


Stark escapes in an experimental new Iron Man suit, which his artificial intelligence J.A.R.V.I.S. Hansen, who came to warn Stark, survives the attack with Potts. The Mandarin sends gunship helicopters to destroy Stark's home. Stark's security chief Happy Hogan is badly injured in one such attack at the TCL Chinese Theatre and is put into a coma, prompting Stark to boldly issue a televised threat to the Mandarin, revealing his home address in the process. Restless, he has built dozens of new Iron Man suits to cope with his insomnia, creating friction with his girlfriend Pepper Potts.Ī string of bombings claimed by a terrorist known as the Mandarin has left intelligence agencies bewildered by a lack of forensic evidence.

In December 2012, seven months after the Battle of New York, Stark is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and is having frequent panic and anxiety attacks due to his experiences during the alien invasion and subsequent battle. Disabled scientist Aldrich Killian offers them a place in his company Advanced Idea Mechanics, but Stark rejects him. The film received Best Visual Effects nominations at the Academy Awards and the BAFTA Awards.Īt a New Year's Eve party in 1999, Tony Stark meets scientist Maya Hansen, the inventor of an experimental regenerative treatment named Extremis that allows recovery from crippling injuries. At the time, it also became the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time, while its opening weekend was the sixth-highest of all time. 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 received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its action sequences and Downey's performance. 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. Seventeen companies provided the film's visual effects. 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. Filming took place from May 23 to December 17, 2012, primarily at EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina. The film's supporting cast, including Kingsley, Pearce, and Hall, were brought on throughout April and May 2012. 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. In Iron Man 3, Tony Stark wrestles with the ramifications of the events of The Avengers during a national terrorism campaign on the United States led by the mysterious Mandarin.Īfter the release of Iron Man 2 in May 2010, director Favreau chose not to return for a third film. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stéphanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau, and Ben Kingsley. The film was directed by Shane Black from a screenplay he co-wrote with Drew Pearce, and stars Robert Downey Jr. It is the sequel to Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010), and the seventh film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Iron Man 3 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.
