fbpx
Wikipedia

Iron Man 3

May 20, 2023

Iron Man 3 (titled onscreen as Iron Man Three)[4][5] is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.[a] It is the sequel to Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010), and the seventh film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Shane Black from a screenplay he co-wrote with Drew Pearce, and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stéphanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, William Sadler, Miguel Ferrer, Jon Favreau, and Ben Kingsley. In Iron Man 3, Tony Stark wrestles with the ramifications of the events of The Avengers (2012) during a national terrorism campaign on the United States led by the mysterious Mandarin.

Iron Man 3
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShane Black
Screenplay by
Based on
Produced byKevin Feige
Starring
CinematographyJohn Toll
Edited by
Music byBrian Tyler
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures[a]
Release dates
  • April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14) (Grand Rex)
  • May 3, 2013 (2013-05-03) (United States)
Running time
131 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200 million[2]
Box office$1.215 billion[3]

After the release of Iron Man 2 in May 2010, director Favreau chose not to return for a third film. Black was hired to write and direct the sequel in February 2011, working with Pearce to make the script more character-centric, focus on thriller elements, and use concepts from Warren Ellis's "Extremis" comic book story arc. The film's supporting cast, including Kingsley, Pearce, and Hall, were brought on throughout April and May 2012. Filming took place from May 23 to December 17, 2012, primarily at EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina. Additional filming took place around North Carolina as well as in Florida, Los Angeles, and China; an extended version of the film specifically for Chinese audiences was created. Seventeen companies provided the film's visual effects.

Iron Man 3 premiered at the Grand Rex in Paris on April 14, 2013, and released in the United States on May 3, as the first film in Phase Two of the MCU. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its action sequences, Black's direction, and Downey's performance, though there was criticism for its portrayal of the Mandarin. The film was a box office success, grossing over $1.2 billion worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2013 and the sixteenth film to gross over $1 billion. It finished its theatrical run as the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time, while its opening weekend was the sixth-highest of all time. The film received Best Visual Effects nominations at the Academy Awards and the BAFTA Awards.

Plot

At a New Year's Eve party in 1999, Tony Stark meets scientist Maya Hansen, the inventor of Extremis, an experimental regenerative treatment that allows recovery from crippling injuries. Disabled scientist Aldrich Killian offers them a place in his company Advanced Idea Mechanics, but Stark rejects him. Thirteen years later, Stark is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and has frequent panic attacks due to his experiences during the alien invasion of New York.[b] He has built dozens of new Iron Man suits to cope with his insomnia, creating friction with his girlfriend Pepper Potts.

Meanwhile, a string of bombings is claimed by a terrorist known as the Mandarin. Stark's security chief Happy Hogan is badly injured in one such attack and is put into a coma, prompting Stark to issue a televised threat to the Mandarin, revealing his home address in the process. The Mandarin sends gunship helicopters to destroy Stark's home. Hansen, who came to warn Stark, survives the attack with Potts. Stark escapes in an experimental new Iron Man suit, which his artificial intelligence J.A.R.V.I.S. pilots to rural Tennessee, following a flight plan from Stark's investigation into the Mandarin. Stark's new armor is not fully functional and lacks sufficient power to return to Malibu, leaving the world to believe that he died.

With the help of Harley Keener, a local boy, Stark investigates the remains of a local explosion bearing the hallmarks of a Mandarin attack, although it occurred years before any known attack by the terrorist. He discovers the "bombings" were triggered by soldiers subjected to Extremis whose bodies explosively rejected the treatment. These explosions were falsely attributed to a terrorist plot to cover up Extremis' flaws. Stark witnesses Extremis firsthand when Mandarin agents Savin and Brandt attack him: Stark kills Brandt and incapacitates Savin. Meanwhile, Killian resurfaces and kidnaps Potts with assistance from Hansen. American intelligence agencies continue to search for the Mandarin, with James Rhodes—the former War Machine, now re-branded as the Iron Patriot—lured into a trap to steal his armor.

Tracing the Mandarin to Miami, Stark infiltrates his headquarters using improvised weapons. Inside, he discovers the Mandarin is an English actor named Trevor Slattery, who is oblivious to the actions carried out in his image. Killian then captures Stark. He reveals he has subjected Potts to Extremis in the hope Stark will help fix Extremis' flaws while trying to save her. When Hansen betrays Killian by threatening to jeopardize his operations, Killian fatally shoots her.

Stark escapes and reunites with Rhodes, discovering that Killian intends to attack President Ellis aboard Air Force One, using the Iron Patriot armor, controlled by Savin. Stark kills Savin, saving the passengers and crew, but cannot stop Killian from abducting Ellis. At an impounded damaged oil tanker, Killian intends to kill Ellis on live television. The Vice President would then become a puppet leader, following Killian's orders, in exchange for Extremis to cure his young daughter's disability. Stark and Rhodes infiltrate the platform, aided by the remaining Iron Man suits, controlled remotely by J.A.R.V.I.S.. Rhodes secures the President and takes him to safety, while Stark discovers Potts has survived the Extremis procedure. Before he can save her, a rig collapses around them, and she falls to the platform below, causing Stark to believe her dead. Stark fights Killian but finds himself cornered. Killian, who appropriated Hansen's Extremis research as a cure for his own disability and expanded the program to include injured war veterans, reveals he is the real Mandarin behind Slattery's cover. Potts, whose Extremis powers allowed her to survive the fall, kills Killian to save Stark.

As a gesture of his devotion to Potts, Stark orders J.A.R.V.I.S. to destroy all the Iron Man suits. The Vice President and Slattery are arrested, and Happy awakens from his coma. With Stark's help, Potts's Extremis effects are stabilized; and Stark promises to scale back his life as Iron Man, undergoing surgery to remove the shrapnel near his heart and throwing his obsolete chest arc reactor into the sea. He muses that, even without the technology, he will always be Iron Man.

Cast

  • Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man:
    An Avenger and a self-described genius, billionaire, playboy, and philanthropist with mechanical suits of armor of his own invention. Stark now struggles to come to terms with his near-death experience in The Avengers,[9][10] suffering from anxiety attacks. On making a third Iron Man film, Downey said, "My sense of it is that we need to leave it all on the field—whatever that means in the end. You can pick several different points of departure for that."[11] On following up The Avengers, Downey said they "tried to be practical, in a post-Avengers world. What are his challenges now? What are some limitations that might be placed on him? And what sort of threat would have him, as usual, ignore those limitations?"[12] Screenwriter Drew Pearce compared Tony to an American James Bond for both being "heroes with a sense of danger to them, and unpredictab[le]" even if Stark was a "free agent" instead of an authority figure like Bond. He also likened Tony to the protagonists of 1970s films such as The French Connection (1971), where "the idiosyncrasies of the heroes is what made them exciting."[13]
  • Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts:
    Stark's girlfriend, longtime associate, and the current CEO of Stark Industries.[9][14] Paltrow says of her character's relationship to Tony, "[She still] adores Tony, but she absolutely gets fed up with him. He gets caught in a feedback loop."[15] Kevin Feige commented on Pepper's role in the film: "The love triangle in this movie is really between Tony, Pepper and the suits. Tony, Pepper and his obsession with those suits, and the obsession with technology." Feige also stated the film uses the character to play with the damsel in distress trope, and posits the question, "Is Pepper in danger or is Pepper the savior?"[16]
  • Don Cheadle as James "Rhodey" Rhodes / Iron Patriot:
    Stark's best friend and the liaison between Stark Industries and the U.S. Air Force in the department of acquisitions. Rhodes operates the redesigned/upgraded War Machine armor, taking on an American flag-inspired color scheme similar to the Iron Patriot armor from the comics.[10] Feige said of Rhodes and the armor, "The notion in the movie is that a red, white and blue suit is a bold statement, and it's meant to be. With Rhodey, he's very much the foil to Tony's eccentricities, and in this one you get to see this and be reminded of the trust and friendship between them in that great Shane Black buddy-cop fashion."[17] In the film, the president asks Rhodey to take up the moniker "Iron Patriot," and don the red, white, and blue suit, in order to be the government's "American hero" in response to the events in The Avengers.[18]
  • Guy Pearce as Aldrich Killian:
    The creator of the Extremis virus[19] and the founder and owner of the science and development organization Advanced Idea Mechanics[20] who adopts the mantle of the Mandarin as his own.[21][22] Killian develops Extremis to cure his own debilitating disability; in addition to his regenerative healing qualities, he has superhuman strength and the ability to generate extreme heat. Prolonged exposure to Extremis also grants him the ability to breathe fire. Pearce felt he was "a little more experimental" in the roles he was taking in his career, and was not keen on appearing in a superhero film, but felt his role in this film was "cameo stuff" which was a more enjoyable experience because he was "working in concentrated spurts".[23] Pearce described Killian as a man with physical disabilities who has "never been able to accept those limitations" and works to overcome them, continuing, "His tenacity and blind determination in fighting for a better life are seen by some as irritating, as he often comes across as obnoxious."[20] Black felt that Pearce ultimately is the Mandarin in the film, and that Marvel worked with him "to come up with these crazy things, these far out ideas" that divert from established expectations from the comics.[21]
  • Rebecca Hall as Maya Hansen:
    A geneticist whose work helped Killian create Extremis.[10][24][25] Hall said Hansen would be a "strong female character," and described her decision to take the role, saying, "I decided to do Iron Man 3 because I've never done the 'hurry up and wait' movie before. Even the studio movies I've done have been small studio movies, or indie films that we made on a wing and a prayer. I love those, but Iron Man is refreshing in a way because it's something out of my realm of experiences."[26] Hall confirmed her character's role was greatly reduced in the final film, saying, "I signed on to do something that was a substantial role. She wasn't entirely the villain—there have been several phases of this—but I signed on to do something very different to what I ended up doing."[27]
  • Stéphanie Szostak as Ellen Brandt:
    A war veteran who becomes an assassin after her exposure to Extremis.[10][28] Describing Brandt, Szostak says, "... [Extremis] was a second chance at life. We talked about what you feel like and I think it almost makes you a fuller version of who you are, all your weakness and your qualities—just everything gets enhanced. I saw it as very freeing, almost you become your true-self and your fantasy-self all at once."[29] The writers originally envisioned Brandt as Killian's main henchman, who would return throughout the film to fight Tony, but eventually, that role was reassigned to Eric Savin.[30]
  • James Badge Dale as Eric Savin:
    Killian's Extremis-powered henchman.[10][31] Dale stated that his character in the film was "loosely based on" the comic version of the character.[32] According to Dale, "Ben Kingsley is the mouthpiece. Guy Pearce is the brain. I'm the muscle."[33]
  • William Sadler as Matthew Ellis:[28][34] The President of the United States, named after Warren Ellis, who wrote the "Extremis" comics arc that primarily influenced the film's story.[35]
  • Miguel Ferrer as Rodriguez: The Vice President of the United States.[36]
  • Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan:
    Tony Stark's former bodyguard and chauffeur who now serves as Stark Industries' head of security department. Favreau, who served as both actor and director on the previous two Iron Man films, said participating in the new film was "like [being] a proud grandfather who doesn't have to change the diapers but gets to play with the baby."[37]
  • Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery:
    A British actor whom Killian hired to portray the Mandarin, a terrorist persona in jammed television broadcasts in which he is depicted as the leader of the international terrorist organization the Ten Rings.[38] Kingsley was filming Ender's Game when he was cast, and said that, "Quite soon I'll be with everybody and we'll be discussing the look and the feel and the direction of the character. It's very early days yet, but I'm so thrilled to be on board."[39] On his performance, Kingsley stated: "I wanted a voice that would disconcert a Western audience. I wanted a voice that would sound far more homegrown and familiar—a familiarity like a teacher's voice or a preacher's voice. The rhythms and tones of an earnest, almost benign, teacher—trying to educate people for their own good."[40] The Mandarin was initially set to appear in the first Iron Man film, but he was put off for a sequel as the filmmakers felt that he was "too ambitious for a first [film]."[41] On the character, Feige stated, "The Mandarin is [Iron Man's] most famous foe in the comics mainly because he's been around the longest. If you look, there's not necessarily a definitive Mandarin storyline in the comics. So it was really about having an idea."[17] Shane Black explains Ben Kingsley's Mandarin is not Chinese in the film as he is in the comics in order to avoid the Fu Manchu stereotype: "We're not saying he's Chinese, we're saying he, in fact, draws a cloak around him of Chinese symbols and dragons because it represents his obsessions with Sun Tzu in various ancient arts of warfare that he studied." The filmmakers also cited Colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now as an influence for the character.[42] The videos where the Mandarin gives historical background to the attacks expressed how it emerged as the product of "a think tank of people trying to create a modern terrorist."[30] Thus the Mandarin "represents every terrorist in a way", from South American insurgency tactics to the videos of Osama bin Laden.[42]

Paul Bettany reprises his role from previous films as J.A.R.V.I.S., Stark's AI system.[28] Ty Simpkins portrays Harley Keener, a child who lives in Rose Hill, Tennessee who assists Stark when the latter breaks into his garage in order to repair his suit. He later helps Stark investigate various incidents associated with the Extremis project, and afterwards he is rewarded by Stark with a garage-full of modern engineering tools and equipment.[43][28] Simpkins reprises his role as Harley in a cameo in Avengers: Endgame (2019). Simpkins has stated that he has a three-picture deal with Marvel Studios.[44] Ashley Hamilton portrays Taggart, one of the Extremis soldiers.[45] Adam Pally plays Gary, a cameraman who helps Stark.[46] Shaun Toub reprises his role as Yinsen from the first Iron Man film in a brief cameo,[47] and Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance as a beauty pageant judge.[48] Dale Dickey plays Mrs. Davis, mother of an Extremis subject that is framed as a terrorist.[49] Wang Xueqi briefly plays Dr. Wu in the general release version of the film.[50] A cut of the film produced for release exclusively in China includes additional scenes featuring Wang and an appearance by Fan Bingbing as one of his assistants.[51][52] Jenna Ortega plays the vice president's daughter.[53] Mark Ruffalo makes an uncredited cameo appearance, reprising his role as Bruce Banner from The Avengers, in a post-credits scene.[54] Comedians Bill Maher and Joan Rivers,[55][56] and Fashion Police co-host George Kotsiopoulos have cameo appearances as themselves on their respective real-world television programs,[57] as do newscasters Josh Elliott,[58] Megan Henderson,[59] Pat Kiernan,[60] and Thomas Roberts.[61]

Production

Development

Truthfully, the way to go about doing a part 3, if you're ever in that position, as I'm lucky enough to be, is to find a way that the first two weren't done yet. You have to find a way to make sure that the story that's emerging is still ongoing and, by the time you've finished 3, will be something resembling the culmination of a trilogy. It's about, 'How has the story not yet been completely told?,' and I think we're getting there. I think we've really found ways to make this feel organic and new, based on what's come before, and that's what I'm happy about.

—Shane Black, director of Iron Man 3, on the film.[12]

Following the release of Iron Man 2, a conflict between Paramount Pictures, which had distribution rights to certain Marvel properties, and The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Entertainment's then new corporate parent, clouded the timing and the distribution arrangement of a possible third film.[62] On October 18, 2010, Walt Disney Studios agreed to pay Paramount at least $115 million for the worldwide distribution rights to Iron Man 3,[63] with Disney, Marvel, and Paramount announcing a May 3, 2013, release date for the film.[64]

Iron Man and Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau said in December 2010 that he would not direct Iron Man 3, opting to direct Magic Kingdom instead. He remained an executive producer of director Joss Whedon's crossover film The Avengers and also served as an executive producer of Iron Man 3.[65][66] Also in 2010, Downey reached out to Shane Black, who directed him in 2005's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, to write and direct the film.[67] In February 2011, Black entered final negotiations to join the project,[68][69] and in March it was announced that Drew Pearce, who Marvel had originally hired for a Runaways script, would work with Black on the script.[70] Downey said, "Bringing in Shane Black to write and direct Iron Man 3 to me is basically the only transition from Favreau to a 'next thing' that Favreau and the audience and Marvel and I could ever actually sign off on."[11]

Writing

Shane Black described his take on the film as not being "two men in iron suits fighting each other," and more like a "Tom Clancy thriller", with Iron Man fighting real-world type villains.[69] Drew Pearce added that they would avoid magic and space, with Iron Man 3 being "a techno-thriller set in a more real world than even The Avengers". The duo spent some time discussing themes and images and ideas before starting the script.[13] While writing, the focus was to avoid scenes of pure exposition, making every moment propel other narrative points forward. Some elements from the comics were used even if in different connotations, such as making Rhodes wear Norman Osborn's Iron Patriot armor and naming some characters with names from unrelated people in the Marvel Universe, such as Eric Savin and Jack Taggart.[30]

The film's plot is influenced primarily by "Extremis", the 2005–2006 Iron Man comics storyline written by Warren Ellis.[35] The first two acts would remain character-centric, albeit in Shane Black's words "more hectic, frenetic, and large scale" to fulfill its sequel obligations, with the third act going for more over-the-top action to what Drew Pearce described as "giving a sense of opera". The middle act was compared to Sullivan's Travels in having Tony meeting various people on his journey, and the writers made sure to not make the characters too similar. The initial draft had Maya Hansen herself leading the villainous operation, with the Mandarin and Killian emerging as antagonists in later versions of the script. During one of the writing sessions, Pearce suggested that the Mandarin was a fake, and Black agreed by going with making him an actor, which in turn Pearce detailed as an overacting British stage performer. Black explained: "Who would be fool enough to declare that he is an international terrorist? If you're smart, whatever regime you're part of, you'd put a puppet committee and remain your house." In turn Killian would hide Trevor Slattery in "his own frat house, in kind of a drug-related house arrest" to keep the secret alive.[30]

According to Black, the reveal of the actual villain being Hansen was "like Remington Steele, you think it's the man but at the end, the woman has been running the whole show." The role was eventually shifted to Killian because of objections by Marvel Entertainment executives, who were concerned with apparent merchandising losses that could come with having a female villain. The roles of several other major female characters were also made smaller in the final film compared to earlier drafts.[71]

Both the opening and the ending of the film were reworked in various ways. First it would begin with a flashback to Tony's childhood. Then like Iron Man it would begin in medias res, with Tony crashing in Tennessee before a voice-over that would lead to how he got there, until it got changed to the final version. For the climactic tanker battle, it was originally considered that Brandt would show up in the James Bond tradition of the henchman coming back for the heroes. Instead they chose to use Killian himself, and have Pepper, whom he abused earlier, cause his downfall as a way of poetic justice. The final dialogue was originally written as "I am Tony Stark" to be a response to the first film's ending, but eventually it changed to "I am Iron Man" to enhance the mythical qualities.[30] On setting the film around Christmas, Black said "I think it's a sense of if you're doing something on an interesting scale that involves an entire universe of characters, one way to unite them is to have them all undergo a common experience. There's something at Christmas that unites everybody and it already sets a stage within the stage, that wherever you are, you're experiencing this world together. I think that also there's something just pleasing about it to me." Pearce added that he would have wanted to see a third Iron Man film set at Christmas, adding that "when you're telling a story about taking characters apart, it almost has more resonance if you put it at Christmas and if you're also telling a story about lonelier characters as well. That loneliness is heightened at Christmas." Black also felt the character Harley Keener embodied the Ghost of Christmas Past for Stark.[72]

Pre-production

In September 2011, Marvel Studios reached an agreement to shoot the film primarily out of EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina. Michigan was also in contention to land the production, but the Michigan Film Office could not match North Carolina's tax incentives.[73] In April 2012, Ben Kingsley entered into negotiations to play a villain in Iron Man 3,[74] a part which Anthony Mackie, who would later portray Sam Wilson in the MCU, also auditioned for.[75] The following week, producer Kevin Feige revealed that Iron Man 3 would begin shooting in North Carolina "in five weeks," and said that it "is a full-on Tony Stark-centric movie ... very much inspired by the first half of Iron Man ... [H]e's stripped of everything, he's backed up against a wall, and he's gotta use his intelligence to get out of it. He can't call Thor, he can't call Cap, he can't call Nick Fury, and he can't look for the Helicarrier in the sky."[76] A few days later, The Walt Disney Company China, Marvel Studios, and DMG Entertainment announced an agreement to co-produce Iron Man 3 in China. DMG partly financed, produced in China with Marvel, and handled co-production matters. DMG also distributed the film in China in tandem with Disney.[77][78]

The next week, Guy Pearce entered into final talks to play Aldrich Killian, a character who is featured in the "Extremis" comic book story arc.[20] Chinese star Andy Lau became involved in negotiations to join the film, as a Chinese scientist and old friend of Stark's who comes to his aid.[79] Lau would later turn down the role, and Wang Xueqi was cast instead.[80][50] Jessica Chastain entered into discussions for a role in the film,[81] but bowed out due to scheduling conflicts.[24] In May, Rebecca Hall was cast in her place,[24] and her role was described as "a scientist who plays a pivotal role in the creation of a nanotechnology, known as Extremis."[25] Over the next few weeks, James Badge Dale was cast as Eric Savin,[31] Ashley Hamilton was cast as Firepower,[45] and Favreau returned to reprise his role as Happy Hogan from the first two films.[82] Stéphanie Szostak and William Sadler were also cast in the film, with Sadler playing the President of the United States.[34][83] Despite erroneous early reports that Cobie Smulders would reprise her role as Maria Hill from The Avengers in the film,[84] Smulders wrote on her verified Twitter page that this was not so.[85] According to Drew Pearce, Emilia Clarke was initially cast for an unknown role, before the script was changed.[86]

