'Iron Man 3' Movie News & Rumors: More Plot Details Revealed
The Marvel franchise will launch its latest installment in 2013 with "Iron Man 3."
With its big screen release roughly five months away, buzz over details of the flick have continued to circulate on a massive scale amongst fans.
Directed by Shane Black, the upcoming sequel of the comic will feature Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) going up against terrorist leader Mandarin (Ben Kingsley). However, the plot will also address personal issues that arose in "The Avengers" movie.
"Iron Man 3" recently wrapped up filming in Wilmington, N.C., with some more scenes rumored to be shot in China that reportedly won't involve any of the main cast, according to Comic Book.
Although the movie's trailer may have insinuated a darker and less comic tone than the franchise's previous films, "Iron Man" producer Kevin Feige told Movie Moron "It's not a serious movie, but we seriously dig into exploring more of Tony. ...What you'll see in Iron Man 3 are some very unique directions being taken."
Black also gave his take on the Marvel masterpiece.
"We had kind of a conundrum in that The Avengers opens up this huge skyhole full of inter-dimensional aliens, and you kind of look back and [think], 'Well, what do you do after that?' " he said. "Except go back to a sort of more gritty, intense kind of techno-thriller root."
James Badge Dale, who dons the role of Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Savin, gave his interpretation on how the numerous antagonists in the film relate to one another.
"Ben Kingsley (The Mandarin) is the mouthpiece. Guy Pearce (Aldrich Killian) is the brain. I'm the muscle," he said.
"Iron Man 3" is slated to premiere in the United Kingdom in April and then in the United States in May.
