An eagle-eyed fan has spotted a cool little Easter egg in Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, referencing Jeff Bridges’ The Big Lebowski.
A surprising Easter egg for Jeff Bridges’ The Big Lebowski was recently found in a scene from Robert Downey Jr.’s first cinematic solo outing as Tony Stark. a.k.a. Iron Man. Marvel fans will remember that Jeff Bridges played Obadiah Stane in the first Iron Man film, going head-to-head with Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark by the end of the film while donning the Iron Monger armor. The Iron Man Easter egg that references The Big Lebowski involves Jeff Bridges’ nefarious plans to sell Stark weapons on the black market.
The Iron Man image surfaced on the Marvel Studios subreddit and shows a shipping manifest that proved Jeff Bridges’ Obadiah Stane had been dealing arms under the table. The unsubtle reference to Jeff Bridges’ The Big Lebowski comes from the name of the vessel transporting the missiles: the MSC Lebowski. It’s a brilliantly sneaky reference to The Big Lebowski in a brief moment from Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man. You can check out the Easter egg below.
In Iron Man (2008) when pepper is looking through the under the table shipping manifest which were set up by Iron Monger (Jeff Bridges) the vessel is called the MSC Lebowski. from marvelstudios
What do you think about this The Big Lebowski Easter egg in the first Iron Man movie? What other Easter eggs in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have you spotted? Sound-off in the comments section!
Robert Downey Jr. was last seen as Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame. Here’s the official synopsis for the movie:
The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios’ grand conclusion to twenty-two films, Avengers: Endgame.
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin.
Avengers: Endgame is now available on Digital HD, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, DVD, and Disney Plus. Stay tuned for the latest news regarding Robert Downey Jr. and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Source: Reddit
