Disabled scientist Aldrich Killian offers them a place in his company Advanced Idea Mechanics, but Stark rejects him. 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. In turn Killian would hide Slattery in "his own frat house, in kind of a drug-related house arrest" to keep the secret alive. [147], Iron Man 3 was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in digital download form on September 3, 2013. Not even close. 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. [104], Filming began in Beijing, China on December 10. [124], The film's premiere happened at the Grand Rex in Paris, on April 14, 2013, with Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow in attendance. Another [49][50] Mark Ruffalo makes an uncredited cameo appearance, reprising his role as Bruce Banner from The Avengers, in a post-credits scene. If he powers down the suit after "The Avengers 2," it'll be the end of an era.~Steven CThanks for reading! "[91] 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. [185] With total earnings reaching $124 million,[186] 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). 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. [47] Wang Xueqi briefly plays Dr. Wu in the general release version of the film. [179] IMAX opening-weekend records were set in Taiwan, the Netherlands, Brazil, and the Philippines. Jawadjee, How will Marvel's universe ever be the same after "The Avengers"? [101] The production returned to Wilmington in mid-October for additional filming. [124] Promotional deals were arranged with Subway and the Schwan Food Company,[123] and tie-ins included Lego sets,[125] Hasbro action figures,[126] and a mobile phone game by Gameloft. Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! Iron Man 3 Photos. There's bound to be a vocal percentage of viewers who walk out of "Iron Man 3" thinking, "why didn't he just call his superfriends in the end?" [108], 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. Opening-weekend earnings from IMAX amounted to $16.5 million. 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. Marvel's "Iron Man 3" pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. "[9], 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. Black also felt the character Harley Keener embodied the Ghost of Christmas Past for Stark. [48] The China filming did not include the main cast and crew. [70] In April 2012, Ben Kingsley entered into negotiations to play a villain in Iron Man 3. He muses that, even without the technology, he will always be Iron Man. Featured News. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? 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. A supposedly cute kid sidekick—a true sign of authorial desperation—is introduced, and then dropped. While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts. [41][79] Despite erroneous early reports that Cobie Smulders would reprise her role as Maria Hill from The Avengers in the film,[80] Smulders wrote on her verified Twitter page that this was not so. The Billion-Dollar Film Club: 46 Movies to Reach $1 Billion Worldwide, Top 30 Highest-Grossing Comic Book Movies, Marvel Cinematic Universe Opening Weekends at the Box Office, 22 Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies As Ranked by IMDb Users. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. [162] 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). So much of the film seems anecdotal until you see how the pieces fit. [122] Verizon FiOS and TCL's flat panel televisions and Alcatel One Touch smartphones are also featured in the film,[123] and the Chinese cut also shows a Zoomlion crane and Yili milk. Stark fights Killian, but finds himself cornered. Movie Tags:california aftercreditsstinger superhero. Meanwhile, Killian resurfaces and kidnaps Potts with assistance from Hansen. [N 2] Restless, he has built dozens of new Iron Man suits to cope with his insomnia, creating friction with his girlfriend Pepper Potts. [67] 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. Tony Stark: Jarvis where's my flight power? [158] On the weekend of May 3–5, 2013, the film set a record for the largest worldwide weekend in IMAX with $28.6 million. [118] 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. When Hansen betrays Killian by threatening to jeopardize his operations, Killian kills her. Things don't really begin to pick up until Tony has his mansion blown into the ocean.Not unlike "Iron Man 2," the film's action is largely reserved for the grand finale. At the time it also became the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time while its opening weekend became the sixth-highest of all time. He has spent his funk by building an inordinate amount of Iron Man suits, and specifically a remotely operated suit that he can summon through a biological tracking system. 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"[23] Over the next few weeks, James Badge Dale was cast as Eric Savin,[31] Ashley Hamilton was cast as Firepower,[40] and Favreau returned to reprise his role as Happy Hogan from the first two films. [84] Cinematographer John Toll opted to for the first time in his career work with digital cameras, as he found them more convenient for a visual effects-heavy production. I know there was talk of making sure we did this one right, and if it worked it could be the last one. On the platform, Stark works to save Potts, as Rhodes goes after the President. [83] The Port of Wilmington served as a location for the oil tanker in the climactic battle, along with a soundstage recreation of the dock. [47] The following day, production was halted when Downey suffered an ankle injury. It's hard to project. [102] On November 1, scenes were shot at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. "[217], 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. [75] Lau would later turn down the role, and Wang Xueqi was cast instead. 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. Tyler mentioned that John Williams' work in 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." But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a war monger and a terrorist organization. (First appearance) (Main story and flashback) 1.1. Take the boy for example. [61], 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. [163], 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. [92] Filming took place in Rose Hill, North Carolina in early August 2012,[93] and the town's name was incorporated into the script as the Tennessee city Stark visits. 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. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. [173] It also scored the second-biggest opening day in Argentina (only behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2). [73] The Chinese version of the film offers specially prepared bonus footage made exclusively for the Chinese audience. [11] While writing, the focus was to avoid scenes of pure exposition, making every moment propel other narrative points forward. Iron Man 3 on the Web:Twitter, Facebook, Official Website. [58], —Shane Black, director of Iron Man 3, on the film. [82], Filming began in Wilmington, North Carolina on May 23, 2012 at EUE/Screen Gems Studios,[83] with the working title Caged Heat. 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. Tony Stark: Jarvis ware's my flight power? 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Certain shots were filmed with a body double on set, and Weta Digital created a digital body double for others. [188] 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. In fact, the words "New York" have become a trigger for his newly discovered anxiety attacks. [152], 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. [71] 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. [135] Downey, Ben Kingsley and Rebecca Hall were present for the advance screening at London's Odeon Leicester Square. [30] The crumbling house itself was filmed in a hydraulic-powered giubo platform that could bend and split into two pieces. to remotely destroy all of the Iron Man fits. It's a good question, one that Drew Pearce and Shane Black's script doesn't ignore, but never satisfyingly answers. Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Main story and flashback) Supporting Characters: 1. Iron Man Three (2013) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. [97] That same day, Downey returned to the set after his ankle injury. 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. [164], The film earned $13.2 million on its opening day (Wednesday, April 24, 2013) from 12 countries. Stark's new armor is not fully functional and lacks sufficient power to return to California, leaving the world to believe him dead. "[197], In March 2013, Black stated that Downey's original contract with Marvel Studios, which expired after the release of Iron Man 3, may be extended in order for the actor to appear in a second Avengers film and at least one more Iron Man film. The theme of the movie was unintended consequences. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. 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"Iron Man 3" hits big whenever it makes the effort to do so, proving again how Marvel Studios holds a quality entertainment standard rivaled by few.The "Iron Man" films (and this is partly fault of the comic) lack truly excellent villains.