One Mind Blowing Secret From Every MCU Movie

37. An Argument With The Pentagon - Iron Man

As the first outing from a brand-new studio that had no guarantee past four films, let alone what the MCU would ultimately become, Iron Man got a lot of things right in 2008. One such aspect, admittedly not as important as others, was working with the Pentagon in order to properly portray the US armed forces.

Through Rhodey (Terrence Howard), there was a heavy influence from the military, something that benefited from Marvel Studios and Jon Favreau working with the Department of Defence, allowing them use of military equipment and Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Part of this is giving a surprising amount of creative final say to the Pentagon, who, according to the aforementioned Reign of Marvel Studios, took exception with only one line of dialogue. Namely, a serviceman who said he would "kill himself" for the opportunities Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) had had in his life.

Favreau didn't see what the big deal was, but the DoD wanted no one enlisted saying things that made light of suicide. An incredibly awkward, heated argument ensued while on set at the air base, something that wasn't stopped until an alternate line of walking over hot coals was floated. Favreau and Marvel Studios really wanted to be as uncompromising as they could when it came to Iron Man.