Iron Man (MEFU)

Iron Man, released in 2011, is the first film in the MEFU, also known as the Marvel Expanded Film Universe. The film, when it was released, was met with praise as one of the best superhero movies at the time. The film would go on to get a sequel, a crossover film with Captain America, and appearances of its main character in multiple other films across the universe.

Cast
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man

Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts

Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine

Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane

Mickey Rourke as Anton Vanko/Whiplash

Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin (cameo)

Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury (cameo)

John Slattery as Howard Stark (cameo)

Hope Davis as Maria Stark (cameo)