He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series sea hunt 195860, with his father, lloyd bridges and brother, beau bridges. Jeff bridges wanted iron monger to survive the end of iron man. Jeff bridges talks iron man, joy, photography at book launch. Jeff bridges teases tron 3 and his return to the mcu fandango. Iron man is one of the most influential comic book movies of all time and jeff bridges says he played a bigger role than the villain the actor teamed up with director jon favreau and actor. Iron man is a 2008 american superhero film based on the marvel comics character of the same. Oct 18, 2017 but it sounds like if the mandarin had somehow been in the first iron man, jeff bridges would still be hootin and hollerin his way through a few more marvel movies. A relatively pleasant fellow outside the ring, martin turns into a monster whenever he dons boxing gloves and trunks. Dec 04, 2019 stan winstons workshop, iron man, 2008. Jeff bridges photographs of behind the scenes movie making the.
Jeff bridgespowerhouse books most of us are probably familiar with jeff bridges from his appearance in a variety of films over his long career. Working with robert downey jr on iron man drove jeff bridges. When stark is captured by a terrorist group called ten rings during. Syfy kevin feige reveals how iron mans ending changed. Most of us are probably familiar with jeff bridges from his. His other notable works include, iron man, hell or high water, tron and the big lebowski. Jeff bridges portrayed obadiah stane in iron man and champagne in kingsman. Legacy, and now hes joining the kingsman series for the sequel kingsman. Jan 24, 2017 the difficulties of making iron man have been welldocumented, but clearly the experience did not sour bridges on the idea of diving back into the universe of comic book superheroes and supervillains. Significant roles young john in silent, lonely night 1969, duane jackson in the last picture show 1971, jake rumsey in bad company 1972, lightfoot in thunderbolt and lightfoot 1974, jack prescott in king kong 1976, kevin flynn in tron 1982, tron.
Nov 30, 2016 jeff bridges, who played the marvel cinematic universes first main villain in 2008s iron man, reflects on the chaos of the set. Its a comic book and anything in comic book land can happen. On the contrary, bridges seems eager to once again visit playing a bad guy or maybe even a good guy in a fantasy world ripped from the pages of. Facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a. It was directed by jon favreau from a screenplay by the writing teams of mark fergus and hawk ostby, and art marcum and matt holloway, and stars robert downey jr. Making iron man paperback january 1, 2008 by jeff bridges author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jeff bridges helped rewrite iron man at the last minute. He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series sea hunt 195860, with. Aug 19, 2019 at the moment, we know that jeff bridges will play chase. Interprete par jeff bridges dans lunivers cinematographique marvel. But not all gruff, bearded jeff bridges characters are bad. Jeff vintar and iron man cocreator stan lee cowrote a story for fox, which vintar adapted into a screenplay.
Iron man is one of the most influential comic book movies of all time and jeff bridges says he played a bigger role than the villain. It included a new sciencefiction origin for the character, and featured modok as the villain. Jeff bridges, hearing that obadiah was a biblical name, researched the book of obadiah in the bible, and was surprised to learn that a major theme in that particular book is retribution, which obadiah stane represents. Iron man never enjoyed the popularity of the unavoidable comic book superheroes such as batman and spider man, but favreaus film likely will change that. The premise is pretty straightforwardbridges has a collection of shots hes taken while working on a good many films. Demille award at sundays 76th annual golden globes.
Iron man is a 2008 american superhero film based on the marvel comics character of the same name. Jeff bridges and jeff garlin talk photography, joy and iron man at volume 2 book launch. Jeff bridges revealed his frustration at working with robert downey jr and called iron man a student film in a new interview. Iron man was perhaps a strange choice as outside comic book geekdom he probably wasnt the best known superhero certainly not universally known like superman, batman and spiderman but that didnt stop director jon favreau forging a brilliant movie that catapulted the character to international fame and set marvels ball well and. Jeff bridges open to acting in more comic book movies. Jeff bridges gets to be the bad guy in iron man houston. Iron man was perhaps a strange choice as outside comic book geekdom he probably wasnt the best known superhero certainly not universally known like. Jeffrey leon bridges born december 4, 1949 is an american actor, singer, and producer. Iron man kicked off marvels current period of blockbuster movie domination, and it couldnt have been done. Yet, the thenquestionable marvel entry arrived lacking a toptier superhero. Collecting jeff bridges memorabilia jeff bridges autographed photos. Iron man star jeff bridges, who played industrialistturnedsupervillain obadaiah stane in the 2008 blockbuster, was awarded the cecil b. He grew up amid the happening hollywood scene with big brother beau bridges.