Filming

Filming began in Wilmington, North Carolina, on May 23, 2012, at EUE/Screen Gems Studios,[87] with the working title Caged Heat.[88] Cinematographer John Toll opted to work with digital cameras for the first time in his career, as he found them more convenient for a visual effects-heavy production. Toll shot the film primarily on the Arri Alexa camera.[89] From June 4 through June 6, 2012, filming took place in Cary, North Carolina, at the Epic Games headquarters[90] and SAS Institute,[91] with a large Christmas tree set up on the front lawn.[92] A scene was also shot at the Wilmington International Airport.[87] The Port of Wilmington served as a location for the oil tanker in the climactic battle, along with a soundstage recreation of the dock.[30] The crumbling house itself was filmed in a hydraulic-powered giubo platform that could bend and split into two pieces. All the interior footage had practical effects, including debris and explosions, with computer graphics used only to add exteriors and Iron Man's armor.[93][94]

From July 19 to August 1, 2012, filming took place on Oak Island, North Carolina, to "film aerial drops over the Atlantic Ocean."[95] They were done for the scene where Iron Man rescues the people falling from the Air Force One over Miami, which were originally envisioned done with green screen effects, but were changed to using actual skydivers as second unit director Brian Smrz knew the Red Bull skydiving team. Computer graphics were only employed to add clouds, the destroyed plane and matte paintings of the Florida coastline in the background, replace a stand-in with the Iron Man armor, and some digital compositing to combine different takes of the skydivers together.[96] Filming took place in Rose Hill, North Carolina, in early August 2012,[97] and the town's name was incorporated into the script as the Tennessee city Stark visits.[94] On August 14, actress Dale Dickey said she had been cast in the film, and was currently shooting her scenes.[49] The following day, production was halted when Downey suffered an ankle injury.[98] During the break, Black and Pearce made more script revisions before shooting resumed by August 24.[99][100]

Cast and crew began arriving in Florida on October 1, to shoot scenes on Dania Beach and around South Florida.[101] That same day, Downey returned to the set after his ankle injury.[102] In early October, scenes were shot at a replica of the Malibu restaurant Neptune's Net,[103] and filming took place on location at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens.[104] Scenes were shot during the daytime inside the Miami Beach Resort at Miami Beach on October 10 and 11.[105] The production returned to Wilmington in mid-October for additional filming.[106] On November 1, scenes were shot at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens.[107] Filming in the United States wrapped on November 7 in Wilmington.[108]

Filming began in Beijing, China on December 10. Filming was scheduled to wrap a week later on December 17, 2012.[50] The China filming did not include the main cast and crew.[108] In January 2013, it was reported that a film crew led by Shane Black would begin location scouting in Hyderabad and Bengaluru, India between January 20 and 24.[109] Also in January, Cheadle confirmed that re-shooting was taking place in Manhattan Beach.[110] Shooting also took place on the week of January 23, 2013, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.[111] A major part of the content filmed in the reshoots regarded the Mandarin, with Drew Pearce saying that in early cuts, the character "didn't feel real enough—there wasn't a sense of him being [part of] the real world, mostly because he was just looking down a lens and threatening the world."[13] A report on actual production costs for films from FilmL.A. Inc., indicated a gross budget of $200 million, with a net of $178.4 million for Iron Man 3 after tax incentives from North Carolina and Florida.[2]

Post-production

 
Previsualization of the Mark 42 armor (top) and the completed shot (bottom)

Chris Townsend served as visual effects supervisor for the film, which featured over 2,000 visual effects shots and was worked on by 17 studios, including Weta Digital, Digital Domain, Scanline VFX, Trixter, Framestore, Luma Pictures, Fuel VFX, Cantina Creative, Cinesite, The Embassy Visual Effects, Lola, Capital T, Prologue and Rise FX.[93] Townsend said that from January 2013 through the end of filming in April, the collective crew had one day of downtime, otherwise working seven days a week and 14 to 18 hours a day.[112]

Digital Domain, Scanline VFX and Trixter each worked on separate shots featuring the Mark 42 armor, working with different digital models. The studios shared some of their files to ensure consistency between the shots. For the Mark 42 and Iron Patriot armors, Legacy Effects constructed partial suits that were worn on set. Townsend explained that "Invariably we'd shoot a soft-suit with Robert then we'd also put tracking markers on his trousers. He would also wear lifts in his shoes or be up in a box so he'd be the correct height—Iron Man is 6'5". During shooting we used multiple witness cams, Canon C300s, and we had two or three running whenever there was an Iron Man or Extremis character." The artists studied time lapse photography of decaying fruit and vegetables and actual phenomena such as the aurora borealis as reference for the effect of the glowing Extremis characters.[93] The heads-up display features of the helmet were inspired by visualization techniques from MRI diagnostic pattern recognition and graph theory, particularly by the connectogram, a circular graph that maps all of the white-matter connections of the human brain.[113]

The film's production was delayed following Downey's leg injury, and for certain shots they were forced to create a double for Downey. Townsend explained that "The collective VFX [supervisors] and unit leads ran into a room as soon as the incident happened to try to ascertain what sequences could they shoot." Certain shots were filmed with a body double on set, and Weta Digital created a digital body double for others.[112]

A total of three hours and 15 minutes of footage were shot before editing, where it was brought down to 130 minutes (119 without the credits),[30] marking the longest stand-alone Iron Man film.[35] Post-production also had a 3D conversion[114] and a digital remaster for the IMAX release.[115] Todd-AO mixed the sound in Dolby Atmos to enhance the immersive experience.[116] Trevor Slattery was originally meant to die in the film, appearing during the climatic oil rig battle with an Extremis injector and promptly blowing up after taking it. Pearce said that was "the most Monty Python of all of the beats" in the film. During the editing process, it was determined to keep Slattery alive, with new material shot during the reshoots to accommodate this.[117]

Music

Further information: Iron Man 3 (soundtrack)

The film is scored by Brian Tyler, who signed on in October 2012.[118] According to Tyler, he was approached more for his "thematic" scores such as The Greatest Game Ever Played, Annapolis, and Partition rather than his "modern" action scores such as The Fast and Furious films, with Kevin Feige asking a theme that was recognizable and featured those dramatic tones.[119] To employ the "deeply thematic component with a strong melody," the score employs mostly orchestra sounds. The main theme for Iron Man focuses on horns and trumpets,[120] to be "both a march and anthem." Tyler mentioned that John Williams' work on Raiders of the Lost Ark was the first thing he thought of as an influence, and the cue for the Well of Souls in Raiders influenced the Extremis motif, as Tyler felt it should enhance an spiritual side for having a "technology so advanced that nears magic." Echoing the Mandarin's amalgamated personality, his theme was religious music "that borrows from many cultures," from "Monastic, Gothic, and Christian chants to music from the Middle-East."[119] The score was recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios.[120]

Along with Tyler's soundtrack album, Hollywood Records released a concept album inspired by the film, Heroes Fall. It features twelve original alternative rock and indie rock songs, with only one appearing in the film itself, Awolnation's "Some Kind of Joke."[121]

Marketing

In July 2012, at the San Diego Comic-Con International, a new Iron Man armor from the film, the Mark XLII, was on display on the convention floor, along with the Marks I-VII from the first two Iron Man films and The Avengers.[122] A panel was held, during which Shane Black, Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau and Kevin Feige discussed making the film, and several minutes of footage from the film were shown.[37] The first television advertisement aired during Super Bowl XLVII on the CBS network in the United States.[123] On March 25, 2013, Marvel and Disney revealed on the official Iron Man Facebook page, "Iron Man 3: Armor Unlock," to reveal suits Stark has made before the events of the film.[124] In January 2013, Marvel Comics released a two-issue comic book prelude by writers Christos Gage and Will Corona Pilgrim with art by Steve Kurth and Drew Geraci. The story set between the second and third Iron Man films centers on War Machine, revealing why he was absent during the battle in New York of The Avengers.[125]

Like with the first two films, Audi again provided product placement with various vehicles.[126] Oracle also returned from Iron Man 2, showcasing both the Oracle Cloud and the Oracle Exadata server.[127] Verizon FiOS and TCL's flat panel televisions and Alcatel One Touch smartphones are also featured in the film,[128] and the Chinese cut also shows a Zoomlion crane and Yili milk.[129] Promotional deals were arranged with Subway and the Schwan Food Company,[128] and tie-ins included Lego sets,[130] Hasbro action figures,[131] and a mobile phone game by Gameloft.[132]

Disney also promoted the film at its domestic theme parks. Disneyland's Innoventions attraction received a Stark Industries exhibit beginning April 13, and Monorail Black of the Walt Disney World Monorail System was given an exterior Iron Man scheme.[133][134] The exhibit, entitled Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries, features the same armor display that was shown at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, with the Marks I-VII and the new Mark XLII. In addition, there is a simulator game, titled "Become Iron Man," that uses Kinect-like technology to allow the viewer to be encased in an animated Mark XLII armor and take part in a series of "tests," in which you fire repulsor rays and fly through Tony Stark's workshop. The game is guided by J.A.R.V.I.S., who is voiced again by Paul Bettany. The exhibit also has smaller displays that include helmets and chest pieces from the earlier films and the gauntlet and boot from an action sequence in Iron Man 3.[135] All-in-all, Disney spent $131 million marketing the film worldwide.[136]

Release

Theatrical

 
 
Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow in Paris at the film's French premiere at the Grand Rex, April 2013

Iron Man 3 was distributed worldwide by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[a] with the exception of China, where it was released by DMG Entertainment, and Germany and Austria, where it was released by Tele München Group.[77] The Chinese version of the film offers specially prepared bonus footage made exclusively for the Chinese audience.[52] This version features a four-minute longer cut of the film, with a longer scene of Tony meeting Dr. Wu, a scene showing Dr. Wu on the phone with Jarvis as Iron Man is visible on a television screen in front of him, as well as a scene of Dr. Wu preparing to operate on Stark with Fan Bingbing.[137] The extra material also features product placement for various Chinese products.[129]

The film's premiere happened at the Grand Rex in Paris, on April 14, 2013, with Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow in attendance.[138][139] While the UK premiere of the film was originally set for April 17, the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher taking place in that date made the event be pushed to the following day.[140] Downey, Ben Kingsley and Rebecca Hall were present for the advance screening at London's Odeon Leicester Square.[141] The El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles hosted the United States premiere of Iron Man 3 on April 24.[142] The film opened in 46 countries through April 22–24,[143] with the United States release, in 4,253 screens, happening one week later.[144] Regal Cinemas, AMC Theatres and Carmike Cinemas put presale tickets on hold, two weeks before the US premiere. The cinemas were in a contract dispute with Disney, who wished to receive more of the ticket sale profit than they currently did, largely based on the projected premiere-weekend intake Iron Man 3 was expected to have. Carmike was the first to come to terms with Disney.[145] It was later reported that Cinemark Theatres had also stopped selling presale tickets, and Regal Cinemas had removed all marketing material for the film from its locations.[146] On April 25, 2013, Regal, AMC and Disney ended their dispute, which allowed Regal and AMC to proceed with selling presale tickets again.[147][148]

IMAX screenings began on April 25, 2013, internationally and May 3 in the United States.[115] The film was shown in the 4DX format, featuring strobe lights, tilting seats, blowing wind and fog and odor effects in selected countries.[149][150] In Japan, the technology opened its first room at the Korona World theater in Nagoya, Japan with the release of the film.[151] Iron Man 3 was the first film released in Phase Two of the MCU.[152]

Home media

Iron Man 3 was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in digital download form on September 3, 2013. This was followed by the film's release on Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, DVD, digital copy, and on demand on September 24, 2013.[153] The home video release includes a Marvel One-Shot short film titled Agent Carter starring Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter from Captain America: The First Avenger.[154] It debuted atop the DVD and Blu-ray charts in the United States, and second in the rental charts behind World War Z.[155] Iron Man 3 has earned more than $82 million in home media sales in the U.S.[156]

The film was also collected in a 13-disc box set titled "Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection", which includes all of the Phase Two films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was released on December 8, 2015.[157]

Reception

Box office

Iron Man 3 grossed $409 million in North America and $805.8 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $1.215 billion, outgrossing both of its predecessors combined. Worldwide, it became the fifth-highest-grossing film, the second-highest-grossing film of 2013,[158] the second-highest-grossing film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (behind Marvel's The Avengers),[159] and the highest-grossing film of the Iron Man film series,[160] as well as the fourth-highest-grossing comic-book and superhero film overall.[161][162] It achieved the sixth-largest worldwide opening weekend with $372.5 million.[163] On the weekend of May 3–5, 2013, the film set a record for the largest worldwide weekend in IMAX with $28.6 million.[164] On its 23rd day in theaters, Iron Man 3 became the sixth Disney film and the 16th film overall to reach $1 billion.[165] It is the first Iron Man film to gross over $1 billion, becoming the second Marvel film to do so after The Avengers,[35] and was the fourth-fastest film to reach the milestone. As part of the earlier distribution agreement made with Disney in 2010, Paramount Pictures received 9% of the box office gross generated by Iron Man 3.[166] Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $391.8 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film.[136]

By the end of its opening day, Iron Man 3 made $68.9 million (including $15.6 million from late Thursday shows),[144] achieving the seventh-highest-grossing opening day.[167] By the end of its opening weekend, the film earned $174.1 million, making it the second-highest opening weekend of all time, behind The Avengers. Of the opening-weekend audience, 55% was over 25 years old, and 61% were males, while only 45% of the gross originated from 3-D screenings. Opening-weekend earnings from IMAX amounted to $16.5 million.[168] It topped the box office during two consecutive weekends and achieved the fourth-largest second-weekend gross with $72.5 million.[169]

The film earned $13.2 million on its opening day (Wednesday, April 24, 2013) from 12 countries.[170] Through Sunday, April 28, it earned a five-day opening weekend of $198.4 million from 42 countries.[171] The film's opening-weekend gross included $7.1 million from IMAX venues.[172] It set opening-day records in the Philippines (surpassed by Man of Steel), Taiwan,[170] Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia,[173] China,[174] Ukraine,[175] Russia and the CIS,[176] both single- and opening-day records in Thailand and South Africa,[177] as well as a single-day record in Hong Kong.[178] It also scored the second-biggest opening day in Argentina, only behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.[179] The film set opening-weekend records in the Asia Pacific region, in Latin America, and in individual countries including Argentina (first surpassed by Fast & Furious 6, when including weekday previews),[180] Ecuador,[181] Hong Kong, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore,[171] Thailand, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates.[175] It also achieved the second-largest opening weekend in Mexico,[182] Brazil,[183] and Russia and the CIS.[176] In India, it had the second-best opening weekend for a Hollywood film, after The Amazing Spider-Man.[184] IMAX opening-weekend records were set in Taiwan, the Netherlands, Brazil, and the Philippines.[172] It is the highest-grossing film in Indonesia, Malaysia,[185] and Vietnam[186] and the second-highest-grossing film in Singapore and the Philippines, behind The Avengers.[187] It topped the weekend box office outside North America three consecutive times.[188]

In China, where part of the production took place, the film set a midnight-showings record with $2.1 million, as well as single-day and opening-day records with $21.5 million (on its opening day).[174] Through its first Sunday, the film earned an opening-weekend total of $64.1 million,[189] making China's opening the largest for the film, followed by a $23.1 million opening in Russia and the CIS, and a $21.2 million opening in the UK, Ireland and Malta.[190] With total earnings reaching $124 million,[191] it was the highest-grossing American film in China in 2013, and the country is the film's highest-grossing market after North America, followed by South Korea ($64.2 million) and the UK, Ireland, and Malta ($57.1 million).[186][190]

Critical response

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 79%, with an average score of 7/10, based on 331 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "With the help of its charismatic lead, some impressive action sequences, and even a few surprises, Iron Man 3 is a witty, entertaining adventure and a strong addition to the Marvel canon."[192] Metacritic gave a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[193] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, the same score as both its predecessors.[194]

In an early review by the trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter, Todd McCarthy said that, "After nearly crashing and burning on his last solo flight in 2010, Iron Man returns refreshed and ready for action in this spirited third installment ... [that] benefits immeasurably from the irreverent quicksilver humor of co-writer and director Shane Black.[195] Calling the film "darker and more serious than its predecessors," Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times credited Black for "chang[ing] this billion-dollar-plus franchise's tone for the better while keeping the same actor as Tony Stark. ... There is quite a bit of Black's trademark attitude and humor here as well, things like a throwaway reference to the sci-fi classic Westworld and a goofy character who has Tony Stark's likeness tattooed on his forearm. Black and company throw all kinds of stuff at the audience, and though it doesn't all work, a lot of it does and the attempt to be different and create unguessable twists is always appreciated."[196] Rafer Guzman of Newsday characterized Iron Man as "the anti-Batman, all zip and zingers. He's also, suddenly, rather family-friendly. Some of the movie's best moments are shared by Stark and latchkey kid Harley (Ty Simpkins), who mock their budding father-son relationship while acting it out."[197] Psychology Today concluded that the film presented an accurate portrayal of Tony Stark's posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.[198] Michael Arbeiter of Hollywood.com praised the film as "Marvel's First True Action-Comedy", commenting that "Tony's camaraderie with preteen tech geek Harley Keener is one gigantic superhero/'90s-kid-sidekick laugh riot (the friggin' kid's name is Harley Keener ... is there anything more '90s-kid-sidekick-sounding than that?!)."[199]

Nick De Semlyen of the UK film magazine Empire had criticisms, even while giving the film four of five stars. Finding it "a swinging caper with wit, balls, heart and exploding baubles," he said the villainous "super-soldiers who can regenerate body parts and survive astounding damage [are] visually interesting ... but their motivation is murky and unconvincing."[200] Likewise Joshua Rothkopf of Time Out New York bestowed 3 of 5 stars, saying, "Black has massively upped the verbal sparring and kept the broad inventiveness of comic-book malleability in mind. ... The most wonderful of Black's surprises harkens back to his '80s reputation for character revision and is simply too good to ruin here." But, he asked, "[W]hy, finally, are we down at the docks—in the dark, no less—for one of those lumbering climaxes involving swinging shipping cranes? The energy bleeds out of the film; it's as if the producers were scared the crowd would riot over not enough digital fakeness."[201]

Reacting more negatively, Stephen Whitty of The Star-Ledger found the film "slickly enjoyable" for the visual effects, but said, "[T]here's something empty about the film. Like Tony's suits, it's shiny and polished. But this time, there's nobody inside ... This movie has neither the emotionalism of the first film, nor the flashy villains of the second ... Tony's relationship with girlfriend Pepper Potts is in inexplicable jeopardy—and then simply fixes itself. A supposedly cute kid sidekick—a true sign of authorial desperation—is introduced, and then dropped."[202] Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune echoed this, saying, "[I]n a gleefully cynical bid for a preteen audience (a few years too young for the violence in Iron Man 3, I'd say), Stark befriends a bullied 8-year-old [sic] (Ty Simpkins) who becomes his tag-along and sometime savior ... Stark no longer needs to be in the Iron Man suit. He's able to operate the thing remotely when needed. The movie's like that too. It's decent superhero blockbustering, but rather remote and vaguely secondhand. At this point, even with Black's flashes of black humor, the machinery is more or less taking care of itself, offering roughly half of the genial wit and enjoyment of the first Iron Man."[203]

