Kevin Feige reflected on Iron Man's rocky start and the principle that led to the astonishing success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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The MCU has come a long, long way since it originally launched its Phase One with Iron Man under Kevin Feige's presidency of production for Marvel Studios. Looking back, it seems that while Robert Downey Jr.'s star-studded masterpiece first hit theaters in 2008, there's a lot more to this story than that, including an incredibly critical reception.
Since he was a new character that was supposed to kickstart the MCU and pretty much had an unknown IP, fans initially received the harshest criticism for it. However, Feige had the perfect principle to help deal with these criticisms, while ensuring that the live-action cinematic universe they would launch would be the smash hit it is today.
Looking back now, 2008's Iron Man is widely regarded as one of the best Marvel Cinematic Universe films to date. With a new 94% critical score and 91% audience score attached to it from Rotten Tomatoes, it now looks like it was an easy success for Feige and team. But in reality, that was hardly the case.
