Iron Man faces off against “Iron Monger” Obediah Stane (Jeff Bridges) in the climax of IRON MAN.
before examining all of it. The key supplement on the disc is the seven-part “Making of” HD docu- mentary, “I Am Iron Man” (109m). An engaging and informative assemblage that explores every aspect of Marvel Studios’ first major production, it includes on-set interviews with director Jon Favreau (who appears in the film as Stark’s chauf- feur “Happy” Hogan), actors Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, and Jeff Bridges; co-screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby; members of the production and effects crew; and Marvel Studios representatives includ- ing Iron Man creator Stan Lee. Also included is “Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man” (27m), a featurette containing technical and special effects information that easily could have been included as part of the larger documentary. The various Iron Man suits are the featurette’s primary focus, which explains how the team of animators was able to fuse seamlessly live action with CGI. In his inimi- cal dry wit, Downey describes the experience of acting while encumbered by a costume consist- ing of rubber and metal. Downey’s 6m screen test is included, as well as 4m of rehearsal footage (“The Actor’s Process”). The disc also includes a stills gallery, consisting of well over 200 images, composed of concept and poster art as well as technical drawings and unit photography, and the 3m spoof, “The Onion: Wildly Popular Iron Man Trailer to Be Adapted Into Full Length Film.” Three theatrical trailers, in HD and totaling 8m, round out the supplements.
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Released soon after Paramount’s IRON MAN, Universal/Marvel Studios’ rebooted Hulk story, titled THE INCREDIBLE HULK to distinguish it from its 2003 predecessor, retains one plot feature from the original: at the conclusion of the earlier film, the Hulk’s alter ego Bruce Banner was revealed to be masquerading as a doctor in a South Ameri- can country. THE INCREDIBLE HULK also picks up the story in South America, with Banner (Ed- ward Norton replacing Eric Bana) living in obscu- rity in a Rio de Janeiro slum. Although living a Spartan existence, Banner manages to have Internet access, and he is able to communicate via e-mail with a mysterious “Mr. Blue” (eventu- ally revealed to be a professor in New York City) about developing an antidote for his condition. His hope to live in obscurity on the margins of society, however, is doomed to failure. One day, while doing an equipment repair at the soft drink factory where he is employed, Ban- ner accidentally cuts himself. Unfortunately, a drop of his gamma-irradiated blood falls into a bottle on the bottling line just prior to it being filled and capped. The bottle of fizzy green beverage makes it way to the United States, where an unfortunate individual (as an in-joke, played by Hulk creator Stan Lee) ingests it and hulks out. The origin of the deadly drink is traced to the bottling plant in Brazil, allowing General Thaddeus “Thunder- bolt” Ross (William Hurt, replacing Sam Elliot) to ascertain Banner’s whereabouts. General Ross
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