Accolades

Accolades received by Iron Man 3
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Academy Awards March 2, 2014 Best Visual Effects Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash, and Dan Sudick Nominated [204]
BMI Film & TV Awards May 15, 2013 BMI Film Music Awards Brian Tyler[c] Won [205]
British Academy Children's Awards November 24, 2013 Kid's Vote — Film Iron Man 3 Nominated [206]
[207]
British Academy Film Awards February 16, 2014 Best Special Visual Effects Bryan Grill, Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, and Dan Sudick Nominated [208]
Cinema Audio Society Awards February 22, 2014 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action Jose Antonio Garcia, Michael Prestwood Smith, Michael Keller, Joel Iwataki, Gregory Steele, and James Ashwill Nominated [209]
[210]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 16, 2014 Best Action Movie Iron Man 3 Nominated [211]
Best Actor in an Action Movie Robert Downey Jr. Nominated
Best Actress in an Action Movie Gwyneth Paltrow Nominated
Best Visual Effects Iron Man 3 Nominated
ETC Bollywood Business Awards January 20, 2014 Most Successful Foreign Film Iron Man 3 Won [212]
Golden Reel Awards February 16, 2014 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film Mark Stoeckinger and Andrew DeCristofaro Nominated [213]
[214]
Golden Trailer Awards May 3, 2013 Best Action "Not Afraid" (Trailer Park, Inc.) Won [215]
Best Fantasy Adventure Poster "Not Afraid" (Trailer Park, Inc.) Nominated
Best Sound Editing "Not Afraid" (Trailer Park, Inc.) Nominated
Best Summer Blockbuster 2013 TV Spot "Escape" (MOCEAN) Nominated
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards February 26, 2014 Best Film Studio Music Department Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[d] Nominated [216]
[217]
Hollywood Film Awards October 21, 2013 Hollywood Movie Award Iron Man 3 Nominated [218]
[219]
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards November 7, 2013 Outstanding Color Grading – Feature Film Steven J. Scott Nominated [220]
Outstanding Sound – Feature Film Mark Stoeckinger, Michael Keller, Mike Prestwood Smith, and Andrew DeCristofaro Nominated
Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film Guy Williams, Aaron Gilman, Matt Aitken, Dan Macarin, and Thrain Shadbolt Nominated
Hugo Awards August 17, 2014 Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Drew Pearce and Shane Black Nominated [221]
[222]
International Film Music Critics Association Awards February 20, 2014 Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film Brian Tyler Nominated [223]
[224]
Location Managers Guild Awards March 29, 2014 Outstanding Achievement by a Location Professional – Feature Film Ilt Jones Won [225]
[226]
MTV Movie Awards April 13, 2014 Best Cameo Joan Rivers Nominated [227]
Best Hero Robert Downey Jr. Nominated
Movieguide Awards February 7, 2014 Best Movie for Mature Audiences Iron Man 3 Won [228]
[229]
Faith and Freedom Award (Film) Iron Man 3 Won
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards March 29, 2014 Favorite Movie Iron Man 3 Nominated [230]
Favorite Buttkicker Robert Downey Jr. Won
Favorite Movie Actor Robert Downey Jr. Nominated
People's Choice Awards January 8, 2014 Favorite Movie Iron Man 3 Won [231]
Favorite Movie Actor Robert Downey Jr. Nominated
Favorite Movie Actress Gwyneth Paltrow Nominated
Favorite Movie Duo Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow Nominated
Favorite Action Movie Iron Man 3 Won
Favorite Action Movie Star Robert Downey Jr. Won
Saturn Awards June 26, 2014 Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture Iron Man 3 Won [232]
[233]
Best Actor Robert Downey Jr. Won
Best Supporting Actor Ben Kingsley Won
Best Performance by a Younger Actor Ty Simpkins Nominated
Best Music Brian Tyler Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards December 14, 2013 Best Visual Effects Iron Man 3 Nominated [234]
[235]
Teen Choice Awards August 11, 2013 Choice Movie: Action Iron Man 3 Won [236]
[237]
[238]
Choice Movie Actor: Action Robert Downey Jr. Won
Choice Movie Actress: Action Gwyneth Paltrow Nominated
Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Iron Man 3 Nominated
Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Robert Downey Jr. Nominated
Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Gwyneth Paltrow Nominated
Choice Movie: Villain Ben Kingsley Nominated
Choice Movie: Chemistry Don Cheadle and Robert Downey Jr. Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards February 12, 2014 Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture Christopher Townsend, Mark Soper, Guy Williams, and Bryan Grill Nominated [239]
[240]
Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture John Stevenson-Galvin, Greg Notzelman, Paul Harris, and Justin Stockton for "Shipyard" Nominated
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture Mark Smith, Aaron Gilman, Thelvin Cabezas, and Gerardo Ramirez Nominated
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture Michael Maloney, Francis Puthanangadi, Justin Van Der Lek, and Howard Cabalfin for "Barrel of Monkeys" Nominated
Darren Poe, Stefano Trivelli, Josiah Howison, and Zach Zaubi for "House Attack" Nominated

Themes and analysis

Iron Man 3 focuses on contemporary U.S. foreign policy and its consequences.[241] Like the first Iron Man film, it is about the military industrial complex. The main antagonist, Killian, tries to take over the US government and capitalize on the War on Terror with a decoy villain actor, the Mandarin; the supposed looming menace distracts the public from Killian's actions with a narrative of the constant threat that also makes the war profitable.[241] Using Stark as a metaphor of American society, Charlie Jane Anders of Gizmodo notes that the film differs in the portrayal of the country from the previous two entries; whereas the previous films were about the guilt of ruining areas in foreign countries, Iron Man 3 is about the feeling of powerlessness, in that a trusted, wealthy and individualistic celebrity like Stark is unable to find a powerful terrorist such as the Mandarian.[242]

The Mandarin, a cover-up adversary that is otherwise non-threatening, is a take on Americans' xenophobia towards Middle Easterns,[241] and how people's fear is taken advantage of to create and pass harmful policies.[243] The Mandarin's characteristics are what the population expects from a terrorist, such as a large beard, army pants, and comments he gives to the media that condemn the US. The twist that the Mandarin is fake also plays on audiences' availability heuristics that make them think if someone is a danger or not.[241]

Iron Man 3 is part of a trend in post-9/11 superhero films consisting of vulnerable, weak superheroes and complex antagonists with realistic motivations.[243] Psychologist and author Dr. Travis Langley believed Stark meets all of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders's criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder, and Stark, like those with PTSD in real-life, denies he could have it.[244] Stark enacts its symptoms, such as anxiety attacks, hypervigilance, frequent nightmares, and an inability to be in the public;[241][244] this deviates from most portrayals of not only superheroes but also strong male leads in general, where they are not traumatized from perilous situations.[241]

Future

Potential sequel

Further information: List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films

In March 2013, Black stated that Downey's original contract with Marvel Studios, which expired after the release of Iron Man 3, might be extended in order for the actor to appear in a second Avengers film and at least one more Iron Man film. He said: "There has been a lot of discussion about it: 'Is this the last Iron Man for Robert [Downey, Jr.]?' Something tells me that it will not be the case, and [he] will be seen in a fourth, or fifth."[245] In April 2013, Cheadle stated that Iron Man 3 could be the final film in the series, saying, "The door is always left open in these kinds of movies especially when they do as well as they have done. I know there was talk of making sure we did this one right, and if it worked it could be the last one. There's room for more to be done with these characters. We're getting to a sweet spot with Tony and Rhodey, anyway."[246] In September 2014, in regards to a fourth film, Downey said, "There isn't one in the pipe ... No, there's no plan for a fourth Iron Man."[247] In April 2016, Downey stated that he was open to reprising his role in a potential fourth Iron Man film.[248] After the death of Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame (2019), co-screenwriter Stephen McFeely said, "You would've already had Iron Man 4 if it was any other studio", remarking that it was a bold move by Marvel to kill off the character.[249] In January 2020, when asked if he would reprise the role of Iron Man, Downey noted, "Yeah, anything could happen... As far as I'm concerned, I hung up my guns and I'm good to let it go... It's hard to project."[250]

Marvel One-Shot

Main article: All Hail the King

In February 2014, Marvel released the One-Shot film, All Hail the King, on Thor: The Dark World's home media, featuring Kingsley reprising his role as Trevor Slattery. It continues Slattery's story from the end of the film, revealing that the real Mandarin actually exists in the MCU.[251]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c As part of the deal transferring the distribution rights of The Avengers (2012) and Iron Man 3 from Paramount Pictures to the Walt Disney Studios,[6] Paramount's logo appears in the films' opening titles, promotional materials, and merchandise.[7] Nevertheless, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is credited at the end of the film.
  2. ^ As depicted in The Avengers (2012)[8]
  3. ^ Also for The Expendables 2 (2012) and the television series Hawaii Five-0[205]
  4. ^ Also for the studio's 2013 films Frozen, The Lone Ranger, Monsters University, Oz the Great and Powerful, Saving Mr. Banks, and Thor: The Dark World[216]

