Robert Downey Jr. sure did have an amazing run as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Who would have thought after the first Iron Man film was released that it would lead to the epic Infinity Saga that we ended up with? That saga ended with Tony Stark sacrificing his life to save the world in Avengers: Endgame.
Insider has released a cool video for Marvel fans to watch that showcases how Iron Man’s VFX has evolved over the past eleven years. At that time, the visual effects to bring that character to life got more and more advanced.
If you look at Iron Man’s first suit, the Mark 1, and compare it to the hero’s nanotech suit from “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” a lot has changed, but it’s not just the technology in the world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Animation tech has also evolved in the real world to make this suit possible on the big screen. We spoke with some of the VFX artists who worked on Iron Man’s suit over the past 11 years including Industrial Light & Magic, Weta Digital, Cinesite/Trixter, The Embassy, and Framestore to find out what challenges they faced along the way and how they were able to make the suit look so real.
Check out the video below!