Jon favreau on the jungle book and why jeff bridges wanted. Jeff bridges powerhouse books in sight is the washington posts photography blog for visual narrative. Produced by marvel studios and distributed by paramount pictures, it is the first film in the marvel cinematic universe. Marvel studios and disney just recently launched their 14th film in the marvel cinematic universe to. Jeff bridges breaks down his most iconic characters gq. It was there that bridges talked about his work on iron man, and he had this to say when he was asked whether hed be part of another big superhero film. Tom rothman, president of production at fox, credited the screenplay with finally making him understand the character. Our website uses cookies to improve your user experience. Theres texasville, the followup to the last picture show, and tron.
Jeff bridges is bummed out he died in iron man the playlist. Jeff bridges reveals he helped rewrite the script of iron. Yet, the then questionable marvel entry arrived lacking a toptier superhero. Oct 12, 2018 jeff bridges revisits his most iconic characters, including roles in the last picture show, thunderbolt and lightfoot, king kong, tron, tron. Both boys popped up, without billing, alongside their mother in the film the. For the colorado politician, see jeff bridges politician.
After being held captive in an afghan cave, billionaire engineer tony stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. Working with robert downey jr on iron man drove jeff. How jeff bridges obadiah stane became the main iron man villain. If you love jeff bridges from his roles in the big lebowski, true grit, or even tron legacy, we have his fans covered with incredible autographed photos from his best roles. Iron mans jeff bridges says whether hed do another. Before 2008s iron man, comic book films were still isolated events. A remake of the 1931 film of the same name, iron man stars jeff chandler as upandcoming boxer cokie martin. During iron man, stane is the partner of the grown up tony stark in stark industries. Apr 11, 2016 jon favreau on the jungle book, memorable moments from filming, what he collects, and why jeff bridges wanted tony stark dead in iron man. To prepare for his role as obadiah stane, jeff bridges read some of the iron man comic books that featured stane. Jeff bridges talks iron man, joy, photography at book.
Preorders are available on amazon and at local comic shops and bookstores. Jeff bridges discusses script difficulties on iron man set screen rant. Jeffrey leon jeff bridges is an american actor and producer. However, the name obadiah means servant and worshiper of the lord, which stane obviously isnt. I am thinking about movies and wideangle lenses because i have on my desk the new book by jeff bridges yes, the actor jeff bridges called pictures. It received praise from critics for its acting particularly downeys, screenplay, direction, visual effects, and action. Feb 12, 2019 jeff bridges has been married for over 40 years and what he has to say about his wife is beautiful duration.
Feb 18, 2020 bridges will be seen next in the hulu thriller series the old man along with john lithgow, amy brenneman and alia shawkat. Jeffrey leon bridges born december 4, 1949 is an american actor, singer, comedian and producer. Iron man was perhaps a strange choice as outside comic book geekdom he probably wasnt the best known superhero certainly not universally known like superman, batman and spiderman but that didnt stop director jon favreau forging a brilliant movie that catapulted the character to international fame and set marvels ball well and truly rolling. He comes from a wellknown acting family and began his first televised acting in 1958 as a child with his father, lloyd bridges, and brother beau on televisions sea hunt. Im surprised you were allowed to use a camera on iron man. Jeff bridges photography book from the making of iron man the movie. Jeff bridges memorabilia will be a great addition to your collection and will look fantastic on display. Jeff bridges captures life on set in a new photo book. Iron man by jon favreau jon favreau, robert downey jr. Iron man premiered in sydney on april 14, 2008, and was released in the united states on may 2, 2008.
Actor and producer jeff bridges documents life on set in his new photo book, pictures volume 2, featuring bts shots from true grit, iron man and more. Jeff bridges photographs of behind the scenes movie making. We sat down with bridges, one on one, and talked fantasy, fake teeth and why the chaos on the set of iron man actually worked. Jeff bridges reveals he helped rewrite the script of iron man youtube iron man is one of the most influential comic book movies of all time and jeff bridges says he played a bigger role than.
Pictures volume 2 by jeff bridges, published by powerhouse books disney and marvel are known for their secrecy. The veteran actor has been nominated for seven academy awards and has won one for best actor in the film, crazy heart. Jeff bridges iron man photo diary posted on monday, november 24th, 2008 by peter sciretta you probably know jeff bridges as an actor, but many people dont know that he also dabbles in. Iron man was perhaps a strange choice as outside comic book geekdom he. Oct 18, 2017 had iron man gone as originally planned, a certain villain might have spent some more time in the marvel cinematic universe.
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