Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man has not only been the face of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but has been its arc reactor-powered heart. From the self-centered yet brilliant billionaire in 2008’s ...

None! If you wanted to watch Iron Man 2 for a credits scene teasing Mjolnir (Thor's hammer), then go for it. But this is Thor's first standalone movie, so you don't need anything else beforehand.

Rights issues with Universal have kept Marvel from trying again with a stand-alone Hulk movie, so The Incredible ... Scarlett Johansson, Even the Iron Man movies aren't immune from Tough Sequel ...

Heck, there would be no MCU without Iron Man, as it was his first movie that launched the franchise back in 2008. Robert Downey Jr. changed the game with his performance as Tony Stark in that film ...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe may have begun in 2008 with Iron Man, a billionaire playboy genius ... the first female superhero to headline a Marvel movie. Credit: Chuck Zlotnick / Marvel Studios ...

Back in the late '90s, before the MCU was even a twinkle in Kevin Feige's eye, there was a failed attempt to make an Iron Man movie with Cruise set to star and produce. The project never happened ...