References

  1. ^ "Iron Man Three". British Board of Film Classification. from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 2013 Feature Film Production Report (PDF) (Report). FilmL.A., Inc. p. 11. (PDF) from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Iron Man 3". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Foundas, Scott (April 25, 2013). "Film Review: 'Iron Man 3'". Variety. from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Iron Man 3". United States Copyright Office. from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  6. ^ Graser, Marc (October 11, 2011). "Why Par, not Disney, gets 'Avengers' credit". Variety. from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Stewart, Andrew (May 10, 2013). "Paramount's Super Payoff for 'Iron Man 3'". Variety. from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  8. ^ Lussier, Germain (September 30, 2013). "'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Takes Place Two Years After 'The Avengers'". /Film. from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Marvel Studios Begins Production on Iron Man 3". ComingSoon.net (Press release). Marvel Studios. June 4, 2012. from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e . Marvel.com. April 18, 2013. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Boucher, Geoff (August 18, 2011). . Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 21, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  12. ^ a b Radish, Christina (July 15, 2012). "Comic-Con: Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Shane Black and Kevin Feige Talk Iron Man 3, How The Avengers Impacts the Film, Iron Patriot and More". Collider. from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  13. ^ a b c Harding, Oscar (May 30, 2013). "Iron Man 3 Exclusive Interview: Screenwriter Drew Pearce Talks The Mandarin Controversy, Mission Impossible 5, Sherlock Holmes 3 & More!". WhatCulture. from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  14. ^ . Marvel.com. April 3, 2013. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  15. ^ Schaeffer, Sandy (February 26, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' Cast and Director Offer Character & Plot Details - Including 'Iron Patriot'". Screen Rant. from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  16. ^ Bryson, Carey (March 14, 2013). . About.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  17. ^ a b Goldberg, Matt (November 26, 2012). "Producer Kevin Feige Talks Iron Man 3, How It Relates to The Avengers, The Mandarin, Iron Patriot, and More". Collider. from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  18. ^ Keyes, Rob (March 23, 2013). "Iron Man 3: The Story Behind Rhodey & The Iron Patriot Armor". Screen Rant. from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  19. ^ Graser, Marc; Kroll, Justin (April 20, 2012). "Guy Pearce bonds with 'Iron Man 3'". Variety. from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  20. ^ a b c . Marvel.com. March 22, 2013. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  21. ^ a b Breznican, Anthony (May 4, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' does WHAT to The Mandarin? – Spoiler Talk". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  22. ^ Risley, Matt (February 6, 2014). "All Hail The King: Drew Pearce Interview". GamesRadar+. from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  23. ^ Buchanan, Kyle (August 30, 2012). . New York / Vulture.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  24. ^ a b c Kit, Borys (May 8, 2012). "Rebecca Hall in Talks to Join 'Iron Man 3'". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  25. ^ a b Graser, Marc; Sneider, Jeff (May 8, 2012). "Rebecca Hall nabs female lead in 'Iron Man 3'". Variety. from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  26. ^ Wieselman, Jarett (August 17, 2012). "What Scares Rebecca Hall?". Entertainment Tonight. from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  27. ^ Daniell, Mark (September 13, 2016). "Rebecca Hall says Marvel reduced her part in 'Iron Man 3'". Toronto Sun. from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  28. ^ a b c d "Iron Man 3 Notes" (PDF). Marvel.com. (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  29. ^ Stephanie Szostak Iron Man 3 'Brandt'. Dailymotion. April 18, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g Black, Shane; Pearce, Drew (2013). "Audio commentary for Iron Man 3". Iron Man 3 (Blu-ray). Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
  31. ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 16, 2012). "James Badge Dale In 'Iron Man 3' Talks". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  32. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (October 15, 2012). "You Haven't Seen Every New Costume in Iron Man 3 Yet". Vulture. from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  33. ^ Schwartz, Terri (March 12, 2012). "'Iron Man 3' Villains: James Badge Dale Is 'the Muscle'". MTV. from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  34. ^ a b Plumb, Ali (October 12, 2020). "28 Must-Pause Moments From The New Iron Man 3 Trailer". Empire. from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  35. ^ a b c d "Film Facts". Spotlight on FiOS. September–October 2013. p. 5. from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  36. ^ "Miguel Ferrer, star of NCIS: Los Angeles and Iron Man 3, dies aged 61". The Daily Telegraph. January 20, 2017. from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  37. ^ a b "Marvel at Comic-Con: Robert Downey Jr., Kevin Feige, Shane Black, Jon Favreau, Don Cheadle, Edgar Wright". Deadline Hollywood. July 14, 2012. from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  38. ^ Acuna, Kirsten (May 6, 2013). "Fans Are Torn Over The Big Twist In 'Iron Man 3'". Business Insider. from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  39. ^ Douglas, Edward (May 6, 2012). "Exclusive: Sir Ben Kingsley's Iron Man 3 Character Still Being Developed". Superhero Hype. from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  40. ^ Ryan, Mark (April 29, 2013). "Ben Kingsley, 'Iron Man 3' Star, On The Challenges of Playing The Mandarin". The Huffington Post. from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  41. ^ Douglas, Edward (April 29, 2008). "Exclusive: An In-Depth Iron Man Talk with Jon Favreau". Superhero Hype. from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  42. ^ a b Doty, Meriah (March 5, 2013). "'Iron Man 3': The Mandarin's origins explained!". Yahoo! Entertainment. from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  43. ^ Riesman, Abraham (April 26, 2019). "Who Was That Kid at the Avengers: Endgame Funeral". Vulture. from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  44. ^ Burlingame, Russ (May 11, 2013). "Iron Man 3 Exclusive: Ty Simpkins Talks Cut Kiss Scene & 3 Picture Deal". ComicBook.com. from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  45. ^ a b Sneider, Jeff; Graser, Marc (May 24, 2012). "Ashley Hamilton in talks for 'Iron Man 3'". Variety. from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  46. ^ Vary, Adam B. (May 6, 2013). "How "Happy Endings" Star Adam Pally Ended Up In "Iron Man 3"". BuzzFeed. from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  47. ^ Harris, Scott (May 6, 2013). "'Iron Man 3': 7 Things You May Have Missed the First Time Around". MTV. from the original on September 17, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  48. ^ Johnson, Scott (September 6, 2017). "Stan Lee Apologizes In Regards To Iron Man 3". ComicBook.com. from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  49. ^ a b Schwartz, Terri (August 15, 2012). "Dale Dickey Joins 'Iron Man 3' in Mysterious Role". MTV. from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  50. ^ a b c Finke, Nikki (December 9, 2012). "'Iron Man 3' Casts China's Wang Xuequi As New 'Dr Wu': Beijing Filming Starts Monday". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  51. ^ "Fan Bingbing joins 'Iron Man 3'". China Internet Information Center. January 5, 2013. from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  52. ^ a b Zakarin, Jordan (March 29, 2013). "Marvel to Release Special Chinese Cut of 'Iron Man 3'". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2013. Marvel announced Friday that the third film in its Iron Man franchise, a joint production of the Disney-owned Marvel Pictures and Beijing-based DMG Entertainment, will be tailor-made for Chinese audiences. All versions of the film will feature scenes shot in Beijing, product placement for Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL and co-star Wang Xueqi, but a version cut for the world's most populous nation also will boast "specially prepared bonus footage" and an appearance by megastar Fan Bingbing
  53. ^ Davis, Maddie (December 11, 2022). "Hollywood's Newest Scream Queen Played a Major Role in the MCU". Comic Book Resources. from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  54. ^ "IAR Exclusive: Mark Ruffalo Talks Marvel Cameos and the Future of The Hulk". IAmRogue.com. May 12, 2013. from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  55. ^ Schwerdtfeger, Conner (January 17, 2018). "Shaq Would Love To Join The MCU, And He Already Knows What He Wants To Do". CinemaBlend. from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  56. ^ "The best ever cameos in a Marvel film". NME. May 30, 2018. from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  57. ^ Thangevelo, Debashine (April 10, 2014). . IOL. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  58. ^ Bobbin, Jay (June 5, 2019). "Josh Elliott follows 'First Responders Live'". On TV Today. from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  59. ^ . Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  60. ^ Zalben, Alex (May 1, 2014). "Meet the Guy Who Links 'Spider-Man' and 'The Avengers'". MTV. from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  61. ^ D'Addario, Daniel (July 23, 2014). "When it comes to gay characters, TV's not that much better than movies". Salon. from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  62. ^ Frankel, Daniel (May 10, 2010). "Will There Be an 'Iron Man 3' — and Whose Will It Be?". TheWrap. from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  63. ^ Frankel, Daniel (October 18, 2010). "Disney to Distribute 'Iron Man 3,' 'Avengers'; Sets Release Dates (Updated)". TheWrap. from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  64. ^ Ward, Kate (October 18, 2010). "'Iron Man 3' to come to theaters in 2013; Disney picks up marketing rights". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  65. ^ Zakarin, Jordan (May 14, 2012). "Jon Favreau Talks 'Iron Man 3,' Praises Joss Whedon for Avengers and Leads 'Revolution'". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  66. ^ Sneider, Jeff (December 14, 2010). "No Favreau? 10 Directors Who Could Take Over 'Iron Man 3'". TheWrap. from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  67. ^ Svetkey, Benjamin (May 13, 2016). "'Lethal Weapon' Wunderkind (and Former Party Boy) Shane Black Is Back ... and Still Looking for Action". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  68. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr.; Finke, Nikki (February 17, 2011). "Shane Black To Direct Marvel's 'Iron Man 3'". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  69. ^ a b "Shane Black talks direction of Iron Man 3 and whether or not to expect more Marvel cameos!". Ain't It Cool News. March 7, 2011. from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  70. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 31, 2011). "Marvel Taps Its 'Runaways' Scribe Drew Pearce To Write 'Iron Man 3' Script". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  71. ^ Ryan, Mike (May 16, 2016). "Shane Black On 'The Nice Guys,' Mel Gibson, And Why A Female 'Iron Man 3' Villain's Gender Changed". Uproxx. from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  72. ^ Sciretta, Peter (April 30, 2013). "Why 'Iron Man 3' is a Christmas Movie". /Film. from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  73. ^ "Michigan Loses Iron Man 3 to North Carolina". Superhero Hype. September 27, 2011. from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  74. ^ Kit, Borys (April 9, 2012). "Ben Kingsley in Talks to Join 'Iron Man 3'". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  75. ^ Raftery, Brian (June 26, 2019). "Anthony Mackie is Your New Captain, America". Men's Health. from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  76. ^ Weintraub, Steve (April 12, 2012). "Kevin Feige Talks Thor 2, Iron Man 3, Captain America 2, the Avengers Sequel, 2014/2015 Releases, and More!". Collider. from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  77. ^ a b "Marvel's Iron Man 3 to Be Co-Produced in China" (Press release). The Walt Disney Company Chin. Business Wire. April 16, 2012. from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  78. ^ Coonan, Clifford (April 16, 2012). "'Iron Man 3' to be a Chinese co-production". Variety. from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  79. ^ "Iron Man 3 Eyeing Andy Lau". MovieWeb. April 24, 2012. from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  80. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (June 25, 2012). "Andy Lau Drops Out Of 'Iron Man 3'". IndieWire. from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  81. ^ Kit, Borys (April 23, 2012). "Jessica Chastain in Talks to Join 'Iron Man 3'". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  82. ^ Lang, Brent (May 25, 2012). "Jon Favreau Won't Direct 'Iron Man 3,' But He Will Play Happy Hogan Again". TheWrap. from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  83. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 14, 2012). "Stephanie Szostak Joins Cast Of 'Iron Man 3': Comic-Con". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  84. ^ Finn, Natalie (June 28, 2012). "New Hero Cameo? Villain Reveal? Which Iron Man 3 Secrets Will Be Revealed at Comic-Con?!". E! Online. from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  85. ^ Smulders, Cobie [@CobieSmulders] (August 5, 2012). "All though it would be fun I'm not in IM3, I think there was some confusion because I'm shooting the movie Safe Haven right next door in NC" (Tweet). from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Twitter.
  86. ^ Hood, Cooper (May 24, 2019). "Iron Man 3 Writer Reveals Emilia Clarke Originally Appeared Before Script Changes". Screen Rant. from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  87. ^ a b Foss, Carrie (August 8, 2012). "Area has a full film dance card". Star-News. from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  88. ^ Foss, Cassie (April 12, 2012). "Casting calls set up for 'Caged Heat' film". Star-News. from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  89. ^ "John Toll, ASC Relies on Codex for Iron Man 3". Creative Planet Network. April 16, 2013. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  90. ^ Carlson, Jonathan (June 4, 2012). . NBC-17. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  91. ^ Zanga, Caitlin (May 23, 2013). "Explore where 'Iron Man 3' was created". WRAL-TV. from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  92. ^ Heffernan, Sloane (June 4, 2012). "'Iron Man 3' starts filming at Cary's Epic Games". from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  93. ^ a b c Failes, Ian (May 6, 2013). "'Iron Man 3': more suits to play with". FX Guide. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  94. ^ a b "Iron Man 3 Unmasked". Iron Man 3 (Blu-Ray). Walt Disney Home Entertainment. 2013.
  95. ^ Foss, Carrie (July 20, 2012). "'Iron Man 3' skydivers, crew filming aerial drops over ocean". Star-News. from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  96. ^ "Deconstructing The Scene: Attack On Air Force One". Iron Man 3 (Blu-Ray). Walt Disney Home Entertainment. 2013.
  97. ^ "'Iron Man 3' filming locations in Rose Hill and Wilmington N.C. through September 7, 2012". On Location Vacations. July 31, 2012. from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  98. ^ "Robert Downey Jr. Injured on Set of 'Iron Man 3'". Entertainment Tonight. August 15, 2012. from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  99. ^ Han, Angie (August 21, 2012). "Sequel Bits: 'Avengers 2', 'Iron Man 3', 'Dumb and Dumber 2', 'Machete Kills', 'Fast Six', 'Evil Dead', 'The Hobbit'". /Film. from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  100. ^ Weiner, David (April 24, 2013). "Broken Ankle No Big Thing for Downey as 'Iron Man'". Entertainment Tonight. from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  101. ^ Satchell, Arlene (September 11, 2012). "Iron Man 3 to film in Dania, nearby areas". Sun-Sentinel. from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  102. ^ Nealey, Joshua (October 1, 2012). "Robert Downey Jr. returns to 'Iron Man 3' set after injury". Hypable. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  103. ^ Breznican, Anthony (October 2, 2012). "'Iron Man 3' back underway after Robert Downey Jr. injury". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  104. ^ Sentenac, Hannah (October 4, 2012). "Iron Man 3: Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, and Guy Pearce On Location in Miami". Miami New Times. from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  105. ^ Brooks, Kathy (September 21, 2012). . Miami Beach Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  106. ^ Foss, Cassie (October 27, 2012). "'Iron Man 3' villain tours the Battleship". Star-News. from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  107. ^ Franker, Kara (November 1, 2012). "'Iron Man 3' Wraps Filming at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens". VisitFlorida.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  108. ^ a b Catlett, Cacky (November 8, 2012). "Filming for 'Iron Man 3' wraps in Hollywood East". WWAY. from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  109. ^ Dibyojyoti, Baksi (January 7, 2013). "Indian techies to rescue Iron Man?". Hindustan Times. from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  110. ^ Radish, Christina (January 12, 2013). "Don Cheadle Talks House of Lies Season 2, Iron Man 3, Shane Black, the Success of Flight, and More". Collider. from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  111. ^ McNary, Dave (January 22, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' shoots at Chinese Theater". Variety. from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  112. ^ a b Hellard, Paul (May 7, 2013). . CG Society. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  113. ^ Barbas, Helen (October 2017). Goncalves, Paulo J.S. (ed.). VR, AR, MR Simulations and Inspirations from 'Iron Man 3' (PDF). European Simulation and Modelling Conference. p. 26. (PDF) from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017. According to the VRX creators (Cantina.co), the design work was inspired by medical MRI diagnostic pattern-recognition and graph theory ...
  114. ^ Goldberg, Matt (October 15, 2012). "Ant-Man Set for November 6, 2015; Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World Confirmed for 3D; Disney Announces More Release Dates and Changes". Collider. from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  115. ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (January 22, 2013). "Marvel's 'Iron Man 3' to Get Imax Release". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  116. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (February 14, 2013). "'Oblivion,' 'The Croods,' 'Monsters University,' 'Iron Man 3' Will Get Atmos Treatment". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  117. ^ Goldberg, Matt (February 8, 2014). "Drew Pearce Talks about His Marvel One-Shot All Hail the King, Working with Marvel, No Heroics, the Runaways Movie, and More". Collider. from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  118. ^ "Brian Tyler to Score 'Iron Man 3'". Film Music Reporter. October 11, 2012. from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  119. ^ a b Schweiger, Daniel (April 29, 2013). "Audio: On The Score With Bryan Tyler". Film Music Magazine (Podcast). Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  120. ^ a b (Press release). Marvel Entertainment. April 4, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  121. ^ "Heroes Fall Album of Music Inspired By Marvel's "Iron Man 3" Set For Release April 30" (Press release). Walt Disney Records. PR Newswire. March 28, 2013. from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  122. ^ Perry, Spencer (July 14, 2012). "Comic-Con: See the All New Iron Man 3 Armor!". Superhero Hype. from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  123. ^ Patten, Dominic (January 28, 2013). "Super Bowl XLVII To Air 6 Studio Film Ads". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  124. ^ Lesnick, Silas (March 26, 2013). "Iron Man 3 Reveals Mark XXXIII and XL Armors". ComingSoon.net. from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  125. ^ Hunt, James (January 7, 2013). "Iron Man 3 Prelude #1". Comic Book Resources. from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  126. ^ . Audi of America. April 25, 2013. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  127. ^ Beyers, Tim (May 10, 2013). "2 Reasons to Believe Tony Stark Would Buy Oracle Stock". The Motley Fool. from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  128. ^ a b Seitz, Patrick (May 3, 2013). . Investor's Business Daily. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  129. ^ a b Tsui, Clarence (May 1, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' China-Only Scenes Draw Mixed Response". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  130. ^ Carle, Chris (May 3, 2013). "Iron Man 3 LEGO: A Closer Look". IGN. from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  131. ^ Weintraub, Steve (February 9, 2013). "Toy Fair 2013: Images and Info on Iron Man 3, Transformers, Kre-o G.I. Joe, and More". Collider. from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  132. ^ Saltzman, Mark (May 2, 2013). "'Iron Man 3': Official game soars to App Store". USA Today. from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  133. ^ Glover, Erin (March 28, 2013). "Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries Coming to Innoventions at Disneyland Park". Disney Parks Blog. from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  134. ^ "'Iron Man 3' monorail wrapper debuts at Disney World: Photos". Spectrum Bay News 9. March 25, 2013. from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  135. ^ Goldman, Eric (April 12, 2013). "Disneyland Introduces Their First Marvel Exhibit with Iron Man Tech". IGN. from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  136. ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr (March 21, 2014). "2013 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament Tip-Off – #1 'Iron Man 3' Vs. #16 'The Conjuring'; #8 'Gravity' Vs. #9 'Man Of Steel'". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  137. ^ christophernguyen726 (February 10, 2019). "Iron Man 3: Theatrical Blu-ray Vs. Chinese Theatrical Version". Bootleg Comparisons. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  138. ^ "Gwyneth Paltrow at The 'Iron Man 3' Red Carpet Premiere: Pepper Potts Goes Floral (PHOTOS)". The Huffington Post. April 14, 2013. from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  139. ^ Brinaire, Jack (April 22, 2013). ""Iron Man 3": les coulisses de la première mondiale". La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest (in French). from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  140. ^ Kemp, Stuart (April 12, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' U.K. Premiere Pushed Back for Margaret Thatcher Funeral". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  141. ^ "Iron Man 3 Stars Hit London Premiere". MTV UK. April 19, 2013. from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  142. ^ Clark, Noelene (April 24, 2013). . Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 27, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  143. ^ Stewart, Andrew (April 25, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' Ignites Summer B.O. Overseas". Variety. from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  144. ^ a b Subers, Ray (May 3, 2013). "Forecast: 'Iron Man 3' in Line for One of the Biggest Openings Ever". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  145. ^ Finke, Nikki (April 16, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' Tickets Not on Sale Yet By Some Theater Chains Because of Dispute With Disney: Movie Due May 3rd". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on April 18, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  146. ^ Verrier, Richard (April 24, 2013). "Regal pulls marketing materials for 'Iron Man 3'". Los Angeles Times. from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  147. ^ Finke, Nikki (April 25, 2013). "AMC And Disney End Renegotiation Dispute: Advance Ticket Sales For 'Iron Man 3' Begin". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  148. ^ Verrier, Richard (April 25, 2013). "Regal makes peace with Disney on 'Iron Man 3'". Los Angeles Times. from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  149. ^ . Cinepolis. Cinepolis. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  150. ^ "Iron Man 3 – Major Cineplex (see the 'system type' section)". Major Cineplex. Major Cineplex Group Plc. May 2013. from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  151. ^ Blair, Gavin (April 16, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' to Become First Film to Play in 4DX Format in Japan". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  152. ^ McEwan, Cameron K.; Longridge, Chris (August 7, 2019). "Marvel's 'Phases' explained: What goes when & why". Digital Spy. from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  153. ^ Latchem, John (June 28, 2013). . Home Media Magazine. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  154. ^ Keyes, Rob (June 25, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' Blu-ray To Include Agent Carter Short Film". ScreenRant. from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  155. ^ Arnold, Thomas K. (October 2, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' Debuts at No. 1 on Home Video Sales Charts". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  156. ^ "Iron Man 3 gross". the-numbers.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  157. ^ Goldberg, Matt (October 23, 2015). "'Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection' Unveiled; Contains First Look at Phase 3". Collider. from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  158. ^ 2013 Yearly Box Office Results, Box Office Mojo
  159. ^ Avengers Movies at the Box Office, Box Office Mojo
  160. ^ Iron Man Movies at the Box Office, Box Office Mojo
  161. ^ "Comic Book Adaptation". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  162. ^ "Superhero". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  163. ^ All Time Worldwide Opening Weekend Records, Box Office Mojo
  164. ^ . Boxoffice.com. May 6, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  165. ^ Finke, Nikki (May 17, 2013). "Update: 'Iron Man 3' Box Office Crosses $1B Global And $300M Domestic". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  166. ^ Miller, Daniel (May 10, 2013). "Disney's 'Iron Man 3' also a boon for Paramount". Los Angeles Times. from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  167. ^ "Opening Day Records at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  168. ^ Subers, Ray (May 5, 2013). "Weekend Report: 'Iron Man 3' Takes Off with Second-Highest Opening Ever". Box Office Mojo. from the original on November 25, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  169. ^ Top Grossing Movies in Their 2nd at the Box Office, Box Office Mojo
  170. ^ a b McClintock, Pamela (April 25, 2013). "Box Office Report: 'Iron Man 3' Scores $13.2 Million Opening Day Overseas". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  171. ^ a b McClintock, Pamela (April 28, 2013). "Box Office Report: 'Iron Man 3' Opens to Massive $198.4 Million Overseas, Bigger Than 'Avengers'". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  172. ^ a b . Boxoffice.com. April 29, 2013. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  173. ^ Finke, Nikki (April 28, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' Breaking Records Overseas: $195.3M". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  174. ^ a b . Boxoffice.com. May 2, 2013. Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  175. ^ a b . Boxoffice.com. May 5, 2013. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  176. ^ a b Kozlov, Vladimi (May 8, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' Sets Box Office Records in Russia". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  177. ^ "Updated: Global: 'Iron Man 3' Crosses $300M". Boxoffice.com. May 2, 2013. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  178. ^ Chu, Karen (May 20, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' Passes $13 Million in Hong Kong; Becomes All-time Third Highest Grossing Film". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  179. ^ McClintock, Pamela (April 26, 2013). "Box Office Report: 'Iron Man 3' Scores Early Foreign Total of $36.5 Mil". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  180. ^ McClintock, Pamela (May 27, 2013). "Box Office Report: 'Fast 6' No. 1 With $300 Million Globally; 'Hangover III' Sputters". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  181. ^ "Ecuador All Time Opening Weekends". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  182. ^ . Boxoffice.com. April 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  183. ^ "'Iron Man 3' Scores Second-Highest Ever Opening Weekend in Brazil". Boxoffice.com. May 1, 2013. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  184. ^ Sheikh, Aminah (April 28, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' earns Rs. 30 crore in opening weekend in India". Livemint. from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  185. ^ . May 12, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  186. ^ a b Kaufman, Amy (May 17, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' makes $1 billion worldwide, $300 million domestically". from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  187. ^ . boxoffice.com. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  188. ^ Subers, Ray (May 12, 2013). "Weekend Report: 'Gatsby' Great, But 'Iron Man' Leads Again". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  189. ^ . May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  190. ^ a b Iron Man 3 (2013) – International Box Office Results, Box Office Mojo
  191. ^ Bai Shi (Beijing Review) (February 9, 2014). "Hollywood Takes a Hit". english.entgroup.cn. EntGroup Inc. from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  192. ^ "Iron Man 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 29, 2022.  
  193. ^ "Iron Man 3". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  194. ^ Finke, Nikki (May 5, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' Breaks Records: $175.3M Sets 2nd Biggest Domestic Opening Weekend; Worldwide Totals Franchise Best $680.1M". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  195. ^ McCarthy, Todd (April 23, 2013). "'Iron Man 3': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  196. ^ Turan, Kenneth (May 2, 2013). "Review: 'Iron Man 3' Smartly Reboots the Suit Midflight". Los Angeles Times. from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  197. ^ Guzman, Rafer (May 1, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' Review: Fresh and Funny". Newsday. from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  198. ^ Langley, Travis (May 4, 2013). "Does Iron Man 3's Hero Suffer Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?". Psychology Today. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  199. ^ Arbeiter, Michael. "Iron Man 3 Is Marvel's First True Action-Comedy". Hollywood.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  200. ^ De Semlyen, Nick. "Iron Man 3". Empire. from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  201. ^ Rothkopf, Joshua (April 30, 2013). "Iron Man 3: Movie Review". Time Out New York. from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  202. ^ Whitty, Stephen (April 29, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' Review: A Franchise Starts to Get Rusty". The Star-Ledger. Newark, New Jersey. from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  203. ^ Phillips, Michael (April 30, 2013). "'Iron Man 3': High Anxiety for Tony Stark". Chicago Tribune. from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  204. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (March 2, 2014). "Oscars 2014 Winners: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  205. ^ a b "Cliff Martinez and Top Composers Honored at the 2013 BMI Film & TV Awards". Broadcast Music, Inc. May 16, 2013. from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  206. ^ Barraclough, Leo (October 22, 2013). "BBC's Wolfblood Leads BAFTA Kids' Awards Noms". Variety. from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  207. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (November 25, 2013). "British Academy Children's Awards Winners Announced". Animation World Network. from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  208. ^ Kemp, Stuart (February 16, 2014). "BAFTA Awards: 12 Years a Slave Wins Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  209. ^ "Cinema Audio Society Unveils Nominations For The 50th Annual CAS Awards". Deadline Hollywood. January 14, 2014. from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  210. ^ "Cinema Audio Society Awards: Gravity, Frozen Take Film Honors". Deadline Hollywood. February 22, 2014. from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  211. ^ "Critics' Choice Awards: The Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 17, 2014. from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  212. ^ Khole, Purva (January 20, 2014). "Dhoom:3 Dominates ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2013 - View Pics!". Bollywood Life. from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  213. ^ Khatchatourian, Maane (January 17, 2014). "Game of Thrones Rules Golden Reel Awards TV Nominations". Variety. from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  214. ^ "Complete list of 2014 Golden Reel award winners". Los Angeles Times. February 16, 2014. from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  215. ^ "Disney, Iron Man 3 Dominate 2013 Golden Trailer Awards". Deadline Hollywood. May 5, 2013. from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  216. ^ a b Ng, Philiana (February 13, 2014). "Music Supervisors Guild Unveils Film, TV Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on July 16, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  217. ^ Chagollan, Steve (February 27, 2014). "American Hustle, Inside Llewyn Davis Nab Wins at Music Supervisors Awards". Variety. from the original on July 16, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  218. ^ Feinberg, Scott (October 11, 2013). "12 Blockbusters to Compete for Fan Vote at Hollywood Film Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  219. ^ "Bullock and ex, McConaughey, win at Hollywood Awards". Irish Examiner. October 22, 2013. from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  220. ^ "Pacific Rim, Argo, Life of Pi Win HPA Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. November 7, 2013. from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  221. ^ Gonzalez, Robbie (April 19, 2014). "Announcing the 2014 Hugo Award Nominees". Gizmodo. from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  222. ^ Anders, Charlie Jane (August 17, 2014). "All The Most Exciting Moments From The 2014 Hugo Awards!". Gizmodo. from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  223. ^ "Evil Dead, Gravity and The Hobbit lead film music critics nominations". Uproxx. February 11, 2014. from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  224. ^ "Romeo and Juliet, Evil Dead and Walter Mitty win film music critics awards". Uproxx. February 23, 2014. from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  225. ^ Johns, Nikara (February 27, 2014). "Location Managers Guild Sets Inaugural Awards". Variety. from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  226. ^ Caranicas, Peter (March 29, 2014). "Secret Life of Walter Mitty Finally Gets Love at Location Managers Awards". Variety. from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  227. ^ Lang, Brent (April 13, 2014). "MTV Movie Awards 2014: Complete List of Winners and Nominees". TheWrap. from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  228. ^ Gray, Tim (January 22, 2014). "The Bible, Duck Dynasty Among Movieguide Contenders". Variety. from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  229. ^ Appelo, Tim (February 8, 2014). "Shark Tank, Duck Dynasty, The Bible Win Faith & Values Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  230. ^ Couch, Aaron; Washington, Arlene (March 29, 2014). "Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards: The Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  231. ^ "People's Choice Awards 2014: The winners list". Entertainment Weekly. January 8, 2014. from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  232. ^ Johns, Nikara (February 25, 2014). "Gravity, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Lead Saturn Awards Noms". Variety. from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  233. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (June 27, 2014). "Gravity Tops Saturn Awards with Five Wins". Animation World Network. from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  234. ^ Williams, Joe (December 10, 2013). "St. Louis Film Critics flip the script, make hip picks". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  235. ^ "12 Years a Slave wins seven from St. Louis film critics". Uproxx. December 16, 2013. from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  236. ^ Wightman, Catriona (May 22, 2013). "Teen Choice Awards 2013: First wave nominees in full". Digital Spy. from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  237. ^ Maglio, Tony (July 1, 2013). "Glee, Pitch Perfect Lead Second Wave of Teen Choice Awards Nominations". TheWrap. from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  238. ^ "Complete list of Teen Choice 2013 Awards winners". Los Angeles Times. August 11, 2013. from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  239. ^ Bacardi, Francesca (January 14, 2014). "Gravity Tops Visual Effects Society Nominations". Variety. from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  240. ^ "VES Awards: Gravity Wins 6 Including Top Prize; Frozen Goes 4-For-4; 3 Nods For Game Of Thrones". Deadline Hollywood. February 12, 2014. from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  241. ^ a b c d e f Rekdal, Andreas (October 21, 2013). "Ethics on Film: Discussion of 'Iron Man 3'". Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  242. ^ Anders, Charlie Jane (May 3, 2013). "Iron Man 3: The Fall (and Rise) of Tony Stark". Gizmodo. from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  243. ^ a b Hagley, Annika; Harrison, Michael (April 22, 2014). "The amazing renaissance of the superhero post 9/11". The Conversation. from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  244. ^ a b Langley, Travis (May 4, 2013). "Does Iron Man 3's Hero Suffer Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?". Psychology Today. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  245. ^ Keyes, Rob (March 2, 2013). "Shane Black Teases Robert Downey Jr.'s Return For Iron Man 4 & 5". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  246. ^ Hewitt, Chris (April 24, 2013). "Don Cheadle Talks Iron Man 3". Empire. from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  247. ^ Khatchatourian, Maane (September 7, 2014). "Robert Downey Jr: No Plans for 'Iron Man 4'". Variety. from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  248. ^ Melrose, Kevin (April 27, 2016). "Robert Downey Jr. Hints at "Iron Man 4": "I Could Do One More"". Comic Book Resources. from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  249. ^ Breznican, Anthony (November 20, 2019). "How the Avengers: Endgame Writers Made Life-and-Death Decisions". Vanity Fair. from the original on November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  250. ^ Wakeman, Gregory (January 10, 2020). "Iron Man could return to the MCU, admits Robert Downey Jr". Yahoo!. from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  251. ^ Breznican, Anthony (January 9, 2014). "Marvel One-Shot: First Look at Ben Kingsley's Mandarin encore in 'All Hail the King' short film -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

External links

 
Wikiquote has quotations related to Iron Man 3.
 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iron Man 3.

