Star Trek brings Iron Man tech to Discovery's 32nd Century

Warning: spoilers ahead for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 9 – “Lagrange Points.”

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The “Lagrange Point” episode of Season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery pays tribute to Iron Man with an innovative heads-up display shot.
Director Jonathan Frakes came up with a way to recreate Iron Man's close-ups for characters wearing Breen's helmet in Discovery.
The use of Iron Man-esque technology in Star Trek: Discovery adds a cool factor and strengthens the bond between Star Trek and Marvel.

Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Iron ManThe film is about technology in the 32nd century, directed by Jonathan Frakes and written by Sean Cochran and Ari Friedman. Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 9, “Lagrange Point,” was an action-packed and humorous heist adventure in which Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), Cleveland Booker (David Ajala), Ensign Adira Tal (Blu del Barrio) and Major Reese (Patrick Kwok-Chun) disguised themselves as Breen and stole access to an ancestral treasure from a Breen Dreadnought. The Breen helmet is worn exactly like Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) does when he's Iron Man.

Sonequa Martin-Green (Michael Burnham) and Doug Jones (Saru) from Star Trek Discovery

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Directed by Jon Favreau, 2008 Iron Man It launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe and put Tony Stark, the mercurial but brilliant billionaire weapons manufacturer, at its center. Every time Stark puts on his Iron Man helmet, Favreau cleverly innovated close-ups, allowing the audience to see Robert Downey Jr.'s face and reactions through a unique heads-up display.Anyone who puts on a Marvel Studios Iron Man suit Iron Man and the avengers Their faces were portrayed in a striking way like this in the movie too.

Star Trek: Discovery's Breen helmet looks just like Iron Man's

Director Jonathan Frakes talks about the process of filming

When Captain Burnham and his expedition wore Breen helmets Star Trek: Discovery Their faces appeared in season 5, episode 9, “Lagrange Points.” A close-up of Tony Stark's lookalike Iron ManDirector Jonathan Frakes Screen Rant This is intentional and discovery'Maja Bankovich, the cinematographer for Iron ManHead-up display:

Jonathan Frakes: That's right. That's where it was stolen from. But we didn't have the money to do the Iron Man shots. So we found the lenses, and then we found the lighting setup so that every shot wasn't going to be a visual effects shot. So we did the anamorphic, Maya, on the side of the frame, digital lighting gag, to make it look like we were actually in the helmet. Like you said, it's cool to go in there anonymously, but like you said, it's very confusing to keep track of where our characters are in the show. [the helmets].

In the same way Iron Man, Star Trek: DiscoveryIn the movie, a heads-up display allowed audiences to see the reactions of Burnham, Book, Adira and Reese when an undercover mission went awry. Among the funniest moments were Michael's surprise when Book tries to flirt with Breen As a distraction tactic. discovery's close-ups of the heroes also helped to distinguish each character from Breen's faceless, one-dimensional characters. Iron Man'Big screen cool factor Star Trek: Discovery.

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Over 20 years ago Star Trek: DiscoveryHomage to Iron Man, Star Trek Patrick Stewart is forever linked to Marvel. Star Trek: The Next GenerationCaptain Jean-Luc Picard of the STuwart played Professor X, aka Professor Charles Xavier, in the 2000s. X-MenHe reprised the role many times. X-Men Movies, most recently in 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Also, X-Men Rebecca Romijn played the role of Mystique, and then she Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Also, X-Men Famke Janssen co-starred with Stewart. Star Trek:TNG.

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Star TrekThe latest Marvel crossover is Star Trek: Picard Season 3. Matalas is working on Marvel's untitled vision The Disney+ series is scheduled for release in 2026. vision Paul Bettany, who debuted in 2015, returns as a heroic synthezoid. Avengers: Age of UltronBettany voiced Jarvis, Tony Stark's AI, in the third film.Ron Mann movie. Star Trek: Discovery Weave in Iron ManMore style techniques Strengthen the bond between Star Trek And Marvel.