YouTube Deep Dive: The MCU (Pt 1: Forging Iron Man)

<p>Making the MCU is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Iron Man, from getting the film rights to The Avengers, to the casting of Robert Downey Jr.</p> <p> </p> <p>You can watch the full video version of this episode on <a href='https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow'>YouTube</a>!</p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow'>Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!</a></p> <p> </p> <p>In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Sources:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-04-03/kevin-feige-marvels-superhero-at-running-movie-franchises'>Bloomberg</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1482327553/'>Box Office Mojo</a></li> <li><a href='https://ew.com/article/2008/05/05/jon-favreau-talks-iron-man/'>Entertainment Weekly</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/lethal-weapon-wunderkind-party-boy-892186'>The Hollywood Reporter 1</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/marvel-studios-origin-secrets-revealed-889795'>The Hollywood Reporter 2</a></li> <li><a href='https://web.archive.org/web/20071011083727/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002424612'>The Hollywood Reporter 3</a></li> <li><a href='https://mashable.com/2017/07/05/kevin-feige-marvel-cinematic-universe-interview/'>Mashable</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/iron_man'>Rotten Tomatoes</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.superherohype.com/features/96427-exclusive-an-in-depth-iron-man-talk-with-jon-favreau'>Superhero Hype</a></li> <li><a href='http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movi