man iron man iron american martial arts film directed written film stars set 19th century china story follows series lone warriors forced unite defeat common foe save home development began shared idea film nearly years development secured financial backing filming began december million budget concluded march film shot shanghai locations china composed film musical score produced soundtrack featured new songs artists series concerts featuring music soundtrack held promote film film released north_america november critics divided film homage martial arts films considering choreographed representative genre offering original direction criticized lack performances received film earned million box office plot nineteenth century china home clans village creates deadly weapons clans intending use payments purchase freedom lover leave village region governor tasks leader protecting large shipment gold pass village gold betrayed plan steal gold use chaos ensuing fight clan allow governor aide assassinate gold silver lions leader gold son learns father murder sets village seek revenge emperor undercover arrives village monitor gold takes residence run madame silver sends members clan kill reach village kills mercenary arrives village meets silver sent kill meets silk delivers final payment needed free arriving village men confronted brass find physically harm skin turns metal impact brass beats destroys blade laden armor surviving man sacrifices pull canopy support beam loose burying brass heavy stone watching fight rescues helps recover crafting weapon killed father gold shipment arrives village accompanied skilled warriors lions soon confront men ensuing fight lions capture gold jack later arrives investigate incident learns poisoned mercury tipped weapons leading lions theft prompts governor send troops recover shipment destroy village asks craft new suit armor lions suspect helping tortured information refuses talk brass cuts jack following saves bleeding death recovers tells jack past american slave accidentally killed white man refused let fled america boat went china monks trained use body energy perform feats jack craft greatest weapon pair iron energy recovers joins jack offers let silver hide gold secret tomb beneath return payment gold stored coffin raised night girls serve lions silk serves brass signal girls use weapons hidden mouths poison lions join silk tries poison brass skin protects beats kills jack arrive join fight remaining lions bronze fight kill fighting jack crushed large moving gears silver fight tomb cuts coffin free silver finds silk dies arms confronts brass iron prove capable inflicting damage brass seemingly invincible body brass metal form powerful punch pieces jack runs outside time stop building gun ultimately jack leaves village accompany gold tells gained brother clans destroyed village safe vows way destroys sign pointing weapon shop credits pregnant kidnapped bird clan prompting seek aid cast slave america channels ancient energy turn living weapon wrote role specifically trained hung hours day months preparation blade son murdered leader goes avenge father death said mind role script completed addicted british soldier named signature weapon character partly inspired late cousin dirty based performance agreed join cast previous working relationship able spend days filming scenes owner described queen village wanted emphasize strength male fighters convinced character fight sequence brass body mercenary capable turning body metal making described character good guy lot bad choices life doesn understand difference right wrong auditioned role seeing moving fast lightning stick fighting training video prostitute girlfriend member came attention following mixed martial arts fight fighting style incorporates elements training kicks kicks leader kills previous leader initially cast smaller role successful audition given bigger role cast includes mother jane assistant ally writer appears cameo veteran martial arts actors including governor abbot appeared film role written teacher obtain permission return china filming production development development film began produced soundtrack film set budget flew kill bill set beijing spent approximately thirty days taking notes way directed film met iceland traveled journey told idea genre film attracted interest progress completed story film convinced need completed screenplay project gain support released agreed seriously pursue project pair took project studios met preferred producer studios suggested setting film post apocalyptic situation considered took project considered needed development assigned writers rewrite script began depart initial idea continued work writers returned filming disappointed rewritten screenplay spent year developing total spent months years developing screenplay projects turned page story page screenplay citing fictional universe star wars series said pair tried fully define aspects man iron interesting fight scenes said imagined tribe fighting style costume original script focused animal themed clans fighting territory particular acted center shipments script developed clans removed focus shifted commerce transportation government gold introduced government higher power clans approached fights script introducing new character fighting style weapon avoid fight advance story removed financed directed short martial arts film called golden phoenix featuring hong_kong based trained actors pitched man iron producers short film prove handle martial arts action trusted directing role announced agreed finance distribute film produce producers gave million budget development process agreed lend film presented credit october said intended cross man iron western crossover included younger version character slave auction scheduling conflicts prevented participation man iron spent weeks pre production including weeks location scouting insisted weeks pre production sufficient told weeks