Following in the footsteps of the record-breaking Marvel Studios' release Marvel's The Avengers, production on the highly anticipated film Iron Man 3, directed by Shane Black, has commenced production in Wilmington, North Carolina. The production schedule will also include locations in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Miami, Florida and China.
Based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series, first published in 1963, Iron Man 3 returns Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man, Marvel's The Avengers) as the iconic Super Hero character Tony Stark/Iron Man along with Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man, Iron Man 2) as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle (Iron Man 2) as James "Rhodey" Rhodes and Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Iron Man 2) as Happy Hogan. Set for release in the U.S. on May 3, 2013, Marvel's Iron Man 3 marks the second feature to be fully owned, marketed and distributed by Disney, which acquired Marvel in 2009.
Iron Man 3 continues the epic, big-screen adventures of the world's favorite billionaire inventor/Super Hero, Tony Stark aka "Iron Man." Marvel Studios' President Kevin Feige is producing the film. Executive producers on the project include Jon Favreau, Louis D'Esposito, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Charles Newirth, Victoria Alonso, Stephen Broussard and Dan Mintz.
The creative production team on the film includes two-time Oscar-winning director of photography John Toll, ASC (Braveheart, Legends of the Fall), production designer Bill Brzeski (The Hangover, Due Date), editors Jeffrey Ford, A.C.E. (Marvel's The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger) and Peter S. Elliot (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer), and costume designer Louise Frogley (Quantum of Solace, Contagion).
Marvel Studios most recently produced the critically acclaimed Marvel's The Avengers, which set the all-time, domestic 3-day weekend box office record at $207.4 million. The film, which is currently in release, continues to shatter box office records and is The Walt Disney Studios' highest-grossing global and domestic release of all time and marks the studios' fifth film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
In the summer of 2011, Marvel successfully launched two new franchises with Thor, starring Chris Hemsworth, and Captain America: The First Avenger, starring Chris Evans. Both films opened #1 at the box office and have grossed over $800 million worldwide combined. In 2010 Iron Man 2, starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson and Mickey Rourke, took the #1 spot in its first weekend with a domestic box office gross of $128.1 million.
In the summer of 2008, Marvel produced the summer blockbuster movies Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. Iron Man, in which Robert Downey Jr. originally dons the Super Hero's powerful armor and stars alongside co-stars Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow, was released May 2, 2008, and was an immediate box office success. Garnering the number one position for two weeks in a row, the film brought in over $100 million in its opening weekend. On June 13, 2008, Marvel released The Incredible Hulk, marking its second number one opener of that summer.
Iron Man 3 was released May 3rd, 2013 and stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Jon Favreau, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale. The film is directed by Shane Black.
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
@vampire2000 Well, least he has back ups
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Sean
@jonspidey07 I hope so too.
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Vamp
Do you suppose he just fixes up each suit to hang up? Because honestly... The suit case suit was like mega-thrashed after one use in Iron Man 2.
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JonSpidey07
amazing!
hope this is the best of the 3
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Bane5000
Screw it...I'll post it myself :]
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/743/tumblrm54fk53kdk1qmzbxf.jpg
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Bane5000
Lets see how long MW takes to post up the set pic that shows A.I.M will be a part of IM3
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Cheetoboy
I really hope they get it right, Yes I am still excited about Ironman 3, but thats alot of villains that are in the film so far, hopefully it all works out which they probably will.
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Ncmedia
rumor hearing Traci K is making her first debut appearance on the film?
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Sean
Cool! Can't wait for Iron Man 3 !!!
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
To this day, I'm still surprised the prototype suit survived the arc reactor explosion
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ROFLitschristian
They're all so pertty. I wish I could have one. :'(
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