May 20, 2023
iron, titled, onscreen, iron, three, 2013, american, superhero, film, based, marvel, comics, character, iron, produced, marvel, studios, distributed, walt, disney, studios, motion, pictures, sequel, iron, 2008, iron, 2010, seventh, film, marvel, cinematic, uni. Iron Man 3 titled onscreen as Iron Man Three 4 5 is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures a It is the sequel to Iron Man 2008 and Iron Man 2 2010 and the seventh film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU The film was directed by Shane Black from a screenplay he co wrote with Drew Pearce and stars Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark Iron Man alongside Gwyneth Paltrow Don Cheadle Guy Pearce Rebecca Hall Stephanie Szostak James Badge Dale William Sadler Miguel Ferrer Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley In Iron Man 3 Tony Stark wrestles with the ramifications of the events of The Avengers 2012 during a national terrorism campaign on the United States led by the mysterious Mandarin Iron Man 3Theatrical release posterDirected byShane BlackScreenplay byShane Black Drew PearceBased onIron Manby Stan LeeDon HeckLarry LieberJack KirbyProduced byKevin FeigeStarringRobert Downey Jr Gwyneth Paltrow Don Cheadle Guy Pearce Rebecca Hall Stephanie Szostak James Badge Dale William Sadler Miguel Ferrer Jon Favreau Ben KingsleyCinematographyJohn TollEdited byJeffrey Ford Peter S ElliotMusic byBrian TylerProductioncompanyMarvel StudiosDistributed byWalt Disney StudiosMotion Pictures a Release datesApril 14 2013 2013 04 14 Grand Rex May 3 2013 2013 05 03 United States Running time131 minutes 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 200 million 2 Box office 1 215 billion 3 After the release of Iron Man 2 in May 2010 director Favreau chose not to return for a third film Black was hired to write and direct the sequel in February 2011 working with Pearce to make the script more character centric focus on thriller elements and use concepts from Warren Ellis s Extremis comic book story arc The film s supporting cast including Kingsley Pearce and Hall were brought on throughout April and May 2012 Filming took place from May 23 to December 17 2012 primarily at EUE Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington North Carolina Additional filming took place around North Carolina as well as in Florida Los Angeles and China an extended version of the film specifically for Chinese audiences was created Seventeen companies provided the film s visual effects Iron Man 3 premiered at the Grand Rex in Paris on April 14 2013 and released in the United States on May 3 as the first film in Phase Two of the MCU It received positive reviews from critics with praise for its action sequences Black s direction and Downey s performance though there was criticism for its portrayal of the Mandarin The film was a box office success grossing over 1 2 billion worldwide making it the second highest grossing film of 2013 and the sixteenth film to gross over 1 billion It finished its theatrical run as the fifth highest grossing film of all time while its opening weekend was the sixth highest of all time The film received Best Visual Effects nominations at the Academy Awards and the BAFTA Awards Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 1 1 Writing 3 2 Pre production 3 3 Filming 3 4 Post production 4 Music 5 Marketing 6 Release 6 1 Theatrical 6 2 Home media 7 Reception 7 1 Box office 7 2 Critical response 7 3 Accolades 8 Themes and analysis 9 Future 9 1 Potential sequel 9 2 Marvel One Shot 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksPlot EditAt a New Year s Eve party in 1999 Tony Stark meets scientist Maya Hansen the inventor of Extremis an experimental regenerative treatment that allows recovery from crippling injuries Disabled scientist Aldrich Killian offers them a place in his company Advanced Idea Mechanics but Stark rejects him Thirteen years later Stark is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and has frequent panic attacks due to his experiences during the alien invasion of New York b He has built dozens of new Iron Man suits to cope with his insomnia creating friction with his girlfriend Pepper Potts Meanwhile a string of bombings is claimed by a terrorist known as the Mandarin Stark s security chief Happy Hogan is badly injured in one such attack and is put into a coma prompting Stark to issue a televised threat to the Mandarin revealing his home address in the process The Mandarin sends gunship helicopters to destroy Stark s home Hansen who came to warn Stark survives the attack with Potts Stark escapes in an experimental new Iron Man suit which his artificial intelligence J A R V I S pilots to rural Tennessee following a flight plan from Stark s investigation into the Mandarin Stark s new armor is not fully functional and lacks sufficient power to return to Malibu leaving the world to believe that he died With the help of Harley Keener a local boy Stark investigates the remains of a local explosion bearing the hallmarks of a Mandarin attack although it occurred years before any known attack by the terrorist He discovers the bombings were triggered by soldiers subjected to Extremis whose bodies explosively rejected the treatment These explosions were falsely attributed to a terrorist plot to cover up Extremis flaws Stark witnesses Extremis firsthand when Mandarin agents Savin and Brandt attack him Stark kills Brandt and incapacitates Savin Meanwhile Killian resurfaces and kidnaps Potts with assistance from Hansen American intelligence agencies continue to search for the Mandarin with James Rhodes the former War Machine now re branded as the Iron Patriot lured into a trap to steal his armor Tracing the Mandarin to Miami Stark infiltrates his headquarters using improvised weapons Inside he discovers the Mandarin is an English actor named Trevor Slattery who is oblivious to the actions carried out in his image Killian then captures Stark He reveals he has subjected Potts to Extremis in the hope Stark will help fix Extremis flaws while trying to save her When Hansen betrays Killian by threatening to jeopardize his operations Killian fatally shoots her Stark escapes and reunites with Rhodes discovering that Killian intends to attack President Ellis aboard Air Force One using the Iron Patriot armor controlled by Savin Stark kills Savin saving the passengers and crew but cannot stop Killian from abducting Ellis At an impounded damaged oil tanker Killian intends to kill Ellis on live television The Vice President would then become a puppet leader following Killian s orders in exchange for Extremis to cure his young daughter s disability Stark and Rhodes infiltrate the platform aided by the remaining Iron Man suits controlled remotely by J A R V I S Rhodes secures the President and takes him to safety while Stark discovers Potts has survived the Extremis procedure Before he can save her a rig collapses around them and she falls to the platform below causing Stark to believe her dead Stark fights Killian but finds himself cornered Killian who appropriated Hansen s Extremis research as a cure for his own disability and expanded the program to include injured war veterans reveals he is the real Mandarin behind Slattery s cover Potts whose Extremis powers allowed her to survive the fall kills Killian to save Stark As a gesture of his devotion to Potts Stark orders J A R V I S to destroy all the Iron Man suits The Vice President and Slattery are arrested and Happy awakens from his coma With Stark s help Potts s Extremis effects are stabilized and Stark promises to scale back his life as Iron Man undergoing surgery to remove the shrapnel near his heart and throwing his obsolete chest arc reactor into the sea He muses that even without the technology he will always be Iron Man Cast EditRobert Downey Jr as Tony Stark Iron Man An Avenger and a self described genius billionaire playboy and philanthropist with mechanical suits of armor of his own invention Stark now struggles to come to terms with his near death experience in The Avengers 9 10 suffering from anxiety attacks On making a third Iron Man film Downey said My sense of it is that we need to leave it all on the field whatever that means in the end You can pick several different points of departure for that 11 On following up The Avengers Downey said they tried to be practical in a post Avengers world What are his challenges now What are some limitations that might be placed on him And what sort of threat would have him as usual ignore those limitations 12 Screenwriter Drew Pearce compared Tony to an American James Bond for both being heroes with a sense of danger to them and unpredictab le even if Stark was a free agent instead of an authority figure like Bond He also likened Tony to the protagonists of 1970s films such as The French Connection 1971 where the idiosyncrasies of the heroes is what made them exciting 13 Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts Stark s girlfriend longtime associate and the current CEO of Stark Industries 9 14 Paltrow says of her character s relationship to Tony She still adores Tony but she absolutely gets fed up with him He gets caught in a feedback loop 15 Kevin Feige commented on Pepper s role in the film The love triangle in this movie is really between Tony Pepper and the suits Tony Pepper and his obsession with those suits and the obsession with technology Feige also stated the film uses the character to play with the damsel in distress trope and posits the question Is Pepper in danger or is Pepper the savior 16 Don Cheadle as James Rhodey Rhodes Iron Patriot Stark s best friend and the liaison between Stark Industries and the U S Air Force in the department of acquisitions Rhodes operates the redesigned upgraded War Machine armor taking on an American flag inspired color scheme similar to the Iron Patriot armor from the comics 10 Feige said of Rhodes and the armor The notion in the movie is that a red white and blue suit is a bold statement and it s meant to be With Rhodey he s very much the foil to Tony s eccentricities and in this one you get to see this and be reminded of the trust and friendship between them in that great Shane Black buddy cop fashion 17 In the film the president asks Rhodey to take up the moniker Iron Patriot and don the red white and blue suit in order to be the government s American hero in response to the events in The Avengers 18 Guy Pearce as Aldrich Killian The creator of the Extremis virus 19 and the founder and owner of the science and development organization Advanced Idea Mechanics 20 who adopts the mantle of the Mandarin as his own 21 22 Killian develops Extremis to cure his own debilitating disability in addition to his regenerative healing qualities he has superhuman strength and the ability to generate extreme heat Prolonged exposure to Extremis also grants him the ability to breathe fire Pearce felt he was a little more experimental in the roles he was taking in his career and was not keen on appearing in a superhero film but felt his role in this film was cameo stuff which was a more enjoyable experience because he was working in concentrated spurts 23 Pearce described Killian as a man with physical disabilities who has never been able to accept those limitations and works to overcome them continuing His tenacity and blind determination in fighting for a better life are seen by some as irritating as he often comes across as obnoxious 20 Black felt that Pearce ultimately is the Mandarin in the film and that Marvel worked with him to come up with these crazy things these far out ideas that divert from established expectations from the comics 21 Rebecca Hall as Maya Hansen A geneticist whose work helped Killian create Extremis 10 24 25 Hall said Hansen would be a strong female character and described her decision to take the role saying I decided to do Iron Man 3 because I ve never done the hurry up and wait movie before Even the studio movies I ve done have been small studio movies or indie films that we made on a wing and a prayer I love those but Iron Man is refreshing in a way because it s something out of my realm of experiences 26 Hall confirmed her character s role was greatly reduced in the final film saying I signed on to do something that was a substantial role She wasn t entirely the villain there have been several phases of this but I signed on to do something very different to what I ended up doing 27 Stephanie Szostak as Ellen Brandt A war veteran who becomes an assassin after her exposure to Extremis 10 28 Describing Brandt Szostak says Extremis was a second chance at life We talked about what you feel like and I think it almost makes you a fuller version of who you are all your weakness and your qualities just everything gets enhanced I saw it as very freeing almost you become your true self and your fantasy self all at once 29 The writers originally envisioned Brandt as Killian s main henchman who would return throughout the film to fight Tony but eventually that role was reassigned to Eric Savin 30 James Badge Dale as Eric Savin Killian s Extremis powered henchman 10 31 Dale stated that his character in the film was loosely based on the comic version of the character 32 According to Dale Ben Kingsley is the mouthpiece Guy Pearce is the brain I m the muscle 33 William Sadler as Matthew Ellis 28 34 The President of the United States named after Warren Ellis who wrote the Extremis comics arc that primarily influenced the film s story 35 Miguel Ferrer as Rodriguez The Vice President of the United States 36 Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan Tony Stark s former bodyguard and chauffeur who now serves as Stark Industries head of security department Favreau who served as both actor and director on the previous two Iron Man films said participating in the new film was like being a proud grandfather who doesn t have to change the diapers but gets to play with the baby 37 Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery A British actor whom Killian hired to portray the Mandarin a terrorist persona in jammed television broadcasts in which he is depicted as the leader of the international terrorist organization the Ten Rings 38 Kingsley was filming Ender s Game when he was cast and said that Quite soon I ll be with everybody and we ll be discussing the look and the feel and the direction of the character It s very early days yet but I m so thrilled to be on board 39 On his performance Kingsley stated I wanted a voice that would disconcert a Western audience I wanted a voice that would sound far more homegrown and familiar a familiarity like a teacher s voice or a preacher s voice The rhythms and tones of an earnest almost benign teacher trying to educate people for their own good 40 The Mandarin was initially set to appear in the first Iron Man film but he was put off for a sequel as the filmmakers felt that he was too ambitious for a first film 41 On the character Feige stated The Mandarin is Iron Man s most famous foe in the comics mainly because he s been around the longest If you look there s not necessarily a definitive Mandarin storyline in the comics So it was really about having an idea 17 Shane Black explains Ben Kingsley s Mandarin is not Chinese in the film as he is in the comics in order to avoid the Fu Manchu stereotype We re not saying he s Chinese we re saying he in fact draws a cloak around him of Chinese symbols and dragons because it represents his obsessions with Sun Tzu in various ancient arts of warfare that he studied The filmmakers also cited Colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now as an influence for the character 42 The videos where the Mandarin gives historical background to the attacks expressed how it emerged as the product of a think tank of people trying to create a modern terrorist 30 Thus the Mandarin represents every terrorist in a way from South American insurgency tactics to the videos of Osama bin Laden 42 Paul Bettany reprises his role from previous films as J A R V I S Stark s AI system 28 Ty Simpkins portrays Harley Keener a child who lives in Rose Hill Tennessee who assists Stark when the latter breaks into his garage in order to repair his suit He later helps Stark investigate various incidents associated with the Extremis project and afterwards he is rewarded by Stark with a garage full of modern engineering tools and equipment 43 28 Simpkins reprises his role as Harley in a cameo in Avengers Endgame 2019 Simpkins has stated that he has a three picture deal with Marvel Studios 44 Ashley Hamilton portrays Taggart one of the Extremis soldiers 45 Adam Pally plays Gary a cameraman who helps Stark 46 Shaun Toub reprises his role as Yinsen from the first Iron Man film in a brief cameo 47 and Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance as a beauty pageant judge 48 Dale Dickey plays Mrs Davis mother of an Extremis subject that is framed as a terrorist 49 Wang Xueqi briefly plays Dr Wu in the general release version of the film 50 A cut of the film produced for release exclusively in China includes additional scenes featuring Wang and an appearance by Fan Bingbing as one of his assistants 51 52 Jenna Ortega plays the vice president s daughter 53 Mark Ruffalo makes an uncredited cameo appearance reprising his role as Bruce Banner from The Avengers in a post credits scene 54 Comedians Bill Maher and Joan Rivers 55 56 and Fashion Police co host George Kotsiopoulos have cameo appearances as themselves on their respective real world television programs 57 as do newscasters Josh Elliott 58 Megan Henderson 59 Pat Kiernan 60 and Thomas Roberts 61 Production EditDevelopment Edit Truthfully the way to go about doing a part 3 if you re ever in that position as I m lucky enough to be is to find a way that the first two weren t done yet You have to find a way to make sure that the story that s emerging is still ongoing and by the time you ve finished 3 will be something resembling the culmination of a trilogy It s about How has the story not yet been completely told and I think we re getting there I think we ve really found ways to make this feel organic and new based on what s come before and that s what I m happy about Shane Black director of Iron Man 3 on the film 12 Following the release of Iron Man 2 a conflict between Paramount Pictures which had distribution rights to certain Marvel properties and The Walt Disney Company Marvel Entertainment s then new corporate parent clouded the timing and the distribution arrangement of a possible third film 62 On October 18 2010 Walt Disney Studios agreed to pay Paramount at least 115 million for the worldwide distribution rights to Iron Man 3 63 with Disney Marvel and Paramount announcing a May 3 2013 release date for the film 64 Iron Man and Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau said in December 2010 that he would not direct Iron Man 3 opting to direct Magic Kingdom instead He remained an executive producer of director Joss Whedon s crossover film The Avengers and also served as an executive producer of Iron Man 3 65 66 Also in 2010 Downey reached out to Shane Black who directed him in 2005 s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang to write and direct the film 67 In February 2011 Black entered final negotiations to join the project 68 69 and in March it was announced that Drew Pearce who Marvel had originally hired for a Runaways script would work with Black on the script 70 Downey said Bringing in Shane Black to write and direct Iron Man 3 to me is basically the only transition from Favreau to a next thing that Favreau and the audience and Marvel and I could ever actually sign off on 11 Writing Edit Shane Black described his take on the film as not being two men in iron suits fighting each other and more like a Tom Clancy thriller with Iron Man fighting real world type villains 69 Drew Pearce added that they would avoid magic and space with Iron Man 3 being a techno thriller set in a more real world than even The Avengers The duo spent some time discussing themes and images and ideas before starting the script 13 While writing the focus was to avoid scenes of pure exposition making every moment propel other narrative points forward Some elements from the comics were used even if in different connotations such as making Rhodes wear Norman Osborn s Iron Patriot armor and naming some characters with names from unrelated people in the Marvel Universe such as Eric Savin and Jack Taggart 30 The film s plot is influenced primarily by Extremis the 2005 2006 Iron Man comics storyline written by Warren Ellis 35 The first two acts would remain character centric albeit in Shane Black s words more hectic frenetic and large scale to fulfill its sequel obligations with the third act going for more over the top action to what Drew Pearce described as giving a sense of opera The middle act was compared to Sullivan s Travels in having Tony meeting various people on his journey and the writers made sure to not make the characters too similar The initial draft had Maya Hansen herself leading the villainous operation with the Mandarin and Killian emerging as antagonists in later versions of the script During one of the writing sessions Pearce suggested that the Mandarin was a fake and Black agreed by going with making him an actor which in turn Pearce detailed as an overacting British stage performer Black explained Who would be fool enough to declare that he is an international terrorist If you re smart whatever regime you re part of you d put a puppet committee and remain your house In turn Killian would hide Trevor Slattery in his own frat house in kind of a drug related house arrest to keep the secret alive 30 According to Black the reveal of the actual villain being Hansen was like Remington Steele you think it s the man but at the end the woman has been running the whole show The role was eventually shifted to Killian because of objections by Marvel Entertainment executives who were concerned with apparent merchandising losses that could come with having a female villain The roles of several other major female characters were also made smaller in the final film compared to earlier drafts 71 Both the opening and the ending of the film were reworked in various ways First it would begin with a flashback to Tony s childhood Then like Iron Man it would begin in medias res with Tony crashing in Tennessee before a voice over that would lead to how he got there until it got changed to the final version For the climactic tanker battle it was originally considered that Brandt would show up in the James Bond tradition of the henchman coming back for the heroes Instead they chose to use Killian himself and have Pepper whom he abused earlier cause his downfall as a way of poetic justice The final dialogue was originally written as I am Tony Stark to be a response to the first film s ending but eventually it changed to I am Iron Man to enhance the mythical qualities 30 On setting the film around Christmas Black said I think it s a sense of if you re doing something on an interesting scale that involves an entire universe of characters one way to unite them is to have them all undergo a common experience There s something at Christmas that unites everybody and it already sets a stage within the stage that wherever you are you re experiencing this world together I think that also there s something just pleasing about it to me Pearce added that he would have wanted to see a third Iron Man film set at Christmas adding that when you re telling a story about taking characters apart it almost has more resonance if you put it at Christmas and if you re also telling a story about lonelier characters as well That loneliness is heightened at Christmas Black also felt the character Harley Keener embodied the Ghost of Christmas Past for Stark 72 Pre production Edit In September 2011 Marvel Studios reached an agreement to shoot the film primarily out of EUE Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington North Carolina Michigan was also in contention to land the production but the Michigan Film Office could not match North Carolina s tax incentives 73 In April 2012 Ben Kingsley entered into negotiations to play a villain in Iron Man 3 74 a part which Anthony Mackie who would later portray Sam Wilson in the MCU also auditioned for 75 The following week producer Kevin Feige revealed that Iron Man 3 would begin shooting in North Carolina in five weeks and said that it is a full on Tony Stark centric movie very much inspired by the first half of Iron Man H e s stripped of everything he s backed up against a wall and he s gotta use his intelligence to get out of it He can t call Thor he can t call Cap he can t call Nick Fury and he can t look for the Helicarrier in the sky 76 A few days later The Walt Disney Company China Marvel Studios and DMG Entertainment announced an agreement to co produce Iron Man 3 in China DMG partly financed produced in China with Marvel and handled co production matters DMG also distributed the film in China in tandem with Disney 77 78 The next week Guy Pearce entered into final talks to play