10 Iconic Comic Book Movie Moments That Were Totally Improvised

7. Iron Man - I Am Iron Man

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The most iconic line in perhaps the entire MCU franchise was improvised by Robert Downey Jr. way back in 2008 in the first Iron Man film. Before The Avengers were ever assembled, before Captain America and Black Widow became household names, the MCU started with a little known superhero called Iron Man.

By the end of the film, the man in the suit, nicknamed the Iron Man, has gained much media attention. Many fingers point at Tony Stark being under the mask and SHIELD orders Tony to go on record to state that it is not him.

However, Tony Stark has other ideas as he declares: "I am Iron Man." Remarkably, this line was improvised by Robert Downey Jr., and it has gone on to become synonymous with the character.

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