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: At a closing press conference, Stark famously discards his script to announce, "I am Iron Man," ending the secret identity trope. Production Highlights

: In a cave with fellow captive Ho Yinsen, Stark builds a crude arc reactor to keep the shrapnel from his heart and constructs the bulky Mark I armor to escape. Watch Iron Man (2008) CF

: The film's success allowed Marvel to launch its interconnected universe. : At a closing press conference, Stark famously

: While demonstrating a new missile for the military, Tony Stark’s convoy is attacked by the Ten Rings. He is captured and severely injured by shrapnel near his heart. : At a closing press conference

: The introduction of Nick Fury and the "Avengers Initiative" became a signature of the franchise.