LAPD on the lookout for Iron Man suit
The costume used in the 2008 “Iron Man” film has disappeared from a warehouse in Pacoima.
Tony Stark may have to file a police report.
Los Angeles police are investigating the disappearance of the original Iron Man suit worn by Robert Downey Jr. from a Pacoima warehouse, officials said Wednesday morning.
The costume, valued at $325,000, vanished from a prop storage warehouse in the 13000 block of Weidner Street sometime between February and late April, according to Officer Christopher No, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
The famous red-and-gold suit, which first flashed across movie screens in the 2008 “Iron Man” film that kick-started Marvel’s movie empire, was reported missing Tuesday, No said. Employees at the warehouse “just happened to check” Tuesday and noticed the costume was gone.
It was not immediately clear who reported the costume stolen, and an LAPD spokeswoman declined to say who owns the warehouse. No other items were reported missing.
The incident is being investigated by the LAPD’s Foothill Division.
Marvel referred questions about the missing suit to Walt Disney Studios. Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
The suit was from the 2008 film, according to the LAPD. Other costumes have been used in subsequent movies related to the “Avengers” franchise.
An attempt to steal some of the Avengers’ weapons and supplies was actually a plot point in last year’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”