Aldrich Killian a character who is featured in the Extremis comic book story arc 20 Chinese star Andy Lau became involved in negotiations to join the film as a Chinese scientist and old friend of Stark s who comes to his aid 79 Lau would later turn down the role and Wang Xueqi was cast instead 80 50 Jessica Chastain entered into discussions for a role in the film 81 but bowed out due to scheduling conflicts 24 In May Rebecca Hall was cast in her place 24 and her role was described as a scientist who plays a pivotal role in the creation of a nanotechnology known as Extremis 25 Over the next few weeks James Badge Dale was cast as Eric Savin 31 Ashley Hamilton was cast as Firepower 45 and Favreau returned to reprise his role as Happy Hogan from the first two films 82 Stephanie Szostak and William Sadler were also cast in the film with Sadler playing the President of the United States 34 83 Despite erroneous early reports that Cobie Smulders would reprise her role as Maria Hill from The Avengers in the film 84 Smulders wrote on her verified Twitter page that this was not so 85 According to Drew Pearce Emilia Clarke was initially cast for an unknown role before the script was changed 86 Filming Edit Filming began in Wilmington North Carolina on May 23 2012 at EUE Screen Gems Studios 87 with the working title Caged Heat 88 Cinematographer John Toll opted to work with digital cameras for the first time in his career as he found them more convenient for a visual effects heavy production Toll shot the film primarily on the Arri Alexa camera 89 From June 4 through June 6 2012 filming took place in Cary North Carolina at the Epic Games headquarters 90 and SAS Institute 91 with a large Christmas tree set up on the front lawn 92 A scene was also shot at the Wilmington International Airport 87 The Port of Wilmington served as a location for the oil tanker in the climactic battle along with a soundstage recreation of the dock 30 The crumbling house itself was filmed in a hydraulic powered giubo platform that could bend and split into two pieces All the interior footage had practical effects including debris and explosions with computer graphics used only to add exteriors and Iron Man s armor 93 94 From July 19 to August 1 2012 filming took place on Oak Island North Carolina to film aerial drops over the Atlantic Ocean 95 They were done for the scene where Iron Man rescues the people falling from the Air Force One over Miami which were originally envisioned done with green screen effects but were changed to using actual skydivers as second unit director Brian Smrz knew the Red Bull skydiving team Computer graphics were only employed to add clouds the destroyed plane and matte paintings of the Florida coastline in the background replace a stand in with the Iron Man armor and some digital compositing to combine different takes of the skydivers together 96 Filming took place in Rose Hill North Carolina in early August 2012 97 and the town s name was incorporated into the script as the Tennessee city Stark visits 94 On August 14 actress Dale Dickey said she had been cast in the film and was currently shooting her scenes 49 The following day production was halted when Downey suffered an ankle injury 98 During the break Black and Pearce made more script revisions before shooting resumed by August 24 99 100 Cast and crew began arriving in Florida on October 1 to shoot scenes on Dania Beach and around South Florida 101 That same day Downey returned to the set after his ankle injury 102 In early October scenes were shot at a replica of the Malibu restaurant Neptune s Net 103 and filming took place on location at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens 104 Scenes were shot during the daytime inside the Miami Beach Resort at Miami Beach on October 10 and 11 105 The production returned to Wilmington in mid October for additional filming 106 On November 1 scenes were shot at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens 107 Filming in the United States wrapped on November 7 in Wilmington 108 Filming began in Beijing China on December 10 Filming was scheduled to wrap a week later on December 17 2012 50 The China filming did not include the main cast and crew 108 In January 2013 it was reported that a film crew led by Shane Black would begin location scouting in Hyderabad and Bengaluru India between January 20 and 24 109 Also in January Cheadle confirmed that re shooting was taking place in Manhattan Beach 110 Shooting also took place on the week of January 23 2013 at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood 111 A major part of the content filmed in the reshoots regarded the Mandarin with Drew Pearce saying that in early cuts the character didn t feel real enough there wasn t a sense of him being part of the real world mostly because he was just looking down a lens and threatening the world 13 A report on actual production costs for films from FilmL A Inc indicated a gross budget of 200 million with a net of 178 4 million for Iron Man 3 after tax incentives from North Carolina and Florida 2 Post production Edit Previsualization of the Mark 42 armor top and the completed shot bottom Chris Townsend served as visual effects supervisor for the film which featured over 2 000 visual effects shots and was worked on by 17 studios including Weta Digital Digital Domain Scanline VFX Trixter Framestore Luma Pictures Fuel VFX Cantina Creative Cinesite The Embassy Visual Effects Lola Capital T Prologue and Rise FX 93 Townsend said that from January 2013 through the end of filming in April the collective crew had one day of downtime otherwise working seven days a week and 14 to 18 hours a day 112 Digital Domain Scanline VFX and Trixter each worked on separate shots featuring the Mark 42 armor working with different digital models The studios shared some of their files to ensure consistency between the shots For the Mark 42 and Iron Patriot armors Legacy Effects constructed partial suits that were worn on set Townsend explained that Invariably we d shoot a soft suit with Robert then we d also put tracking markers on his trousers He would also wear lifts in his shoes or be up in a box so he d be the correct height Iron Man is 6 5 During shooting we used multiple witness cams Canon C300s and we had two or three running whenever there was an Iron Man or Extremis character The artists studied time lapse photography of decaying fruit and vegetables and actual phenomena such as the aurora borealis as reference for the effect of the glowing Extremis characters 93 The heads up display features of the helmet were inspired by visualization techniques from MRI diagnostic pattern recognition and graph theory particularly by the connectogram a circular graph that maps all of the white matter connections of the human brain 113 The film s production was delayed following Downey s leg injury and for certain shots they were forced to create a double for Downey Townsend explained that The collective VFX supervisors and unit leads ran into a room as soon as the incident happened to try to ascertain what sequences could they shoot Certain shots were filmed with a body double on set and Weta Digital created a digital body double for others 112 A total of three hours and 15 minutes of footage were shot before editing where it was brought down to 130 minutes 119 without the credits 30 marking the longest stand alone Iron Man film 35 Post production also had a 3D conversion 114 and a digital remaster for the IMAX release 115 Todd AO mixed the sound in Dolby Atmos to enhance the immersive experience 116 Trevor Slattery was originally meant to die in the film appearing during the climatic oil rig battle with an Extremis injector and promptly blowing up after taking it Pearce said that was the most Monty Python of all of the beats in the film During the editing process it was determined to keep Slattery alive with new material shot during the reshoots to accommodate this 117 Music EditFurther information Iron Man 3 soundtrack The film is scored by Brian Tyler who signed on in October 2012 118 According to Tyler he was approached more for his thematic scores such as The Greatest Game Ever Played Annapolis and Partition rather than his modern action scores such as The Fast and Furious films with Kevin Feige asking a theme that was recognizable and featured those dramatic tones 119 To employ the deeply thematic component with a strong melody the score employs mostly orchestra sounds The main theme for Iron Man focuses on horns and trumpets 120 to be both a march and anthem Tyler mentioned that John Williams work on Raiders of the Lost Ark was the first thing he thought of as an influence and the cue for the Well of Souls in Raiders influenced the Extremis motif as Tyler felt it should enhance an spiritual side for having a technology so advanced that nears magic Echoing the Mandarin s amalgamated personality his theme was religious music that borrows from many cultures from Monastic Gothic and Christian chants to music from the Middle East 119 The score was recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios 120 Along with Tyler s soundtrack album Hollywood Records released a concept album inspired by the film Heroes Fall It features twelve original alternative rock and indie rock songs with only one appearing in the film itself Awolnation s Some Kind of Joke 121 Marketing EditIn July 2012 at the San Diego Comic Con International a new Iron Man armor from the film the Mark XLII was on display on the convention floor along with the Marks I VII from the first two Iron Man films and The Avengers 122 A panel was held during which Shane Black Robert Downey Jr Don Cheadle Jon Favreau and Kevin Feige discussed making the film and several minutes of footage from the film were shown 37 The first television advertisement aired during Super Bowl XLVII on the CBS network in the United States 123 On March 25 2013 Marvel and Disney revealed on the official Iron Man Facebook page Iron Man 3 Armor Unlock to reveal suits Stark has made before the events of the film 124 In January 2013 Marvel Comics released a two issue comic book prelude by writers Christos Gage and Will Corona Pilgrim with art by Steve Kurth and Drew Geraci The story set between the second and third Iron Man films centers on War Machine revealing why he was absent during the battle in New York of The Avengers 125 Like with the first two films Audi again provided product placement with various vehicles 126 Oracle also returned from Iron Man 2 showcasing both the Oracle Cloud and the Oracle Exadata server 127 Verizon FiOS and TCL s flat panel televisions and Alcatel One Touch smartphones are also featured in the film 128 and the Chinese cut also shows a Zoomlion crane and Yili milk 129 Promotional deals were arranged with Subway and the Schwan Food Company 128 and tie ins included Lego sets 130 Hasbro action figures 131 and a mobile phone game by Gameloft 132 Disney also promoted the film at its domestic theme parks Disneyland s Innoventions attraction received a Stark Industries exhibit beginning April 13 and Monorail Black of the Walt Disney World Monorail System was given an exterior Iron Man scheme 133 134 The exhibit entitled Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries features the same armor display that was shown at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con with the Marks I VII and the new Mark XLII In addition there is a simulator game titled Become Iron Man that uses Kinect like technology to allow the viewer to be encased in an animated Mark XLII armor and take part in a series of tests in which you fire repulsor rays and fly through Tony Stark s workshop The game is guided by J A R V I S who is voiced again by Paul Bettany The exhibit also has smaller displays that include helmets and chest pieces from the earlier films and the gauntlet and boot from an action sequence in Iron Man 3 135 All in all Disney spent 131 million marketing the film worldwide 136 Release EditTheatrical Edit Robert Downey Jr and Gwyneth Paltrow in Paris at the film s French premiere at the Grand Rex April 2013 Iron Man 3 was distributed worldwide by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures a with the exception of China where it was released by DMG Entertainment and Germany and Austria where it was released by Tele Munchen Group 77 The Chinese version of the film offers specially prepared bonus footage made exclusively for the Chinese audience 52 This version features a four minute longer cut of the film with a longer scene of Tony meeting Dr Wu a scene showing Dr Wu on the phone with Jarvis as Iron Man is visible on a television screen in front of him as well as a scene of Dr Wu preparing to operate on Stark with Fan Bingbing 137 The extra material also features product placement for various Chinese products 129 The film s premiere happened at the Grand Rex in Paris on April 14 2013 with Robert Downey Jr and Gwyneth Paltrow in attendance 138 139 While the UK premiere of the film was originally set for April 17 the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher taking place in that date made the event be pushed to the following day 140 Downey Ben Kingsley and Rebecca Hall were present for the advance screening at London s Odeon Leicester Square 141 The El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles hosted the United States premiere of Iron Man 3 on April 24 142 The film opened in 46 countries through April 22 24 143 with the United States release in 4 253 screens happening one week later 144 Regal Cinemas AMC Theatres and Carmike Cinemas put presale tickets on hold two weeks before the US premiere The cinemas were in a contract dispute with Disney who wished to receive more of the ticket sale profit than they currently did largely based on the projected premiere weekend intake Iron Man 3 was expected to have Carmike was the first to come to terms with Disney 145 It was later reported that Cinemark Theatres had also stopped selling presale tickets and Regal Cinemas had removed all marketing material for the film from its locations 146 On April 25 2013 Regal AMC and Disney ended their dispute which allowed Regal and AMC to proceed with selling presale tickets again 147 148 IMAX screenings began on April 25 2013 internationally and May 3 in the United States 115 The film was shown in the 4DX format featuring strobe lights tilting seats blowing wind and fog and odor effects in selected countries 149 150 In Japan the technology opened its first room at the Korona World theater in Nagoya Japan with the release of the film 151 Iron Man 3 was the first film released in Phase Two of the MCU 152 Home media Edit Iron Man 3 was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in digital download form on September 3 2013 This was followed by the film s release on Blu ray 3D Blu ray DVD digital copy and on demand on September 24 2013 153 The home video release includes a Marvel One Shot short film titled Agent Carter starring Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter from Captain America The First Avenger 154 It debuted atop the DVD and Blu ray charts in the United States and second in the rental charts behind World War Z 155 Iron Man 3 has earned more than 82 million in home media sales in the U S 156 The film was also collected in a 13 disc box set titled Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two Collection which includes all of the Phase Two films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe It was released on December 8 2015 157 Reception EditBox office Edit Iron Man 3 grossed 409 million in North America and 805 8 million in other countries for a worldwide total of 1 215 billion outgrossing both of its predecessors combined Worldwide it became the fifth highest grossing film the second highest grossing film of 2013 158 the second highest grossing film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe behind Marvel s The Avengers 159 and the highest grossing film of the Iron Man film series 160 as well as the fourth highest grossing comic book and superhero film overall 161 162 It achieved the sixth largest worldwide opening weekend with 372 5 million 163 On the weekend of May 3 5 2013 the film set a record for the largest worldwide weekend in IMAX with 28 6 million 164 On its 23rd day in theaters Iron Man 3 became the sixth Disney film and the 16th film overall to reach 1 billion 165 It is the first Iron Man film to gross over 1 billion becoming the second Marvel film to do so after The Avengers 35 and was the fourth fastest film to reach the milestone As part of the earlier distribution agreement made with Disney in 2010 Paramount Pictures received 9 of the box office gross generated by Iron Man 3 166 Deadline Hollywood calculated the film s net profit as 391 8 million when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film 136 By the end of its opening day Iron Man 3 made 68 9 million including 15 6 million from late Thursday shows 144 achieving the seventh highest grossing opening day 167 By the end of its opening weekend the film earned 174 1 million making it the second highest opening weekend of all time behind The Avengers Of the opening weekend audience 55 was over 25 years old and 61 were males while only 45 of the gross originated from 3 D screenings Opening weekend earnings from IMAX amounted to 16 5 million 168 It topped the box office during two consecutive weekends and achieved the fourth largest second weekend gross with 72 5 million 169 The film earned 13 2 million on its opening day Wednesday April 24 2013 from 12 countries 170 Through Sunday April 28 it earned a five day opening weekend of 198 4 million from 42 countries 171 The film s opening weekend gross included 7 1 million from IMAX venues 172 It set opening day records in the Philippines surpassed by Man of Steel Taiwan 170 Singapore Vietnam Malaysia 173 China 174 Ukraine 175 Russia and the CIS 176 both single and opening day records in Thailand and South Africa 177 as well as a single day record in Hong Kong 178 It also scored the second biggest opening day in Argentina only behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 179 The film set opening weekend records in the Asia Pacific region in Latin America and in individual countries including Argentina first surpassed by Fast amp Furious 6 when including weekday previews 180 Ecuador 181 Hong Kong Indonesia Vietnam Taiwan the Philippines Malaysia Singapore 171 Thailand South Africa and the United Arab Emirates 175 It also achieved the second largest opening weekend in Mexico 182 Brazil 183 and Russia and the CIS 176 In India it had the second best opening weekend for a Hollywood film after The Amazing Spider Man 184 IMAX opening weekend records were set in Taiwan the Netherlands Brazil and the Philippines 172 It is the highest grossing film in Indonesia Malaysia 185 and Vietnam 186 and the second highest grossing film in Singapore and the Philippines behind The Avengers 187 It topped the weekend box office outside North America three consecutive times 188 In China where part of the production took place the film set a midnight showings record with 2 1 million as well as single day and opening day records with 21 5 million on its opening day 174 Through its first Sunday the film earned an opening weekend total of 64 1 million 189 making China s opening the largest for the film followed by a 23 1 million opening in Russia and the CIS and a 21 2 million opening in the UK Ireland and Malta 190 With total earnings reaching 124 million 191 it was the highest grossing American film in China in 2013 and the country is the film s highest grossing market after North America followed by South Korea 64 2 million and the UK Ireland and Malta 57 1 million 186 190 Critical response Edit The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 79 with an average score of 7 10 based on 331 reviews The website s critical consensus reads With the help of its charismatic lead some impressive action sequences and even a few surprises Iron Man 3 is a witty entertaining adventure and a strong addition to the Marvel canon 192 Metacritic gave a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 44 critics indicating generally favorable reviews 193 Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of A on an A to F scale the same score as both its predecessors 194 In an early review by the trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter Todd McCarthy said that After nearly crashing and burning on his last solo flight in 2010 Iron Man returns refreshed and ready for action in this spirited third installment that benefits immeasurably from the irreverent quicksilver humor of co writer and director Shane Black 195 Calling the film darker and more serious than its predecessors Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times credited Black for chang ing this billion dollar plus franchise s tone for the better while keeping the same actor as Tony Stark There is quite a bit of Black s trademark attitude and humor here as well things like a throwaway reference to the sci fi classic Westworld and a goofy character who has Tony Stark s likeness tattooed on his forearm Black and company throw all kinds of stuff at the audience and though it doesn t all work a lot of it does and the attempt to be different and create unguessable twists is always appreciated 196 Rafer Guzman of Newsday characterized Iron Man as the anti Batman all zip and zingers He s also suddenly rather family friendly Some of the movie s best moments are shared by Stark and latchkey kid Harley Ty Simpkins who mock their budding father son relationship while acting it out 197 Psychology Today concluded that the film presented an accurate portrayal of Tony Stark s posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms 198 Michael Arbeiter of Hollywood com praised the film as Marvel s First True Action Comedy commenting that Tony s camaraderie with preteen tech geek Harley Keener is one gigantic superhero 90s kid sidekick laugh riot the friggin kid s name is Harley Keener is there anything more 90s kid sidekick sounding than that 199 Nick De Semlyen of the UK film magazine Empire had criticisms even while giving the film four of five stars Finding it a swinging caper with wit balls heart and exploding baubles he said the villainous super soldiers who can regenerate body parts and survive astounding damage are visually interesting but their motivation is murky and unconvincing 200 Likewise Joshua Rothkopf of Time Out New York bestowed 3 of 5 stars saying Black has massively upped the verbal sparring and kept the broad inventiveness of comic book malleability in mind The most wonderful of Black s surprises harkens back to his 80s reputation for character revision and is simply too good to ruin here But he asked W hy finally are we down at the docks in the dark no less for one of those lumbering climaxes involving swinging shipping cranes The energy bleeds out of the film it s as if the producers were scared the crowd would riot over not enough digital fakeness 201 Reacting more negatively Stephen Whitty of The Star Ledger found the film slickly enjoyable for the visual effects but said T here s something empty about the film Like Tony s suits it s shiny and polished But this time there s nobody inside This movie has neither the emotionalism of the first film nor the flashy villains of the second Tony s relationship with girlfriend Pepper Potts is in inexplicable jeopardy and then simply fixes itself A supposedly cute kid sidekick a true sign of authorial desperation is introduced and then dropped 202 Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune echoed this saying I n a gleefully cynical bid for a preteen audience a few years too young for the violence in Iron Man 3 I d say Stark befriends a bullied 8 year old sic Ty Simpkins who becomes his tag along and sometime savior Stark no longer needs to be in the Iron Man suit He s able to operate the thing remotely when needed The movie s like that too It s decent superhero blockbustering but rather remote and vaguely secondhand At this point even with Black s flashes of black humor the machinery is more or less taking care of itself offering roughly half of the genial wit and enjoyment of the first Iron Man 203 Accolades Edit Accolades received by Iron Man 3 Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient s Result Ref Academy Awards March 2 2014 Best Visual Effects Christopher Townsend Guy Williams Erik Nash and Dan Sudick Nominated 204 BMI Film amp TV Awards May 15 2013 BMI Film Music Awards Brian Tyler c Won 205 British Academy Children s Awards November 24 2013 Kid s Vote Film Iron Man 3 Nominated 206 207 British Academy Film Awards February 16 2014 Best Special Visual Effects Bryan Grill Christopher Townsend Guy Williams and Dan Sudick Nominated 208 Cinema Audio Society Awards February 22 2014 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture Live Action Jose Antonio Garcia Michael Prestwood Smith Michael Keller Joel Iwataki Gregory Steele and James Ashwill Nominated 209 210 Critics Choice Movie Awards January 16 2014 Best Action Movie Iron Man 3 Nominated 211 