later reached week needed time filming discussed potential sequel film successful filming principal photography took place approximately weeks million budget filming began china december locations including city shanghai continued march film action choreographer compensate time lost filming issues scenes filmed single approximately weeks filming began pushing crew work faster remain schedule assistant director eventually informed push stunt workers injured sent hospital abandoned intended shots replaced cgi directed shots originally scripted fight limited shooting schedule time fight instead scripted fight cut film hours long suggested splitting films disagreed edited minutes meet studio requirements graphic content cause receive restrictive rating limiting audience abandoned editing process weeks feeling disgust having cut film october said intended release director cut film home viewing minutes cut footage described film homage martial art films hong_kong based film practical special effects preference cgi effect character kills opponents airborne blood spray spells revenge chinese specifically written use cgi declined subtitle message english audiences action scenes resulted injuries suffered raw bleeding arms like prop iron fight scene marketing launched date music concert called iron tour promote film association featured performances members artists tour began october visited north american cities including new_york_city baltimore chicago los_angeles las_vegas animated short film journey china meeting narrated released october prequel film heavily stylized posters different artist placed outdoor locations north american cities designed allow pedestrians remove marketing campaign sponsored bet hip hop awards star debut mixed martial arts debut fight sports real pain october release video game assassin creed iii film premiered los_angeles new_york_city directly targeted minority demographics promoted film hispanic owned burbank california original spanish dub viral video released targeted african american audiences promoting film rapper youtube channel online awareness campaign included partnerships hip hop news site ultimate fighting championship ign music film features music kanye_west chemical romance chinese singer developed new tracks based excerpts master tracks provided songs performed john provided wrote original musical cues film initially set score film inserted temporary tracks songs wanted use watching temporary track cut film music found unsuitable suggested provide music sought help score helped score kill bill suggested entirely produce score developed finalized score developed film soundtrack scheduled release october features songs film including original songs kanye_west collaborations character influenced rapper dirty theme tune featuring jaw cue reminiscent artist song represented cues music release man iron premiered october chinese theater hollywood attended yellow suit wore tribute wore similar outfit game death film released north_america november box office man iron grossed north_america markets worldwide total approximately pre release tracking north_america week release estimated film attract male audience earn million million opening weekend man iron earned million opening day opening weekend film earned million theaters average theater finishing fourth million fellow new releases flight million million largest demographic opening weekend audience male critical reception film received mixed reviews critics garnered approval rating critics average rating review website rotten_tomatoes said homage man iron demonstrates affection genre better worse metacritic provides score critics indicates mixed average reviews polls reported average grade gave film scale variety called film endearing enthusiastic said fun ought considered screen role withdrawn carry central character role praised supporting performances especially crime lord said goes broke extent viewers haven seen praised film score critical script uneven tone new_york_times called enjoyable product deep passion martial arts genre praised performance heavy metal hair considered central role mistake saying eyes affect laid screen presence character pop hold interest credited rich bloody dense universe created insignificant details praised powerful inner calm theatrical turn called martial arts spectacle best bad movies said uneven performances lack result lack directing experience appreciated choreography extreme action film visual aesthetic described blend french baroque ancient china said plot goes seriously course expanding history hollywood reporter said film sufficiently amusing satisfy fans mainline sort thing considered directly acting homage genre lacked stylistic inspiration imaginative flair mccarthy praised imaginative weapon designs performances village_voice said action scenes curious movie musician film broad tempo added charm found touching usa_today critical film awarding stars said film heavy bloody action light doesn tension taken seriously laughs taken lightly called slick hip wrote film beautifully choreographed moments action sequences won fans slow motion like fire independent film critic wrote commanding performance chemistry lift film slightly routine levy said film ultra violent movie blends thrilling martial arts sequences orchestrated executed masters specific semi involving tale appreciated young audience said understated performance isn bad staging action leaves desired film earlier films fails improve home media man iron released dvd blu ray digital download february north_america dvd blu ray editions contain theatrical release version film cut containing approximately minutes additional footage deleted scenes look inside man iron path east set sequel sequel announced interview title man iron sting revealed directing sequel instead direct film reprise roles blade joining cast sequel released dvd blu ray april
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