Random Fun Facts About the Iron Man Movies (21 items)

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(#9) Paul Bettany Stumbled Into the Role as JARVIS

In the comics, Jarvis is Tony Stark's faithful butler, but to avoid the inevitable Batman comparisons (and to modernize) they made him a sentient robot assistant whose name actually stands for "Just A Rather Very Intelligent System." Not only did Paul Bettany take the role as a simple favor to Favreau, with whom he starred in the romantic comedy Wimbledon, he recorded all of his lines in about two hours. Now, he's the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Vision and his makeup alone takes longer than that.
(#5) Robert Downey Jr. Looks Out For His Friends

It was a rocky road getting RDJ cast in Iron Man, but after that insane success he didn't forget who helped get him there. He recommended his friend Justin Theroux to write Iron Man 2 after working together on Tropic Thunder. He helped Shane Black secure the director's chair on Iron Man 3 after working together on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
(#14) Extras Were Told That the "I Am Iron Man" Line Was Part of a Dream Sequence

In the age of the Internet, how did the filmmakers get away with the iconic "I am Iron Man" press conference scene with all those extras, all of whom could have spilled the beans? Simple, they told everyone involved it was a dream sequence.
(#8) Iron Man Was the Last Movie for Legendary Effects Artist Stan Winston

Three different sets of Iron Man’s armor were designed by Adi Granov, a comic book artist from the “Iron Man” comic, and Phil Saunders. They were then constructed by the very best in the business, Stan Winston Studios. It would be the last film that Stan Winston (Terminator, Jurassic Park) himself would oversee before his death in 2008.
(#13) An Easter Egg Connects the Mandarin to the First Iron Man

The pinkie ring Trevor Slattery/Mandarin wears throughout Iron Man 3 is the very same one Raza (the terrorist from the first film) wears, Originally, Mandarin was meant to be the big bad not the more conceptual villain he eventually became in the third film.