on different occasions that Stark's looks and personality were based on Howard Hughes. Lee explained that Hughes was “one of the most colorful men of our time”, as he was “an inventor, an adventurer, a multi-billionaire, a ladies' ...
Robert John Downey Jr. was born on April 4, 1965, in Manhattan, New York City, the younger of two children. His father, Robert Downey Sr., was an actor and filmmaker, while his mother, Elsie Ann (née Ford), was an actress who appeared in Downey Sr.'s films.
Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes is War Machine, a living symbol of cutting edge tech and mechanized warfare. When not in his armored suit, 'Rhodey' is a decorated Marine and Tony Stark's closest confidant- he's also been an Avenger and Iron Man for the United States Military.
When I was trying to bring the character of genius billionaire Tony Stark to the big screen in Iron Man, I had no idea how to make him seem real. Robert Downey Jr. said, 'We need to sit down with Elon Musk. '" After the meeting, they decided to use Elon Musk as "inspiration" in their portrayal of Tony Stark on screen.
The famed comic book character Iron Man aka Tony Stark was inspired by another real life billionaire, inventor, philanthropist and aviation enthusiast - Howard Hughes. The two not only shared the same interests but shared a ton of similarities. It is also no coincidence that Tony's father is named Howard.
Originally Stark Industries, the name was changed when the company ceased manufacturing munitions, with Tony handing over the CEO position to Pepper Potts. Eventually, the company was taken over by Obadiah Stane after a hostile takeover and he renamed it Stane International.
Tony's PTSD symptoms include nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety attacks, invasive and violent memories, but he is successful at managing his symptoms when he is away from his suits.
Playboy. Philanthropist. Tony Stark is the sort of man who can build anything out of almost nothing. The ultimate visionary, inventor, and entrepreneur, Tony Stark approaches the world with the single-minded determination to make it better, and he pretty much delivers.
Stark is not just an extra smart normal human. He has superhuman intelligence. His intelligence is higher than Captain America who is an enhanced human at peak human levels.
Robert Downey Jr. confirmed that Iron Man 4 is indeed in the works. While negotiations continue for his return, this would mark his 7th appearance in a standalone Marvel movie and his 9th outing as Tony Stark in total.
On this day, the final encounter between Earth's defenders, The Avengers, and the army of Thanos, took place with industrialist Tony Stark sacrificing himself to undo the damage caused by the aforementioned snap. Stark was 53 at the time of his sacrifice.
I had an incredible 10-year run that was creatively satisfying." Downey has repeated that sentiment multiple times, confirming in September 2020 that he was "all done" with Marvel movies.
They were both portrayed as white. In the Ultimate Universe of Marvel Comics has Tony Stark as being part Latino since his mother is a Latino born in Mexico. Her name was hyphenated in that Universe to make it obvious too.
Tony Stark is a genius inventor and billionaire industrialist, who suits up in his armor of cutting-edge technology to become the super hero Iron Man. The adopted son of weapons manufacturer Howard Stark, Tony inherited his family's company at a young age following his parents' death.
Marvel geeks estimated Stark's net worth to be a mere $20.3 billion. That's about one fourth of Musk's estimated worth following the summer surge of Tesla's stock—up 600 percent on the year as of early September—which briefly sent Musk's net worth north of $100 billion.
The older Howard Stark from the MCU is inspired by Walt Disney while his younger depictions are inspired by Howard Hughes. Walt Disney's legacy has been alluded to throughout the MCU.
Hulk and Banner are two distinct entities. Banner remaining inside of Hulk doesn't change Hulk's IQ. Which Hulk? If we're talking Savage Hulk, I'd put his IQ right around 99 on the Current “Wechsler IQ Classification” scale.
Scientific aptitude and knowledge. Apart from his physical abilities, Peter is an intellectually-gifted scientific teen genius and has a prodigious aptitude in the physical sciences, with a high IQ level of around 150.
In a single scene in Infinity War, Shuri proves that she's smarter than Bruce, and the rest of her work proves that she's got the edge over Tony more generally. Of course, it helps that she grew up in a virtual tech utopia. But Shuri would be one of the smartest people in the MCU regardless of where she's from.