Best Actor in an Action Movie Robert Downey Jr NominatedBest Actress in an Action Movie Gwyneth Paltrow NominatedBest Visual Effects Iron Man 3 NominatedETC Bollywood Business Awards January 20 2014 Most Successful Foreign Film Iron Man 3 Won 212 Golden Reel Awards February 16 2014 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film Mark Stoeckinger and Andrew DeCristofaro Nominated 213 214 Golden Trailer Awards May 3 2013 Best Action Not Afraid Trailer Park Inc Won 215 Best Fantasy Adventure Poster Not Afraid Trailer Park Inc NominatedBest Sound Editing Not Afraid Trailer Park Inc NominatedBest Summer Blockbuster 2013 TV Spot Escape MOCEAN NominatedGuild of Music Supervisors Awards February 26 2014 Best Film Studio Music Department Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures d Nominated 216 217 Hollywood Film Awards October 21 2013 Hollywood Movie Award Iron Man 3 Nominated 218 219 Hollywood Post Alliance Awards November 7 2013 Outstanding Color Grading Feature Film Steven J Scott Nominated 220 Outstanding Sound Feature Film Mark Stoeckinger Michael Keller Mike Prestwood Smith and Andrew DeCristofaro NominatedOutstanding Visual Effects Feature Film Guy Williams Aaron Gilman Matt Aitken Dan Macarin and Thrain Shadbolt NominatedHugo Awards August 17 2014 Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form Drew Pearce and Shane Black Nominated 221 222 International Film Music Critics Association Awards February 20 2014 Best Original Score for an Action Adventure Thriller Film Brian Tyler Nominated 223 224 Location Managers Guild Awards March 29 2014 Outstanding Achievement by a Location Professional Feature Film Ilt Jones Won 225 226 MTV Movie Awards April 13 2014 Best Cameo Joan Rivers Nominated 227 Best Hero Robert Downey Jr NominatedMovieguide Awards February 7 2014 Best Movie for Mature Audiences Iron Man 3 Won 228 229 Faith and Freedom Award Film Iron Man 3 WonNickelodeon Kids Choice Awards March 29 2014 Favorite Movie Iron Man 3 Nominated 230 Favorite Buttkicker Robert Downey Jr WonFavorite Movie Actor Robert Downey Jr NominatedPeople s Choice Awards January 8 2014 Favorite Movie Iron Man 3 Won 231 Favorite Movie Actor Robert Downey Jr NominatedFavorite Movie Actress Gwyneth Paltrow NominatedFavorite Movie Duo Robert Downey Jr and Gwyneth Paltrow NominatedFavorite Action Movie Iron Man 3 WonFavorite Action Movie Star Robert Downey Jr WonSaturn Awards June 26 2014 Best Comic to Film Motion Picture Iron Man 3 Won 232 233 Best Actor Robert Downey Jr WonBest Supporting Actor Ben Kingsley WonBest Performance by a Younger Actor Ty Simpkins NominatedBest Music Brian Tyler NominatedSt Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards December 14 2013 Best Visual Effects Iron Man 3 Nominated 234 235 Teen Choice Awards August 11 2013 Choice Movie Action Iron Man 3 Won 236 237 238 Choice Movie Actor Action Robert Downey Jr WonChoice Movie Actress Action Gwyneth Paltrow NominatedChoice Movie Sci Fi Fantasy Iron Man 3 NominatedChoice Movie Actor Sci Fi Fantasy Robert Downey Jr NominatedChoice Movie Actress Sci Fi Fantasy Gwyneth Paltrow NominatedChoice Movie Villain Ben Kingsley NominatedChoice Movie Chemistry Don Cheadle and Robert Downey Jr NominatedVisual Effects Society Awards February 12 2014 Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture Christopher Townsend Mark Soper Guy Williams and Bryan Grill Nominated 239 240 Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture John Stevenson Galvin Greg Notzelman Paul Harris and Justin Stockton for Shipyard NominatedOutstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture Mark Smith Aaron Gilman Thelvin Cabezas and Gerardo Ramirez NominatedOutstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture Michael Maloney Francis Puthanangadi Justin Van Der Lek and Howard Cabalfin for Barrel of Monkeys NominatedDarren Poe Stefano Trivelli Josiah Howison and Zach Zaubi for House Attack NominatedThemes and analysis EditIron Man 3 focuses on contemporary U S foreign policy and its consequences 241 Like the first Iron Man film it is about the military industrial complex The main antagonist Killian tries to take over the US government and capitalize on the War on Terror with a decoy villain actor the Mandarin the supposed looming menace distracts the public from Killian s actions with a narrative of the constant threat that also makes the war profitable 241 Using Stark as a metaphor of American society Charlie Jane Anders of Gizmodo notes that the film differs in the portrayal of the country from the previous two entries whereas the previous films were about the guilt of ruining areas in foreign countries Iron Man 3 is about the feeling of powerlessness in that a trusted wealthy and individualistic celebrity like Stark is unable to find a powerful terrorist such as the Mandarian 242 The Mandarin a cover up adversary that is otherwise non threatening is a take on Americans xenophobia towards Middle Easterns 241 and how people s fear is taken advantage of to create and pass harmful policies 243 The Mandarin s characteristics are what the population expects from a terrorist such as a large beard army pants and comments he gives to the media that condemn the US The twist that the Mandarin is fake also plays on audiences availability heuristics that make them think if someone is a danger or not 241 Iron Man 3 is part of a trend in post 9 11 superhero films consisting of vulnerable weak superheroes and complex antagonists with realistic motivations 243 Psychologist and author Dr Travis Langley believed Stark meets all of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders s criteria for post traumatic stress disorder and Stark like those with PTSD in real life denies he could have it 244 Stark enacts its symptoms such as anxiety attacks hypervigilance frequent nightmares and an inability to be in the public 241 244 this deviates from most portrayals of not only superheroes but also strong male leads in general where they are not traumatized from perilous situations 241 Future EditPotential sequel Edit Further information List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films In March 2013 Black stated that Downey s original contract with Marvel Studios which expired after the release of Iron Man 3 might be extended in order for the actor to appear in a second Avengers film and at least one more Iron Man film He said There has been a lot of discussion about it Is this the last Iron Man for Robert Downey Jr Something tells me that it will not be the case and he will be seen in a fourth or fifth 245 In April 2013 Cheadle stated that Iron Man 3 could be the final film in the series saying The door is always left open in these kinds of movies especially when they do as well as they have done I know there was talk of making sure we did this one right and if it worked it could be the last one There s room for more to be done with these characters We re getting to a sweet spot with Tony and Rhodey anyway 246 In September 2014 in regards to a fourth film Downey said There isn t one in the pipe No there s no plan for a fourth Iron Man 247 In April 2016 Downey stated that he was open to reprising his role in a potential fourth Iron Man film 248 After the death of Tony Stark in Avengers Endgame 2019 co screenwriter Stephen McFeely said You would ve already had Iron Man 4 if it was any other studio remarking that it was a bold move by Marvel to kill off the character 249 In January 2020 when asked if he would reprise the role of Iron Man Downey noted Yeah anything could happen As far as I m concerned I hung up my guns and I m good to let it go It s hard to project 250 Marvel One Shot Edit Main article All Hail the King In February 2014 Marvel released the One Shot film All Hail the King on Thor The Dark World s home media featuring Kingsley reprising his role as Trevor Slattery It continues Slattery s story from the end of the film revealing that the real Mandarin actually exists in the MCU 251 See also EditList of films featuring powered exoskeletonsNotes Edit a b c As part of the deal transferring the distribution rights of The Avengers 2012 and Iron Man 3 from Paramount Pictures to the Walt Disney Studios 6 Paramount s logo appears in the films opening titles promotional materials and merchandise 7 Nevertheless Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is credited at the end of the film As depicted in The Avengers 2012 8 Also for The Expendables 2 2012 and the television series Hawaii Five 0 205 Also for the studio s 2013 films Frozen The Lone Ranger Monsters University Oz the Great and Powerful Saving Mr Banks and Thor The Dark World 216 References Edit Iron Man Three British Board of Film Classification Archived from the original on February 21 2022 Retrieved February 21 2022 a b 2013 Feature Film Production Report PDF Report FilmL A Inc p 11 Archived PDF from the original on July 23 2017 Retrieved October 10 2020 Iron Man 3 Box Office Mojo IMDb Archived from the original on August 3 2020 Retrieved October 10 2020 Foundas Scott April 25 2013 Film Review Iron Man 3 Variety Archived from the original on January 9 2022 Retrieved February 21 2022 Iron Man 3 United States Copyright Office Archived from the original on February 21 2022 Retrieved February 21 2022 Graser Marc October 11 2011 Why Par not Disney gets Avengers credit Variety Archived from the original on August 5 2020 Retrieved October 10 2020 Stewart Andrew May 10 2013 Paramount s Super Payoff for Iron Man 3 Variety Archived from the original on August 3 2020 Retrieved July 27 2013 Lussier Germain September 30 2013 Captain America The Winter Soldier Takes Place Two Years After The Avengers Film Archived from the original on September 16 2020 Retrieved September 30 2013 a b Marvel Studios Begins Production on Iron Man 3 ComingSoon net Press release Marvel Studios June 4 2012 Archived from the original on July 30 2018 Retrieved October 10 2020 a b c d e Iron Man 3 Characters Marvel com April 18 2013 Archived from the original on April 30 2013 Retrieved October 10 2020 a b Boucher Geoff August 18 2011 Iron Man 3 and Robert Downey Jr start Shane Black era Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on August 21 2011 Retrieved September 3 2012 a b Radish Christina July 15 2012 Comic Con Robert Downey Jr Don Cheadle Shane Black and Kevin Feige Talk Iron Man 3 How The Avengers Impacts the Film Iron Patriot and More Collider Archived from the original on May 5 2020 Retrieved October 10 2020 a b c Harding Oscar May 30 2013 Iron Man 3 Exclusive Interview Screenwriter Drew Pearce Talks The Mandarin Controversy Mission Impossible 5 Sherlock Holmes 3 amp More WhatCulture Archived from the original on May 5 2020 Retrieved October 10 2020 Iron Man 3 Under the Armor with Kevin Feige Pt 2 Marvel com April 3 2013 Archived from the original on May 23 2013 Retrieved April 3 2013 Schaeffer Sandy February 26 2013 Iron Man 3 Cast and Director Offer Character amp Plot Details Including Iron Patriot Screen Rant Archived from the original on December 12 2019 Retrieved October 10 2020 Bryson Carey March 14 2013 Kevin Feige On Iron Man 3 Pepper Potts and Marvel s Family Appeal About com Archived from the original on March 17 2013 Retrieved March 14 2013 a b Goldberg Matt November 26 2012 Producer Kevin Feige Talks Iron Man 3 How It Relates to The Avengers The Mandarin Iron Patriot and More Collider Archived from the original on January 8 2020 Retrieved October 10 2020 Keyes Rob March 23 2013 Iron Man 3 The Story Behind Rhodey amp The Iron Patriot Armor Screen Rant Archived from the original on August 5 2019 Retrieved March 27 2013 Graser Marc Kroll Justin April 20 2012 Guy Pearce bonds with Iron Man 3 Variety Archived from the original on January 8 2020 Retrieved October 10 2020 a b c Iron Man 3 Under the Armor with Guy Pearce Marvel com March 22 2013 Archived from the original on May 22 2013 Retrieved March 23 2013 a b Breznican Anthony May 4 2013 Iron Man 3 does WHAT to The Mandarin Spoiler Talk Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on April 28 2020 Retrieved April 9 2019 Risley Matt February 6 2014 All Hail The King Drew Pearce Interview GamesRadar Archived from the original on December 12 2019 Retrieved April 9 2019 Buchanan Kyle August 30 2012 Guy Pearce on Lawless Prometheus and Finely Calibrated Camp New York Vulture com Archived from the original on September 2 2012 Retrieved September 3 2012 a b c Kit Borys May 8 2012 Rebecca Hall in Talks to Join Iron Man 3 The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on August 30 2018 Retrieved May 10 2012 a b Graser Marc Sneider Jeff May 8 2012 Rebecca Hall nabs female lead in Iron Man 3 Variety Archived from the original on June 6 2020 Retrieved October 10 2020 Wieselman Jarett August 17 2012 What Scares Rebecca Hall Entertainment Tonight Archived from the original on August 6 2020 Retrieved September 3 2012 Daniell Mark September 13 2016 Rebecca Hall says Marvel reduced her part in Iron Man 3 Toronto Sun Archived from the original on September 15 2020 Retrieved September 14 2016 a b c d Iron Man 3 Notes PDF Marvel com Archived PDF from the original on September 16 2020 Retrieved March 18 2013 Stephanie Szostak Iron Man 3 Brandt Dailymotion April 18 2013 Retrieved April 20 2013 a b c d e f g Black Shane Pearce Drew 2013 Audio commentary forIron Man 3 Iron Man 3 Blu ray Walt Disney Home Entertainment a b Fleming Mike Jr May 16 2012 James Badge Dale In Iron Man 3 Talks Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on August 5 2020 Retrieved October 12 2020 Vineyard Jennifer October 15 2012 You Haven t Seen Every New Costume in Iron Man 3 Yet Vulture Archived from the original on April 10 2019 Retrieved October 12 2020 Schwartz Terri March 12 2012 Iron Man 3 Villains James Badge Dale Is the Muscle MTV Archived from the original on February 20 2021 Retrieved February 19 2021 a b Plumb Ali October 12 2020 28 Must Pause Moments From The New Iron Man 3 Trailer Empire Archived from the original on April 11 2019 Retrieved October 12 2020 a b c d Film Facts Spotlight on FiOS September October 2013 p 5 Archived from the original on April 13 2019 Retrieved April 12 2019 Miguel Ferrer star of NCIS Los Angeles and Iron Man 3 dies aged 61 The Daily Telegraph January 20 2017 Archived from the original on April 11 2019 Retrieved April 11 2019 a b Marvel at Comic Con Robert Downey Jr Kevin Feige Shane Black Jon Favreau Don Cheadle Edgar Wright Deadline Hollywood July 14 2012 Archived from the original on August 4 2020 Retrieved September 11 2012 Acuna Kirsten May 6 2013 Fans Are Torn Over The Big Twist In Iron Man 3 Business Insider Archived from the original on June 4 2020 Retrieved March 14 2016 Douglas Edward May 6 2012 Exclusive Sir Ben Kingsley s Iron Man 3 Character Still Being Developed Superhero Hype Archived from the original on December 12 2019 Retrieved October 12 2020 Ryan Mark April 29 2013 Ben Kingsley Iron Man 3 Star On The Challenges of Playing The Mandarin The Huffington Post Archived from the original on October 13 2020 Retrieved April 30 2013 Douglas Edward April 29 2008 Exclusive An In Depth Iron Man Talk with Jon Favreau Superhero Hype Archived from the original on October 6 2020 Retrieved October 12 2020 a b Doty Meriah March 5 2013 Iron Man 3 The Mandarin s origins explained Yahoo Entertainment Archived from the original on December 12 2019 Retrieved October 12 2020 Riesman Abraham April 26 2019 Who Was That Kid at the Avengers Endgame Funeral Vulture Archived from the original on June 18 2020 Retrieved October 10 2020 Burlingame Russ May 11 2013 Iron Man 3 Exclusive Ty Simpkins Talks Cut Kiss Scene amp 3 Picture Deal ComicBook com Archived from the original on May 27 2020 Retrieved November 1 2013 a b Sneider Jeff Graser Marc May 24 2012 Ashley Hamilton in talks for Iron Man 3 Variety Archived from the original on August 5 2020 Retrieved October 12 2020 Vary Adam B May 6 2013 How Happy Endings Star Adam Pally Ended Up In Iron Man 3 BuzzFeed Archived from the original on April 11 2019 Retrieved May 31 2013 Harris Scott May 6 2013 Iron Man 3 7 Things You May Have Missed the First Time Around MTV Archived from the original on September 17 2019 Retrieved October 18 2020 Johnson Scott September 6 2017 Stan Lee Apologizes In Regards To Iron Man 3 ComicBook com Archived from the original on August 6 2020 Retrieved June 5 2019 a b Schwartz Terri August 15 2012 Dale Dickey Joins Iron Man 3 in Mysterious Role MTV Archived from the original on October 18 2020 Retrieved October 18 2020 a b c Finke Nikki December 9 2012 Iron Man 3 Casts China s Wang Xuequi As New Dr Wu Beijing Filming Starts Monday Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on July 17 2020 Retrieved October 18 2020 Fan Bingbing joins Iron Man 3 China Internet Information Center January 5 2013 Archived from the original on April 11 2019 Retrieved October 18 2020 a b Zakarin Jordan March 29 2013 Marvel to Release Special Chinese Cut of Iron Man 3 The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on April 2 2019 Retrieved March 30 2013 Marvel announced Friday that the third film in its Iron Man franchise a joint production of the Disney owned Marvel Pictures and Beijing based DMG Entertainment will be tailor made for Chinese audiences All versions of the film will feature scenes shot in Beijing product placement for Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL and co star Wang Xueqi but a version cut for the world s most populous nation also will boast specially prepared bonus footage and an appearance by megastar Fan Bingbing Davis Maddie December 11 2022 Hollywood s Newest Scream Queen Played a Major Role in the MCU Comic Book Resources Archived from the original on December 13 2022 Retrieved December 14 2022 IAR Exclusive Mark Ruffalo Talks Marvel Cameos and the Future of The Hulk IAmRogue com May 12 2013 Archived from the original on March 1 2020 Retrieved May 13 2013 Schwerdtfeger Conner January 17 2018 Shaq Would Love To Join The MCU And He Already Knows What He Wants To Do CinemaBlend Archived from the original on April 11 2019 Retrieved August 14 2018 The best ever cameos in a Marvel film NME May 30 2018 Archived from the original on July 4 2019 Retrieved August 14 2018 Thangevelo Debashine April 10 2014 Exclusive Fashion Police s George IOL Archived from the original on April 11 2019 Retrieved August 14 2018 Bobbin Jay June 5 2019 Josh Elliott follows First Responders Live On TV Today Archived from the original on July 24 2020 Retrieved October 21 2020 Iron Man 3 Star Megan Henderson Chicago Tribune Archived from the original on April 11 2019 Retrieved August 14 2018 Zalben Alex May 1 2014 Meet the Guy Who Links Spider Man and The Avengers MTV Archived from the original on July 25 2016 Retrieved October 21 2020 D Addario Daniel July 23 2014 When it comes to gay characters TV s not that much better than movies Salon Archived from the original on July 27 2020 Retrieved August 14 2018 Frankel Daniel May 10 2010 Will There Be an Iron Man 3 and Whose Will It Be TheWrap Archived from the original on August 8 2020 Retrieved October 21 2020 Frankel Daniel October 18 2010 Disney to Distribute Iron Man 3 Avengers Sets Release Dates Updated TheWrap Archived from the original on September 24 2019 Retrieved October 21 2020 Ward Kate October 18 2010 Iron Man 3 to come to theaters in 2013 Disney picks up marketing rights Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on June 2 2020 Retrieved October 21 2020 Zakarin Jordan May 14 2012 Jon Favreau Talks Iron Man 3 Praises Joss Whedon for Avengers and Leads Revolution The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on January 8 2020 Retrieved October 21 2020 Sneider Jeff December 14 2010 No Favreau 10 Directors Who Could Take Over Iron Man 3 TheWrap Archived from the original on August 5 2020 Retrieved October 21 2020 Svetkey Benjamin May 13 2016 Lethal Weapon Wunderkind and Former Party Boy Shane Black Is Back and Still Looking for Action The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved November 27 2016 Fleming Mike Jr Finke Nikki February 17 2011 Shane Black To Direct Marvel s Iron Man 3 Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on September 18 2020 Retrieved October 21 2020 a b Shane Black talks direction of Iron Man 3 and whether or not to expect more Marvel cameos Ain t It Cool News March 7 2011 Archived from the original on September 19 2020 Retrieved September 3 2012 Fleming Mike Jr March 31 2011 Marvel Taps Its Runaways Scribe Drew Pearce To Write Iron Man 3 Script Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on August 3 2020 Retrieved October 21 2020 Ryan Mike May 16 2016 Shane Black On The Nice Guys Mel Gibson And Why A Female Iron Man 3 Villain s Gender Changed Uproxx Archived from the original on May 16 2016 Retrieved May 16 2016 Sciretta Peter April 30 2013 Why Iron Man 3 is a Christmas Movie Film Archived from the original on September 16 2020 Retrieved March 4 2018 Michigan Loses Iron Man 3 to North Carolina Superhero Hype September 27 2011 Archived from the original on April 12 2019 Retrieved October 23 2020 Kit Borys April 9 2012 Ben Kingsley in Talks to Join Iron Man 3 The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on December 12 2019 Retrieved April 10 2012 Raftery Brian June 26 2019 Anthony Mackie is Your New Captain America Men s Health Archived from the original on June 29 2019 Retrieved September 5 2021 Weintraub Steve April 12 2012 Kevin Feige Talks Thor 2 Iron Man 3 Captain America 2 the Avengers Sequel 2014 2015 Releases and More Collider Archived from the original on September 6 2020 Retrieved October 23 2020 a b Marvel s Iron Man 3 to Be Co Produced in China Press release The Walt Disney Company Chin Business Wire April 16 2012 Archived from the original on April 12 2019 Retrieved April 16 2012 Coonan Clifford April 16 2012 Iron Man 3 to be a Chinese co production Variety Archived from the original on August 6 2020 Retrieved April 29 2013 Iron Man 3 Eyeing Andy Lau MovieWeb April 24 2012 Archived from the original on October 23 2020 Retrieved October 23 2020 Jagernauth Kevin June 25 2012 Andy Lau Drops Out Of Iron Man 3 IndieWire Archived from the original on October 23 2020 Retrieved October 23 2020 Kit Borys April 23 2012 Jessica Chastain in Talks to Join Iron Man 3 The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on April 12 2019 Retrieved April 24 2012 Lang Brent May 25 2012 Jon Favreau Won t Direct Iron Man 3 But He Will Play Happy Hogan Again TheWrap Archived from the original on August 8 2020 Retrieved October 23 2020 Fleming Mike Jr July 14 2012 Stephanie Szostak Joins Cast Of Iron Man 3 Comic Con Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on April 12 2019 Retrieved October 23 2020 Finn Natalie June 28 2012 New Hero Cameo Villain Reveal Which Iron Man 3 Secrets Will Be Revealed at Comic Con E Online Archived from the original on October 23 2020 Retrieved October 23 2020 Smulders Cobie CobieSmulders August 5 2012 All though it would be fun I m not in IM3 I think there was some confusion because I m shooting the movie Safe Haven right next door in NC Tweet Archived from the original on February 16 2017 Retrieved October 23 2020 via Twitter Hood Cooper May 24 2019 Iron Man 3 Writer Reveals Emilia Clarke Originally Appeared Before Script Changes Screen Rant Archived from the original on May 25 2019 Retrieved May 25 2019 a b Foss Carrie August 8 2012 Area has a full film dance card Star News Archived from the original on October 23 2020 Retrieved October 23 2020 Foss Cassie April 12 2012 Casting calls set up for Caged Heat film Star News Archived from the original on April 12 2019 Retrieved October 23 2020 John Toll ASC Relies on Codex for Iron Man 3 Creative Planet Network April 16 2013 Archived from the original on October 23 2020 Retrieved October 23 2020 Carlson Jonathan June 4 2012 Iron Man 3 shoot comes to Epic Games in Cary NBC 17 Archived from the original on September 3 2012 Retrieved September 3 2012 Zanga Caitlin May 23 2013 Explore where Iron Man 3 was created WRAL TV Archived from the original on April 12 2019 Retrieved June 26 2013 Heffernan Sloane June 4 2012 Iron Man 3 starts filming at Cary s Epic Games Archived from the original on April 12 2019 Retrieved October 23 2020 a b c Failes Ian May 6 2013 Iron Man 3 more suits to play with FX Guide Retrieved October 27 2020 a b Iron Man 3 Unmasked Iron Man 3 Blu Ray Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2013 Foss Carrie July 20 2012 Iron Man 3 skydivers crew filming aerial drops over ocean Star News Archived from the original on April 12 2019 Retrieved October 27 2020 Deconstructing The Scene Attack On Air Force One Iron Man 3 Blu Ray Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2013 Iron Man 3 filming locations in Rose Hill and Wilmington N C through September 7 2012 On Location Vacations July 31 2012 Archived from the original on August 11 2020 Retrieved September 3 2012 Robert Downey Jr Injured on Set of Iron Man 3 Entertainment Tonight August 15 2012 Archived from the original on October 27 2020 Retrieved October 27 2020 Han Angie August 21 2012 Sequel Bits Avengers 2 Iron Man 3 Dumb and Dumber 2 Machete Kills Fast Six Evil Dead