MARVEL STUDIOS BEGINS PRODUCTION ON THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THE BLOCKBUSTER FRANCHISE “IRON MAN”
Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” Commences Principal Photography
In Preparation for May 3, 2013 Film Release
Image courtesy of Marvel Studios
BURBANK, Calif. (June 4, 2012)
– 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.
ABOUT MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT:
Marvel
Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney
Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based
entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000
characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel
utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and
publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com.
Are you an Iron Man fan? We can't wait!
~Ondria~
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