Casting News: Jeff Bridges joins Iron Man
By Ronnie Adams on February 6, 2007
Jeff Bridges has joined the cast of
Iron Man.
Jeff will play one of Tony Starks confidants, close business associate and longtime employee. He will play a major role in shaping Stark's life.
Being that Jon Favreau was confidant Foggy Nelson to Ben Affleck's Daredevil, he might have made a wise choice here. Bridges confident and delicate delivery fit into the role that Favreau sees as being Tony Starks guiding light.
"We've been talking to Jeff for long time," Marvel's president of production Kevin Feige said. "He's excited about doing a movie like this, and we're excited to have him in this particular role. There are many facets to this character which I can't discuss, but looking at the spectrum of all of Jeff's roles, this fits in nicely with the man who played 'Starman,' 'Tucker,' 'Big Lebowski' with a little bit 'Tron' thrown in.
"This rounds out our ensemble, and I think it's one of the strongest casts ever assembled for one of our films."
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