Invincible Iron Man

Invincible Iron Man,, is a 2026 American superhero film based on the character. The film is written and directed by Richard Shepard and produced by and Shatara Studios. A reboot, it is the fourth theatrically released Iron Man film and the second installment in the Ultimate Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The film stars as, alongside , , and.

Premise
', armored billionaire playboy, suits up as IRON MAN to investigate the disturbance of a lurking in Manhattan. Along the way, he partners with against her, only to discover there may be more connecting the two than it seems.'

Cast

 *  as : A billionaire, playboy socialite who inherited to design advanced weapons for military contractors. After one of his own weapons causes him a mortal injury, he sustains himself in a . Stark also has a drinking problem in the film, which is intended to adapt the "" storyline. Richard Shepard, a fan of the  of the character stated that it was intentional to differentiate from the legendary portrayal of  and to try and make this version of the character stand by itself.
 *  as : A self-made superheroine and love interest of Stark. A very compassionate person, van Dyne struggles with guilt following her father's death and is easily taken advantage of. King previously portrayed a young in  (2012).
 *  as : An expert con-artist and CEO of Mandarin International, an industrial weapons manufacturer operating in, who claims to be a descendant of . This version of the character was adapted as a charismatic industrialist contemporary to Tony Stark, an idea previously abandoned for the and used for  in  (2013).
 *  as : A trucker who has a deluded sense of self-worth who attempts to kidnap Janet van Dyne, inadvertently joining forces with the Mandarin. Parks was characterized as a darker reflection of Tony Stark to motivate the character towards goodness.

Additionally, and  appear as, the head of  and stern father of Tony Stark, and , the father of Janet van Dyne and associate of Howard who was assassinated by a.

The, a sentient artificial virus that was created by Mandarin International, appears in the film, being portrayed by actors in mo-cap suits on-set.

Trivia

 * The film pulls inspiration from the and the comic series  (2018-2020).
 * Richard Shepard, a "passionate fan" of the, wanted to explore a new interpretation of the character following  (2019), but understood that "timing was everything" and decided to approach about the concept 5 years after the character's death in Endgame, for a release 7 years later.
 * Shepard also sought guidance from, director of ' (2008) and ' (2010), on how to approach his treatment for and work with . Favreau also was heavily involved in production and casting the title character. Additionally,  director was consulted on the script and story narrative, and on how to have a younger iteration take up after a previous iconic one.
 * The character was initially planned to make an appearance in the film as a violent creation of Tony Stark, but, due to being reserved for Unkle Shane's Astonishing Ant-Man film and feeling Ultron's involvement would overcomplicate the storyline, he will decidedly not make an appearance despite conversations occurring.
 * Instead, Shepard found the, a monster made of nanotechnology, as more suitable during the film.
 * Ironically, Shane later gave Shepherd creative control over Astonishing Ant-Man, but this will not impact the exclusion of Ultron from the film.