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Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, writer and director. He made his feature film debut in 1985 with the science fiction movie Explorers, before making a supporting appearance in the 1989 drama Dead Poets Society which is considered his breakthrough role. He then appeared in such films as White Fang (1991), A Midnight Clear (1992), and Alive (1993) before taking a role in the 1994 Generation X drama Reality Bites, for which he gained critical acclaim. In 1995, he starred in the romantic drama Before Sunrise, and later in its sequel Before Sunset (2004). In 2001, Hawke was cast as a rookie police officer in Training Day, for which he received a Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category. Other films have included the science fiction feature Gattaca (1997), the title role in Michael Almereyda's Hamlet (2000), the action thriller Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), and the crime drama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). Hawke has appeared in many theater productions including The Seagull, Henry IV, Hurlyburly, The Cherry Orchard, The Winter's Tale and The Coast of Utopia, for which he earned a Tony Award nomination. He made his directorial debut with the 2002 independent feature Chelsea Walls. In November 2007 Hawke directed his first play, Jonathan Marc Sherman's Things We Want. Aside from acting, he has written two novels, The Hottest State (1996) and Ash Wednesday (2002). Between 1998 and 2004, Hawke was married to actress Uma Thurman.
Tony Stark, genius billionaire and head of Stark Industries, unveils the Jericho missile in Afghanistan before his convoy is ambushed. Wounded and captured by a terrorist group known as the Ten Rings—rumored to have ties to a shadowy figure called the Mandarin—Stark discovers they’re armed with his own company’s weapons. While imprisoned, he builds a suit of armor to escape. Meanwhile, James Rhodes navigates political and military obstacles in an urgent effort to locate him. Back home, Stark announces Stark Industries will no longer produce weapons, drawing backlash from the board and raising concerns from a rival defense contractor linked to a mysterious organization known as AIM. Stark secretly refines his armor technology, preparing for what’s next. Obadiah Stane, his mentor and business partner, is revealed to be behind his kidnapping and attempts to seize control of the company by building his own suit from Stark’s tech. Their confrontation ends in a brutal showdown with Stane’s defeat. Stark then shocks the world by publicly declaring himself Iron Man. Post Credits: Nick Fury appears, introducing Stark to the Avengers Initiative.
