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Spider-Man 2009
Spider-Man is a 2009 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp, Alvin Sargent and Ivan Raimi from a story by Koepp, it is the fourth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It stars Tobey Maguire, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst, Joe Manganiello, Dylan Baker, John Malkovich, Wentworth Miller, Willem Dafoe, James Cromwell, Rosemary Harris, and Cliff Robertson. The plot of the film follows the teenager Peter Parker who gains spider-like abilities and fights crime as Spider-Man, while also attempting to live an ordinary life.
X-Men: First Class 2009
X-Men: First Class is a 2009 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. Directed by Zack Snyder and written by Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Chris Terrio and Snyder, the film stars an ensemble cast led by Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, Shawn Ashmore, Ben Foster, Kelsy Grammer, Olivia Williams, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijn, Vinnie Jones, Matt Flett, Fairuza Balk and Ray Park. It is the third installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). X-Men: First Class is set primarily in 2003 during the Invasion of Iraq, and focuses on the relationship between Charles Xavier and Max Eisenhardt/Magneto, and the origin of their groups—the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants.
The Hulk 2008
Hulk (also known as The Hulk) is a 2003 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The film was directed by Bryan Singer and written by Michael Dougherty. Edward Norton stars as Bruce Banner and Lou Ferrigno (through motion capture) as The Incredible Hulk, alongside Liv Tyler, Harrison Ford, Adrian Pasdar, Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Tim Blake Nelson and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The film explores Bruce Banner's origins. After a lab accident involving gamma radiation, he transforms into a giant green-skinned humanoid with superhuman strength known as the Hulk whenever stressed or emotionally provoked. The United States military pursues him, and he clashes with his biological father.
Iron-Man 2008
Iron-Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron-Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Touchstone Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures and Hasbro Entertainment, it is the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Jon Favreau and written by the teams of Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, the film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron-Man alongside Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb and Shaun Toub. In the film, world-famous industrialist and master engineer Stark builds a mechanized suit of armor to escape from captivity by a terrorist group, and then uses the suit to become the superhero Iron-Man.