The Hobbit Film Archived from the original on August 10 2020 Retrieved September 3 2012 Weiner David April 24 2013 Broken Ankle No Big Thing for Downey as Iron Man Entertainment Tonight Archived from the original on April 12 2019 Retrieved February 22 2014 Satchell Arlene September 11 2012 Iron Man 3 to film in Dania nearby areas Sun Sentinel Archived from the original on April 13 2019 Retrieved October 27 2020 Nealey Joshua October 1 2012 Robert Downey Jr returns to Iron Man 3 set after injury Hypable Retrieved October 27 2020 Breznican Anthony October 2 2012 Iron Man 3 back underway after Robert Downey Jr injury Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on August 3 2020 Retrieved October 27 2020 Sentenac Hannah October 4 2012 Iron Man 3 Robert Downey Jr Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce On Location in Miami Miami New Times Archived from the original on August 7 2020 Retrieved October 27 2020 Brooks Kathy September 21 2012 Miami Beach No LTC 240 2012 Upcoming Filming in Miami Beach Miami Beach Government Archived from the original PDF on April 8 2013 Retrieved February 20 2013 Foss Cassie October 27 2012 Iron Man 3 villain tours the Battleship Star News Archived from the original on October 27 2020 Retrieved October 27 2020 Franker Kara November 1 2012 Iron Man 3 Wraps Filming at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens VisitFlorida com Archived from the original on November 8 2012 Retrieved November 7 2012 a b Catlett Cacky November 8 2012 Filming for Iron Man 3 wraps in Hollywood East WWAY Archived from the original on April 13 2019 Retrieved October 27 2020 Dibyojyoti Baksi January 7 2013 Indian techies to rescue Iron Man Hindustan Times Archived from the original on April 13 2019 Retrieved October 27 2020 Radish Christina January 12 2013 Don Cheadle Talks House of Lies Season 2 Iron Man 3 Shane Black the Success of Flight and More Collider Archived from the original on January 8 2020 Retrieved January 13 2013 McNary Dave January 22 2013 Iron Man 3 shoots at Chinese Theater Variety Archived from the original on August 15 2020 Retrieved October 27 2020 a b Hellard Paul May 7 2013 Iron Man 3 Production Focus CG Society Archived from the original on June 20 2018 Retrieved May 22 2013 Barbas Helen October 2017 Goncalves Paulo J S ed VR AR MR Simulations and Inspirations from Iron Man 3 PDF European Simulation and Modelling Conference p 26 Archived PDF from the original on December 13 2017 Retrieved November 6 2017 According to the VRX creators Cantina co the design work was inspired by medical MRI diagnostic pattern recognition and graph theory Goldberg Matt October 15 2012 Ant Man Set for November 6 2015 Iron Man 3 and Thor The Dark World Confirmed for 3D Disney Announces More Release Dates and Changes Collider Archived from the original on July 28 2020 Retrieved October 27 2020 a b Vlessing Etan January 22 2013 Marvel s Iron Man 3 to Get Imax Release The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on July 28 2020 Retrieved October 27 2020 Giardina Carolyn February 14 2013 Oblivion The Croods Monsters University Iron Man 3 Will Get Atmos Treatment The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on August 8 2020 Retrieved August 8 2020 Goldberg Matt February 8 2014 Drew Pearce Talks about His Marvel One Shot All Hail the King Working with Marvel No Heroics the Runaways Movie and More Collider Archived from the original on January 5 2020 Retrieved September 1 2021 Brian Tyler to Score Iron Man 3 Film Music Reporter October 11 2012 Archived from the original on April 13 2019 Retrieved October 11 2012 a b Schweiger Daniel April 29 2013 Audio On The Score With Bryan Tyler Film Music Magazine Podcast Retrieved June 12 2016 a b Marvel Music Hollywood Records Presents Marvel s Iron Man 3 Original Motion Picture Score Soundtrack Available on April 30th Press release Marvel Entertainment April 4 2013 Archived from the original on December 2 2013 Retrieved December 10 2018 Heroes Fall Album of Music Inspired By Marvel s Iron Man 3 Set For Release April 30 Press release Walt Disney Records PR Newswire March 28 2013 Archived from the original on April 13 2019 Retrieved February 23 2014 Perry Spencer July 14 2012 Comic Con See the All New Iron Man 3 Armor Superhero Hype Archived from the original on April 14 2019 Retrieved September 11 2012 Patten Dominic January 28 2013 Super Bowl XLVII To Air 6 Studio Film Ads Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on September 6 2020 Retrieved October 29 2020 Lesnick Silas March 26 2013 Iron Man 3 Reveals Mark XXXIII and XL Armors ComingSoon net Archived from the original on August 12 2020 Retrieved October 29 2020 Hunt James January 7 2013 Iron Man 3 Prelude 1 Comic Book Resources Archived from the original on April 19 2019 Retrieved October 29 2020 Audi Celebrates the U S Premiere of Iron Man 3 Audi of America April 25 2013 Archived from the original on June 3 2022 Retrieved February 23 2014 Beyers Tim May 10 2013 2 Reasons to Believe Tony Stark Would Buy Oracle Stock The Motley Fool Archived from the original on April 14 2019 Retrieved April 14 2019 a b Seitz Patrick May 3 2013 Iron Man swoops in to help Verizon Audi Subway TCL Investor s Business Daily Archived from the original on February 26 2014 Retrieved October 29 2020 a b Tsui Clarence May 1 2013 Iron Man 3 China Only Scenes Draw Mixed Response The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on April 22 2020 Retrieved May 3 2013 Carle Chris May 3 2013 Iron Man 3 LEGO A Closer Look IGN Archived from the original on April 14 2019 Retrieved February 22 2014 Weintraub Steve February 9 2013 Toy Fair 2013 Images and Info on Iron Man 3 Transformers Kre o G I Joe and More Collider Archived from the original on January 8 2020 Retrieved February 23 2014 Saltzman Mark May 2 2013 Iron Man 3 Official game soars to App Store USA Today Archived from the original on March 18 2020 Retrieved June 8 2013 Glover Erin March 28 2013 Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries Coming to Innoventions at Disneyland Park Disney Parks Blog Archived from the original on April 9 2019 Retrieved March 28 2013 Iron Man 3 monorail wrapper debuts at Disney World Photos Spectrum Bay News 9 March 25 2013 Archived from the original on October 29 2020 Retrieved October 29 2020 Goldman Eric April 12 2013 Disneyland Introduces Their First Marvel Exhibit with Iron Man Tech IGN Archived from the original on August 3 2020 Retrieved April 13 2013 a b Fleming Mike Jr March 21 2014 2013 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament Tip Off 1 Iron Man 3 Vs 16 The Conjuring 8 Gravity Vs 9 Man Of Steel Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on June 16 2020 Retrieved March 22 2015 christophernguyen726 February 10 2019 Iron Man 3 Theatrical Blu ray Vs Chinese Theatrical Version Bootleg Comparisons Retrieved April 2 2019 Gwyneth Paltrow at The Iron Man 3 Red Carpet Premiere Pepper Potts Goes Floral PHOTOS The Huffington Post April 14 2013 Archived from the original on April 26 2013 Retrieved April 16 2013 Brinaire Jack April 22 2013 Iron Man 3 les coulisses de la premiere mondiale La Nouvelle Republique du Centre Ouest in French Archived from the original on February 25 2014 Retrieved February 23 2014 Kemp Stuart April 12 2013 Iron Man 3 U K Premiere Pushed Back for Margaret Thatcher Funeral The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on April 16 2013 Retrieved April 12 2013 Iron Man 3 Stars Hit London Premiere MTV UK April 19 2013 Archived from the original on March 1 2014 Retrieved February 22 2013 Clark Noelene April 24 2013 Iron Man 3 Hollywood red carpet premiere Watch it live Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on April 27 2013 Retrieved April 25 2013 Stewart Andrew April 25 2013 Iron Man 3 Ignites Summer B O Overseas Variety Archived from the original on February 26 2014 Retrieved February 22 2014 a b Subers Ray May 3 2013 Forecast Iron Man 3 in Line for One of the Biggest Openings Ever Box Office Mojo Retrieved May 8 2013 Finke Nikki April 16 2013 Iron Man 3 Tickets Not on Sale Yet By Some Theater Chains Because of Dispute With Disney Movie Due May 3rd Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on April 18 2013 Retrieved April 18 2013 Verrier Richard April 24 2013 Regal pulls marketing materials for Iron Man 3 Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on April 28 2013 Retrieved April 24 2013 Finke Nikki April 25 2013 AMC And Disney End Renegotiation Dispute Advance Ticket Sales For Iron Man 3 Begin Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on April 28 2013 Retrieved April 25 2013 Verrier Richard April 25 2013 Regal makes peace with Disney on Iron Man 3 Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on April 28 2013 Retrieved April 27 2013 Cinepolis Online Iron Man 3 4DX Esp Cinepolis Cinepolis Archived from the original on October 29 2013 Retrieved October 25 2013 Iron Man 3 Major Cineplex see the system type section Major Cineplex Major Cineplex Group Plc May 2013 Archived from the original on October 30 2013 Retrieved October 25 2013 Blair Gavin April 16 2013 Iron Man 3 to Become First Film to Play in 4DX Format in Japan The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on April 23 2013 Retrieved April 16 2013 McEwan Cameron K Longridge Chris August 7 2019 Marvel s Phases explained What goes when amp why Digital Spy Archived from the original on August 20 2019 Retrieved June 3 2021 Latchem John June 28 2013 Iron Man 3 Bows Digitally Sept 3 on Disc Sept 24 Home Media Magazine Archived from the original on December 2 2013 Retrieved June 28 2013 Keyes Rob June 25 2013 Iron Man 3 Blu ray To Include Agent Carter Short Film ScreenRant Archived from the original on February 28 2014 Retrieved June 25 2013 Arnold Thomas K October 2 2013 Iron Man 3 Debuts at No 1 on Home Video Sales Charts The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on December 31 2013 Retrieved February 23 2014 Iron Man 3 gross the numbers com Retrieved April 14 2019 Goldberg Matt October 23 2015 Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two Collection Unveiled Contains First Look at Phase 3 Collider Archived from the original on October 24 2015 Retrieved October 23 2015 2013 Yearly Box Office Results Box Office Mojo Avengers Movies at the Box Office Box Office Mojo Iron Man Movies at the Box Office Box Office Mojo Comic Book Adaptation Box Office Mojo Retrieved May 25 2013 Superhero Box Office Mojo Retrieved May 25 2013 All Time Worldwide Opening Weekend Records Box Office Mojo Global Iron Man 3 28 6M Biggest IMAX Wekeend in History Boxoffice com May 6 2013 Archived from the original on December 3 2013 Retrieved May 8 2013 Finke Nikki May 17 2013 Update Iron Man 3 Box Office Crosses 1B Global And 300M Domestic Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on June 7 2013 Retrieved May 17 2013 Miller Daniel May 10 2013 Disney s Iron Man 3 also a boon for Paramount Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on October 25 2013 Retrieved May 26 2013 Opening Day Records at the Box Office Box Office Mojo Retrieved May 8 2013 Subers Ray May 5 2013 Weekend Report Iron Man 3 Takes Off with Second Highest Opening Ever Box Office Mojo Archived from the original on November 25 2013 Retrieved May 8 2013 Top Grossing Movies in Their 2nd at the Box Office Box Office Mojo a b McClintock Pamela April 25 2013 Box Office Report Iron Man 3 Scores 13 2 Million Opening Day Overseas The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on April 28 2013 Retrieved April 25 2013 a b McClintock Pamela April 28 2013 Box Office Report Iron Man 3 Opens to Massive 198 4 Million Overseas Bigger Than Avengers The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on May 3 2013 Retrieved May 2 2013 a b Marvel s Iron Man 3 Opens at 7 1 Million in 113 International IMAX Theatres Boxoffice com April 29 2013 Archived from the original on May 1 2013 Retrieved May 2 2013 Finke Nikki April 28 2013 Iron Man 3 Breaking Records Overseas 195 3M Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on May 3 2013 Retrieved May 2 2013 a b Updated China Iron Man 3 Breaks All Opening Day Records Boxoffice com May 2 2013 Archived from the original on May 6 2013 Retrieved May 3 2013 a b Global Iron Man 3 Domestic Premiere Pushes 680 1M Global Cume Boxoffice com May 5 2013 Archived from the original on May 9 2013 Retrieved May 8 2013 a b Kozlov Vladimi May 8 2013 Iron Man 3 Sets Box Office Records in Russia The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on June 10 2013 Retrieved May 8 2013 Updated Global Iron Man 3 Crosses 300M Boxoffice com May 2 2013 Archived from the original on April 5 2016 Retrieved May 2 2013 Chu Karen May 20 2013 Iron Man 3 Passes 13 Million in Hong Kong Becomes All time Third Highest Grossing Film The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on June 8 2013 Retrieved June 6 2013 McClintock Pamela April 26 2013 Box Office Report Iron Man 3 Scores Early Foreign Total of 36 5 Mil The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on April 29 2013 Retrieved April 26 2013 McClintock Pamela May 27 2013 Box Office Report Fast 6 No 1 With 300 Million Globally Hangover III Sputters The Hollywood Reporter Prometheus Global Media Archived from the original on June 7 2013 Retrieved May 27 2013 Ecuador All Time Opening Weekends Box Office Mojo Retrieved February 27 2014 Global Iron Man 3 198 4M Shatters Records Croods Crosses 300M Cume Boxoffice com April 29 2013 Archived from the original on April 28 2013 Retrieved May 2 2013 Iron Man 3 Scores Second Highest Ever Opening Weekend in Brazil Boxoffice com May 1 2013 Archived from the original on June 15 2013 Retrieved May 2 2013 Sheikh Aminah April 28 2013 Iron Man 3 earns Rs 30 crore in opening weekend in India Livemint Archived from the original on December 2 2013 Retrieved May 14 2013 GLOBAL Iron Man 3 Reaches 949M Star Trek Into Darkness Opens In 7 Markets For 31 7M May 12 2013 Archived from the original on June 7 2013 Retrieved May 12 2013 a b Kaufman Amy May 17 2013 Iron Man 3 makes 1 billion worldwide 300 million domestically Archived from the original on May 18 2013 Retrieved May 17 2013 Walt Disney Studios announces Domestic International and Global record setting year of 4 73 Billion boxoffice com January 2 2013 Archived from the original on January 2 2014 Retrieved January 2 2014 Subers Ray May 12 2013 Weekend Report Gatsby Great But Iron Man Leads Again Box Office Mojo Retrieved June 6 2013 Iron Man 3 Debuts With Record Setting 64M Opening Week May 8 2013 Archived from the original on December 2 2013 Retrieved May 17 2013 a b Iron Man 3 2013 International Box Office Results Box Office Mojo Bai Shi Beijing Review February 9 2014 Hollywood Takes a Hit english entgroup cn EntGroup Inc Archived from the original on February 22 2014 Retrieved February 10 2014 Iron Man 3 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved November 29 2022 Iron Man 3 Metacritic Fandom Inc Retrieved March 5 2018 Finke Nikki May 5 2013 Iron Man 3 Breaks Records 175 3M Sets 2nd Biggest Domestic Opening Weekend Worldwide Totals Franchise Best 680 1M Deadline Hollywood Retrieved April 29 2022 McCarthy Todd April 23 2013 Iron Man 3 Film Review The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on December 6 2013 Retrieved November 27 2013 Turan Kenneth May 2 2013 Review Iron Man 3 Smartly Reboots the Suit Midflight Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on October 25 2013 Retrieved November 27 2013 Guzman Rafer May 1 2013 Iron Man 3 Review Fresh and Funny Newsday Archived from the original on December 3 2013 Retrieved May 4 2013 Langley Travis May 4 2013 Does Iron Man 3 s Hero Suffer Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychology Today Archived from the original on November 27 2013 Retrieved May 5 2013 Arbeiter Michael Iron Man 3 Is Marvel s First True Action Comedy Hollywood com Retrieved November 27 2017 De Semlyen Nick Iron Man 3 Empire Archived from the original on May 14 2013 Retrieved May 4 2013 Rothkopf Joshua April 30 2013 Iron Man 3 Movie Review Time Out New York Archived from the original on December 2 2013 Retrieved May 4 2013 Whitty Stephen April 29 2013 Iron Man 3 Review A Franchise Starts to Get Rusty The Star Ledger Newark New Jersey Archived from the original on November 27 2013 Retrieved May 4 2013 Phillips Michael April 30 2013 Iron Man 3 High Anxiety for Tony Stark Chicago Tribune Archived from the original on November 27 2013 Retrieved May 4 2013 Nordyke Kimberly March 2 2014 Oscars 2014 Winners The Complete List The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on May 16 2021 Retrieved November 25 2022 a b Cliff Martinez and Top Composers Honored at the 2013 BMI Film amp TV Awards Broadcast Music Inc May 16 2013 Archived from the original on February 26 2014 Retrieved February 23 2014 Barraclough Leo October 22 2013 BBC s Wolfblood Leads BAFTA Kids Awards Noms Variety Archived from the original on February 11 2021 Retrieved November 25 2022 Wolfe Jennifer November 25 2013 British Academy Children s Awards Winners Announced Animation World Network Archived from the original on April 22 2022 Retrieved November 25 2022 Kemp Stuart February 16 2014 BAFTA Awards 12 Years a Slave Wins Best Film The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on June 29 2022 Retrieved November 25 2022 Cinema Audio Society Unveils Nominations For The 50th Annual CAS Awards Deadline Hollywood January 14 2014 Archived from the original on January 16 2014 Retrieved November 25 2022 Cinema Audio Society Awards Gravity Frozen Take Film Honors Deadline Hollywood February 22 2014 Archived from the original on February 23 2014 Retrieved November 25 2022 Critics Choice Awards The Winners The Hollywood Reporter January 17 2014 Archived from the original on October 17 2014 Retrieved November 25 2022 Khole Purva January 20 2014 Dhoom 3 Dominates ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2013 View Pics Bollywood Life Archived from the original on November 26 2022 Retrieved November 26 2022 Khatchatourian Maane January 17 2014 Game of Thrones Rules Golden Reel Awards TV Nominations Variety Archived from the original on April 22 2022 Retrieved November 25 2022 Complete list of 2014 Golden Reel award winners Los Angeles Times February 16 2014 Archived from the original on April 22 2022 Retrieved November 25 2022 Disney Iron Man 3 Dominate 2013 Golden Trailer Awards Deadline Hollywood May 5 2013 Archived from the original on August 31 2014 Retrieved November 25 2022 a b Ng Philiana February 13 2014 Music Supervisors Guild Unveils Film TV Nominees The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on July 16 2022 Retrieved November 26 2022 Chagollan Steve February 27 2014 American Hustle Inside Llewyn Davis Nab Wins at Music Supervisors Awards Variety Archived from the original on July 16 2022 Retrieved November 26 2022 Feinberg Scott October 11 2013 12 Blockbusters to Compete for Fan Vote at Hollywood Film Awards Exclusive The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on June 28 2022 Retrieved November 26 2022 Bullock and ex McConaughey win at Hollywood Awards Irish Examiner October 22 2013 Archived from the original on June 28 2022 Retrieved November 26 2022 Pacific Rim Argo Life of Pi Win HPA Awards The Hollywood Reporter November 7 2013 Archived from the original on November 26 2022 Retrieved November 26 2022 Gonzalez Robbie April 19 2014 Announcing the 2014 Hugo Award Nominees Gizmodo Archived from the original on October 21 2021 Retrieved November 26 2022 Anders Charlie Jane August 17 2014 All The Most Exciting Moments From The 2014 Hugo Awards Gizmodo Archived from the original on November 10 2021 Retrieved November 26 2022 Evil Dead Gravity and The Hobbit lead film music critics nominations Uproxx February 11 2014 Archived from the original on February 24 2021 Retrieved November 26 2022 Romeo and Juliet Evil Dead and Walter Mitty win film music critics awards Uproxx February 23 2014 Archived from the original on January 18 2017 Retrieved November 26 2022 Johns Nikara February 27 2014 Location Managers Guild Sets Inaugural Awards Variety Archived from the original on June 4 2021 Retrieved November 25 2022 Caranicas Peter March 29 2014 Secret Life of Walter Mitty Finally Gets Love at Location Managers Awards Variety Archived from the original on June 4 2021 Retrieved November 25 2022 Lang Brent April 13 2014 MTV Movie Awards 2014 Complete List of Winners and Nominees TheWrap Archived from the original on April 14 2014 Retrieved November 26 2022 Gray Tim January 22 2014 The Bible Duck Dynasty Among Movieguide Contenders Variety Archived from the original on June 28 2022 Retrieved November 25 2022 Appelo Tim February 8 2014 Shark Tank Duck Dynasty The Bible Win Faith amp Values Awards The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on June 28 2022 Retrieved November 25 2022 Couch Aaron Washington Arlene March 29 2014 Nickelodeon s Kids Choice Awards The Winners The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on April 1 2022 Retrieved November 25 2022 People s Choice Awards 2014 The winners list Entertainment Weekly January 8 2014 Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved November 25 2022 Johns Nikara February 25 2014 Gravity The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Lead Saturn Awards Noms Variety Archived from the original on March 25 2022 Retrieved April 8 2019 Wolfe Jennifer June 27 2014 Gravity Tops Saturn Awards with Five Wins Animation World Network Archived from the original on April 30 2022 Retrieved November 25 2022 Williams Joe December 10 2013 St Louis Film Critics flip the script make hip picks St Louis Post Dispatch Archived from the original on October 1 2018 Retrieved November 26 2022 12 Years a Slave wins seven from St Louis film critics Uproxx December 16 2013 Archived from the original on June 26 2022 Retrieved November 26 2022 Wightman Catriona May 22 2013 Teen Choice Awards 2013 First wave nominees in full Digital Spy Archived from the original on April 1 2022 Retrieved November 25 2022 Maglio Tony July 1 2013 Glee Pitch Perfect Lead Second Wave of Teen Choice Awards Nominations TheWrap Archived from the original on January 29 2017 Retrieved November 25 2022 Complete list of Teen Choice 2013 Awards winners Los Angeles Times August 11 2013 Archived from the original on April 1 2022 Retrieved November 25 2022 Bacardi Francesca January 14 2014 Gravity Tops Visual Effects Society Nominations Variety Archived from the original on January 16 2014 Retrieved November 25 2022 VES Awards Gravity Wins 6 Including Top Prize Frozen Goes 4 For 4 3 Nods For Game Of Thrones Deadline Hollywood February 12 2014 Archived from the original on February 13 2014 Retrieved November 25 2022 a b c d e f Rekdal Andreas October 21 2013 Ethics on Film Discussion of Iron Man 3 Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Archived from the original on April 16 2021 Retrieved June 2 2021 Anders Charlie Jane May 3 2013 Iron Man 3 The Fall and Rise of Tony Stark Gizmodo Archived from the original on June 3 2021 Retrieved June 2 2021 a b Hagley Annika Harrison Michael April 22 2014 The amazing renaissance of the superhero post 9 11 The Conversation Archived from the original on February 19 2020 Retrieved June 2 2021 a b Langley Travis May 4 2013 Does Iron Man 3 s Hero Suffer Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychology Today Archived from the original on June 3 2021 Retrieved June 3 2021 Keyes Rob March 2 2013 Shane Black Teases Robert Downey Jr s Return For Iron Man 4 amp 5 Screen Rant Retrieved March 10 2013 Hewitt Chris April 24 2013 Don Cheadle Talks Iron Man 3 Empire Archived from the original on June 19 2013 Retrieved April 24 2013 Khatchatourian Maane September 7 2014 Robert Downey Jr No Plans for Iron Man 4 Variety Archived from the original on September 9 2014 Retrieved September 7 2014 Melrose Kevin April 27 2016 Robert Downey Jr Hints at Iron Man 4 I Could Do One More Comic Book Resources Archived from the original on May 13 2016 Retrieved April 27 2016 Breznican Anthony November 20 2019 How the Avengers Endgame Writers Made Life and Death Decisions Vanity Fair Archived from the original on November 25 2019 Retrieved November 25 2019 Wakeman Gregory January 10 2020 Iron Man could return to the MCU admits Robert Downey Jr Yahoo Archived from the original on January 12 2020 Retrieved January 12 2020 Breznican Anthony January 9 2014 Marvel One Shot First Look at Ben Kingsley s Mandarin encore in All Hail the King short film EXCLUSIVE Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on January 10 2014 Retrieved January 9 2014 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Iron Man 3 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iron Man 3 Official website Iron Man 3 at AllMovie Iron Man 3 at the American Film Institute Catalog Iron Man 3 at IMDb Iron Man 3 title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Iron Man 3 at the TCM Movie Database Official production notes Portals Film United States Speculative fiction Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Iron Man 3 amp oldid 1155295044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.