Jeff Bridges thinks it might be attainable to convey again Obadiah Stane, his Iron Man character who was killed off.
Jeff Bridges’ flip as Obadiah Stane – the previous associate of Howard Stark and key villain of 2008’s Iron Man – set in movement what it meant for a giant display Marvel villain to achieve success. Even 30+ films and 15+ years on, Stane is a top-tier MCU baddie (and positively higher than Mickey Rourke’s Whiplash). Whereas he was killed off in that preliminary MCU entry, Jeff Bridges is able to return to the franchise, even giving a manner it might occur.
Showing on the Blissful Unhappy Confused podcast, Jeff Bridges mentioned that when he initially signed on for Iron Man, the destiny of Obadiah Stane was a lot completely different. With that, perhaps the style itself might lend to a return. “Properly, once I learn the script, Obadiah Stane falls in that large vat on the finish, and within the script that I learn and agreed to do, they pulled my go well with out and opened it, and I’m not there. ‘We’re not taking pictures that scene!’ However who is aware of? It’s all science fiction. I might perhaps pop up once more.” In different phrases, think about that complete Obadiah Stane dying factor only a hiccup within the plan.
It appears unlikely that Jeff Bridges would truly reprise his Iron Man character, though he did champion Robert Downey Jr.’s personal return, referring to the controversial resolution to solid him as Physician Doom for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. Whereas we don’t count on that transfer to open a can of worms so far as having actors flip up as completely different characters, we might completely see Marvel bringing again previous villains reminiscent of Stane by way of the multiverse.
Jeff Bridges would land one in every of Iron Man’s eight Saturn Award nominations, with wins for Greatest Science Fiction Movie, Greatest Actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and Greatest Director (Jon Favreau). Bridges himself would lose out to Heath Ledger in The Darkish Knight. Actually, outdoors of him being the most effective villains the MCU has provided thus far, I feel Bridges offers the most effective total performances within the franchise.
The place would Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane in Iron Man rank in your record of finest MCU performances? How about within the record of finest villains? Load up the reactor and tell us beneath!
