Genre: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Director: Shane Black
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce - See more at: http://www.videopk.net/2013/04/iron-man-3-2013-movie-watch-online.html#.UZA366KG2JB
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Director:Shane Black |
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Director:Shane Black | |
Plot
Tony Stark recalls a New Years Eve party in 1999 with scientist Maya Hansen, inventor of Extremis—an experimental regenerative treatment intended to allow recovery from crippling injuries. Disabled scientist Aldrich Killian offers them a place in his company Advanced Idea Mechanics, but Stark rejects the offer, humiliating Killian.
Years later, Stark's experiences during the alien invasion of New York are giving him panic attacks. Restless, he has built several dozen Iron Man suits, creating friction with his girlfriend Pepper Potts. A string of bombings by terrorist theMandarin has left intelligence agencies bewildered by a lack of forensic evidence. When Stark Industries security chief Happy Hogan is badly injured in one such attack, Stark overcomes his stupor and issues a televised threat to the Mandarin, who responds by destroying Stark's home with helicopter gunships. Hansen, who came to warn Stark, survives the attack along with Potts. Stark escapes in an Iron Man suit, which his artificial intelligence JARVIS pilots to rural Tennessee, following a flight plan from Stark's investigation into the Mandarin. Stark's experimental armor lacks sufficient power to return to California, and the world believes him dead.
Teaming with Harley, a precocious 10-year-old boy, Stark investigates the remains of a local explosion bearing the hallmarks of a Mandarin attack. He discovers the "bombings" were triggered by soldiers subjected to Extremis, which at this stage of development can cause certain subjects to explosively reject it. After veterans started exploding, their deaths were used to cover up Extremis' flaws by manufacturing a terrorist plot. Stark witnesses Extremis firsthand when Mandarin agents Ellen Brandt and Eric Savin attack him.
With Harley's help, Stark traces the Mandarin to Miami and infiltrates his headquarters using improvised weapons. Inside he discovers the Mandarin is actually a British actor named Trevor Slattery, who claims he is oblivious to the actions carried out in his name. The Mandarin is actually a creation of Killian, who appropriated Hansen's Extremis research as a cure for his own disability and expanded the program to include injured war veterans. After capturing Stark, Killian reveals he is the real Mandarin; he has kidnapped Potts and subjected her to Extremis to gain Stark's aid in fixing Extremis' flaws and thereby saving Pepper. Killian kills Hansen when she has a change of heart about the plan.
Killian has also manipulated American intelligence agencies regarding the Mandarin's location, luring James Rhodes—the former War Machine, now re-branded as the Iron Patriot—into a trap to steal the armor. Stark escapes and reunites with Rhodes, discovering that Killian intends to attack President Ellis aboard Air Force One. Remotely controlling his Iron Man armor, Stark saves some surviving passengers and crew but cannot stop Killian from abducting Ellis. They trace Killian to an impounded damaged oil tanker where Killian intends to kill Ellis on live television. The vice president will become a puppet leader, following Killian's orders in exchange for Extremis to cure his daughter's disability.
On the platform, Stark goes to save Potts, and Rhodes saves the president. Stark summons all his Iron Man suits, controlled remotely by JARVIS, to provide air support. Rhodes secures the president and takes him to safety, while Stark discovers Potts has survived the Extremis procedure. However, before he can save her, a rig collapses around them and she falls to her apparent death. Stark confronts Killian and traps him in an Iron Man suit that self-destructs, but fails to kill him. Potts, whose Extremis powers allowed her to survive her fall, intervenes and kills Killian.
After the battle, Stark orders JARVIS to remotely destroy each Iron Man suit as a sign of his intention to devote more time to Potts. The vice president and Slattery are arrested. With Stark's help, Potts' Extremis effects are stabilized, and Stark undergoes surgery to remove the shrapnel embedded near his heart. He pitches his obsolete chest arc reactor into the sea, musing he will always be Iron Man.
In a present day post-credits scene, Stark wakes up Dr. Bruce Banner, who fell asleep listening at the beginning of Stark's story.
Cast
Paul Bettany reprises his role from previous films as JARVIS, Stark's AI system.[25] Ashley Hamilton portrays Jack Taggert, one of the Extremis soldiers.[38] William Sadler plays President Ellis,[39][25] and Miguel Ferrer plays Vice President Rodriguez. Shaun Toub reprises his role asYinsen from the first Iron Man film in a brief cameo, and Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance as a beauty pageant judge.[40] Wang Xueqi briefly plays Dr. Wu in the general release version of the film.[41] 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.[42][43] Mark Ruffalo makes an uncredited cameo appearance in a reprisal of his role as Dr. Bruce Banner from The Avengers in a post-credits scene. Comedian Bill Maher and Joan Rivers and Fashion Police co-host George Kotsiopoulos have cameo appearances as themselves on their respective real-world television programs, as do newscasters Josh Elliott, Megan Henderson, Pat Kiernan, and Thomas Roberts.
