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Perhaps the most significant event in 2008 was the release of Iron Man in May. Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey Jr., the film was a critical and commercial smash. It revitalized Downey Jr.’s career and launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film’s post-credits scene, featuring Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, introduced the concept of a shared cinematic universe, a business model that would dominate the industry for the next decade and beyond.

Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. took a massive gamble on a B-list comic character and accidentally birthed the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), changing the Hollywood studio system forever. 2. Groundbreaking Animation and Sci-Fi okhatrimazacom hollywood 2008