Iron Man 3 Early IMAX Release in April: Marvel's Film to be Released Internationally in 3D
Similar to its Marvel Films' predecessors , "Iron Man 3" is the franchise's latest movie to be going IMAX.
The international 3D roll out is set for April 25, which is just a little over a week ahead of the flick's projected U.S. release in the beginning of May. The latest installment of "Iron Man" is also said to be digitally re-mastered.
The Collider website had initially posted the press release put out by the IMAX Corporation and Marvel Entertainment on Tuesday. It states that "Iron Man 3 will join the likes of "Iron Man 2," "Thor" and "The Avengers" among the franchise's already released IMAX movies.
"Iron Man 3" will be the fourth Marvel Comics movie to be shown in IMAX. In addition to its lead Robert Downey Jr., the film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Guy Pearce. The well-known Ben Kingsley will also be on board to play the villain, Mandarin, a super terrorist who wants to take out Iron Man.
Directed by Shane Black, the upcoming comic book film will feature Iron Man (Downey Jr.) going up against Mandarin (Kingsley). The film's plot will also address personal issues that arose in "The Avengers" movie.
Downey recently gave his take to U.K's Nuts on Iron Man's archenemy and praised Kingsley's acting chops in the process.
"I always think there's something more terrifying about a villain who's a genius, as opposed to just relying on strength or ability," he said. "We all know what a fantastic actor Ben Kingsley is, and he pulls of the evil genius with real terrifying results."
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."