ProductionDevelopment
"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.[11]
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 new corporate parent, clouded the timing and the distribution arrangement of a possible third film.[44] On October 18, 2010, Walt Disney Studios agreed to pay Paramount at least $115 million for the worldwide distribution rights to Iron Man 3 and The Avengers.[45] Disney, Marvel, and Paramount announced a May 3, 2013 release date for Iron Man 3.[46]
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.[47][48] In February 2011 Shane Black entered final negotiations to direct[49] and write the screenplay,[50] and in March Drew Pearce was hired to co-write the screenplay.[51] 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.[50] Downey, who had previously starred in Black's film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, 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."[10]
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.[52] In April 2012, Ben Kingsley entered into negotiations to play a villain in Iron Man 3.[31] The film's fake working title was revealed to be Caged Heat, and Marvel Studios worked with the Tona B. Dahlquist Casting company to hire extras in the North Carolina area.[53] 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."[54] 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.[55]
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.[18] Chinese star Andy Lau became involved in negotiations to join the film, as a Chinese scientist and old friend of Tony Stark's who comes to his aid.[56] Jessica Chastain entered into discussions for a role in the film[57] but bowed out due to scheduling conflicts.[22] In May, Rebecca Hall was cast in her place,[22] and her role was described as "a scientist who plays a pivotal role in the creation of a nanotechnology, known as Extremis".[23] Over the next few weeks, James Badge Dale was cast as the villain Eric Savin,[27] Ashley Hamilton was cast as the armored villain Firepower,[38] and Jon Favreau was set to reprise his role as Happy Hogan from the first two films.[58] William Sadler was also cast in the film, as the President of the United States.[39] Despite erroneous early reports that Cobie Smulders would reprise her role as Maria Hill from The Avengers in the film,[59] Smulders wrote on her verified Twitter page that this was not so.[60]
Filming
Filming began in Wilmington, North Carolina on May 23, 2012 at EUE/Screen Gems Studios.[61] Cinematographer John Toll shot the film primarily on the Arri Alexa camera.[62] From June 4 through June 6, 2012, filming took place in Cary, North Carolina at the Epic Games headquarters,[63]with a large Christmas tree set up on the front lawn.[64] A scene was also shot at the Wilmington International Airport.[61] On set photos in North Carolina featured an actor wearing armor similar to the "Iron Patriot" suit from the comics.[65] It was later reported to be the War Machine armor painted in red, white and blue.[15] Another picture appeared online showing a building with a sign saying AIM, Advanced Idea Mechanics.[66] In late June it was reported that the large water tank in the EUE/Screen Gems Studios was being used to film a scene in which Stark's Malibumansion would be destroyed and fall into the ocean.[67] It was also reported that Andy Lau had turned down the role he was negotiating to play, due to the birth of his first child on May 9. With Lau out, other actors in consideration for the role included Chen Daoming and Wu Xiubo. Chinese actresses reportedly contacted for separate roles included Yao Chen and Fan Bingbing.[68]
From July 19 to August 1, 2012, filming took place on Oak Island, North Carolina, to "film aerial drops over the Atlantic Ocean".[69] In late July, it was reported that Stephanie Szostak had been cast in the film.[70] Filming took place in Rose Hill, North Carolina in early August 2012.[71] On August 14, actress Dale Dickey said she had been cast in the film, and was currently shooting her scenes.[72] On August 15, production was halted when Robert Downey, Jr. suffered an ankle injury.[73] Shooting had resumed by August 24.[74] In early September, it was reported that Wang Xueqi had been cast for a role for which Lau had initially been cast.[75]
Cast and crew began arriving in Florida on October 1, to shoot scenes on Dania Beach and around South Florida.[76] That same day, Robert Downey Jr. returned to the set after his ankle injury.[77] In early October, scenes were shot at a replica of the Malibu restaurant Neptune's Net,[78] and filming took place on location at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens.[79] Scenes were shot during the daytime inside the Miami Beach Resort at Miami Beach on October 10 and 11.[80] The production returned to Wilmington in mid-October for additional filming.[81] On November 1, scenes were shot at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens[82] and at an abandoned cement factory made up as an Afghanistan village market.[83] Filming in the United States wrapped on November 7 in Wilmington.[84]
Filming began in Beijing, China on December 10. Filming was scheduled to wrap a week later on December 17, 2012.[41] The China filming did not include the main cast and crew.[84] In January 2013, it was reported that a film crew led by Shane Black would begin location scouting inHyderabad, India and Bengaluru, India between January 20 and 24.[85] Also in January, Don Cheadle confirmed that reshooting was taking place in Manhattan Beach.[86] Shooting also took place on the week of January 23, 2013 at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.[87]
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