I had a bone to pick with
Iron Man for a good couple of years, but after cooling off and the recent reception to
Batman v Superman,
I've decided to give it another look.
Iron Man 3 (stylized onscreen during the end-credits as
Iron Man Three) is a
2013 American[4] superhero film featuring the
Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by
Marvel Studios and distributed by
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.1 It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man and
2010's
Iron Man 2, and the seventh film in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Shane Black directed a screenplay he co-wrote with
Drew Pearce, which uses concepts from the "Extremis" story arc by
Warren Ellis. The film stars
Robert Downey Jr.,
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Don Cheadle,
Guy Pearce,
Rebecca Hall,
Stephanie Szostak,
James Badge Dale,
Jon Favreau, and
Ben Kingsley. In Iron Man 3,
Tony Stark tries to recover from posttraumatic stress disorder caused by the events of
The Avengers, while investigating a terrorist organization led by the mysterious
Mandarin.
After the release of Iron Man 2 in May 2010, Favreau, who served as director, decided not to return, and in
February 2011 Black was hired to write and direct the film. Black
and Pearce opted to make the script more character-centric and focused on thriller elements. Throughout April and May
2012, the film's supporting cast was filled out, with
Kingsley, Pearce, and
Hall brought in to portray key roles. Filming began on May 23, and lasted through
December 17, 2012, primarily at
EUE/Screen Gems Studios in
Wilmington, North Carolina. Additional shooting took place at various locations around
North Carolina, as well as
Florida,
China and
Los Angeles. The visual effects were handled by 17 companies, including
Scanline VFX,
Digital Domain, and
Weta Digital. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.
Iron Man 3 premiered at
Le Grand Rex in
Paris on April 14, 2013. It began its release on
April 25, 2013, internationally, and debuted in the
United States one week later on May 3. The film received generally favorable reviews and was commercially successful, grossing over $
1.2 billion worldwide, the second highest-grossing film of 2013 overall, and the second-highest-grossing film at the domestic box office released in 2013. It became the sixteenth film to gross over $1 billion and currently ranks as the tenth-highest-grossing film of all time, with its opening weekend ranked as the tenth-highest-grossing opening of all time. The film was made available for digital download on
September 3, 2013, and released on
Blu-ray Disc and
DVD on
September 24, 2013.
Directed by Shane Black
Produced by
Kevin Feige
Screenplay by
Drew Pearce
Shane Black
Based on Iron Man
by
Stan Lee
Don Heck
Larry Lieber
Jack Kirby
Starring
Robert Downey Jr.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Don Cheadle
Guy Pearce
Rebecca Hall
Stephanie Szostak
James Badge Dale
Jon Favreau
Ben Kingsley
Music by
Brian Tyler
Cinematography
John Toll
Edited by
Jeffrey Ford
Peter S.
Elliot
Production
company
Marvel Studios
Distributed by
Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures1
Release dates
April 14, 2013 (Le Grand Rex)
May 3, 2013 (United States)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $
200 million
Box office $1.215 billion
- published: 06 May 2016
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