Running Time: Running Time: 58 minutes 48 seconds

Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU and this week we begin where it all started, with Iron Man.

Chapters

The Mission (00:00:49)
Marvel Properties (00:02:22)
Initial Thoughts (00:09:14)
Choices Favreau Made (00:13:34)
Robert Downey Jr. (00:15:26)
The Test (00:19:32)
The Impact on the Franchise (00:23:29)
The Production Design (00:24:47)
Technology (00:31:03)
Topical (00:36:48)
Sound is Half the Experience (00:39:47)
Has Anything Changed? (00:44:28)
Terrance Howard (00:48:32)
Ratings Now (00:50:24)

Hosts

Matthew Rushing and John Mills

Production

Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) John Mills (Producer)

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