After racking up more than $567 million at the box office worldwide this summer, Marvel Studios’ and Paramount Pictures’ super-hero smash hit Iron Man is rocketing to the home video market. The movie will be released as a single DVD and Ultimate Edition two-disc sets on both DVD and Blu-ray on Sept. 30. 2008.
Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, Iron Man stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist who changes his ways after a near-fatal encounter with terrorists and becomes an iron-clad superhero. Directed by Jon Favreau (Zathura: A Space Adventure, Elf), the film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow as Stark’s personal assistant, Virginia “Pepper” Potts, and Terrence Howard as Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes, Stark’s best friend and a decorated military pilot. Jeff Bridges is also on board as a close business associate of Stark’s, a confidant and longtime employee at defense contractor Stark Industries. Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) served as the principle visual effects house.
The Iron Man Ultimate Edition two-disc sets will come loaded with hours of bonus features, including a six-part exploration of the character titled The Invincible Iron Man. There will also be a seven-part behind-the-scenes look at the movie dubbed I Am Iron Man, a revealing documentary on the visual effects, Robert Downey Jr.’s original screen test, deleted and extended scenes, a photo gallery of concept art and behind-the-scenes images on the set and more.
The Blu-ray version will also feature ‘Hall of Armor,’ which allows fans to enter the Stark database to zoom in on any of the three Iron Man suits and activate the digital 3D schematics to check out every weapon through high-definition renders. Also included is the ‘Iron Man IQ’ web-based activity that lets users create and share new multiple choice quizzes based on clips from the film. Fans can also download other users’ challenges via BD-Live.
