- IRON MAN 3
Disney has now released the first official set photo, it
might not be the most explosive pic, but its always nice to see all Tony’s old
armor is still around.
The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Ben Kingsley, Gwyneth
Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Rebecca Hall, James Badge Dale, Ashley Hamilton, and Guy
Pearce. Iron Man 3 opens May 3, 2013.
Iron Man 3 First Official Image from Set |
Here’s the press release Disney sent along with the photo to
announce the start of production:
“Following in the footsteps of the record-breaking Marvel
Studios’ release “Marvel’s The Avengers,” production on the highly anticipated
film “Iron Man 3,” directed by Shane Black, has commenced production in
Wilmington, North Carolina. The production schedule will also include locations
in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Miami, Florida and China.
Based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series, first
published in 1963, “Iron Man 3” returns Robert Downey Jr. (“Iron Man,”
“Marvel’s The Avengers”) as the iconic Super Hero character Tony Stark/Iron Man
along with Gwyneth Paltrow (“Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2,”) as Pepper Potts, Don
Cheadle (“Iron Man 2”) as James “Rhodey” Rhodes and Jon Favreau (“Iron Man,”
“Iron Man 2”) as Happy Hogan. Set for release in the U.S. on May 3, 2013,
Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” marks the second feature to be fully owned, marketed and
distributed by Disney, which acquired Marvel in 2009.
“Iron Man 3” continues the epic, big-screen adventures of
the world’s favorite billionaire inventor/Super Hero, Tony Stark aka “Iron
Man.” Marvel Studios’ President Kevin Feige is producing the film. Executive
producers on the project include Jon Favreau, Louis D’Esposito, Alan Fine, Stan
Lee, Charles Newirth, Victoria Alonso, Stephen Broussard and Dan Mintz.
The creative production team on the film includes two-time
Oscar®-winning director of photography John Toll, ASC (“Braveheart,” “Legends
of the Fall”), production designer Bill Brzeski (“The Hangover,” “Due Date”),
editors Jeffrey Ford, A.C.E. (“Marvel’s The Avengers,” “Captain America: The
First Avenger”) and Peter S. Elliot (“Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer”),
and costume designer Louise Frogley (“Quantum of Solace,” “Contagion”).
Marvel Studios most recently produced the critically
acclaimed “Marvel’s The Avengers,” which set the all-time, domestic 3-day weekend
box office record at $207.4 million. The film, which is currently in release,
continues to shatter box office records and is The Walt Disney Studios’
highest-grossing global and domestic release of all time and marks the studios’
fifth film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
In the summer of 2011, Marvel successfully launched two new
franchises with “Thor,” starring Chris Hemsworth, and “Captain America: The
First Avenger,” starring Chris Evans. Both films opened #1 at the box office
and have grossed over $800 million worldwide combined. In 2010 “Iron Man 2,”
starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson
and Mickey Rourke, took the #1 spot in its first weekend with a domestic box
office gross of $128.1 million.
In the summer of 2008, Marvel produced the summer
blockbuster movies “Iron Man” and “The Incredible Hulk.” “Iron Man,” in which
Robert Downey Jr. originally dons the Super Hero’s powerful armor and stars
alongside co-stars Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow, was
released May 2, 2008, and was an immediate box office success. Garnering the
number one position for two weeks in a row, the film brought in over $100
million in its opening weekend. On June 13, 2008, Marvel released “The
Incredible Hulk,” marking its second number one opener of that summer.”
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