Iron Man 3
Unleash the power behind the armor.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$200 000 000
Box office
$1 214 811 252
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Kevin Feige, Stan Lee, Charles Newirth, Jon Favreau, Louis D'Esposito, Alan Fine, Victoria Alonso, Bing Wu, Wenge Xiao, Stephen Broussard
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Bill Brzeski, Evan Clover, Jason Bistarkey
Audition
Editing
Short description
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures planned to film this movie in Michigan due to tax incentives. After North Carolina guaranteed a $20 million tax break, the producers decided to film there instead of Michigan.
- In the Mandarin's shelter, after interrogation by Colonel James Rhodes, Tony and James step aside to discuss how to reach the port. During the interrogation, Tony Stark had a wound under his left eye. And during the conversation with the colonel, it turned out to be under his right eye.
- The film is partially based on Warren Ellis's "Extremis" and Joe Quesada's "Sentient Armor" comic book series, as well as on the original story of Iron Man's adversary, the Mandarin.
- At the very end of the film, when Stark blows up all his suits, no fragments fly off from them (that is, the suits simply evaporate).
- Iron Man was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, and Jack Kirby in 1963 in the comic Tales of Suspense, #39.
- Andy Lau was offered the role of the Radioactive Man, but he declined due to the birth of his first child. Chen Daoming and Wu Xiubowere were then considered for the role, but it ultimately went to Xueqi Wang.
- Jude Law was considered for the role of Aldrich Killian.
- Shane Black described the film as a “Tom Clancy thriller” with a focus on real villains, not “two guys in iron suits fighting each other.”
- Kevin Feige described the film as: “The film is entirely focused on Tony Stark. He’s been stripped of everything, and he has to use his intellect to get out of this situation. He can’t call Thor, Captain America, or Nick Fury.” Robert Downey Jr. described his character as being affected by the world after the events of The Avengers (2012).
- According to Kevin Feige, the character of the Mandarin was modeled after Colonel Kurtz from the film 'Apocalypse Now' (1979). "He represents the kind of terrorists who worked for an intelligence agency and went insane, becoming obsessed military tacticians."
- This is the first film in the series not directed by Jon Favreau, who also declined to work on "Magic Kingdom" and "Jersey Boys." He admitted that he derived even more pleasure from playing Hogan in the third "Iron Man" installment without directing the film. As he put it, he was like a "proud grandfather who can play with a child, but doesn't have to change diapers."
- The Vice President's phone changes during a conversation with Tony Stark when the shot changes – initially, the Vice President's phone has a camera with a flashlight in the middle of the body, in the next shot the phone has a camera without a flashlight on the left side of the body.
- Disney Studio purchased the distribution rights from Paramount for 115 million dollars. The movie "The Avengers" (2012) was also included in this deal. However, as with "The Avengers," one of the conditions of the deal was that Disney Studio would only be mentioned in the final credits as the distributor, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
- Pop art artist Bask from Florida was hired specifically to create paintings for the Mandarin's office and bedroom. The paintings were intended to reflect the essence of the villain. Although Bask works in the pop art genre, his work for the film was inspired by comics, graffiti, and punk rock aesthetics.
- In the original script, Happy Hogan was supposed to die.
- Work on the film was suspended on August 15, 2012, when Robert Downey Jr. injured his ankle while performing a stunt.
- Work on the film was halted on August 15, 2012, when Robert Downey Jr. injured his ankle while performing a stunt.
- Gemma Arterton, Diane Kruger, and Isla Fisher were considered for the role that ultimately went to Jessica Chastain. However, due to a scheduling conflict, Chastain later had to drop out of the film. She was replaced by Rebecca Hall.
- Andy Lau was offered the role of Radioactive Man, but he declined due to the birth of his first child. Chen Daoming and Wu Xiubowere were later considered for the part, but it ultimately went to Xueci Wang.
- Robert Downey Jr. had previously starred in Shane Black's film 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' (2005) and spoke positively about him replacing Jon Favreau, stating that "bringing Black into the project as writer and director was the only possible option that Favreau, Marvel Studio, and I could all agree on."
- A.I.M. ("Advanced Idea Mechanics") is a scientific organization led by Aldrich Killian. In the comics, it was a simpler organization of evil scientist-terrorists.
- The destruction of Stark's mansion was filmed in a water tank at EUE/Screen Gems Studios.
- Filming began on May 25, 2012, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Soundstage filming took place at Sony Screen Gems Studios. Other filming locations included Raleigh, North Carolina, and Miami, Florida.
- At the end of the film, the main villain melts Stark's robot suit in half with a hand strike. According to estimates, the temperature of that hand must have repeatedly exceeded the temperature of the sun's core, that is, 15,000,000 degrees Celsius. Such heat would have killed all living things within a radius of tens of kilometers.
- In the comics, the alias Iron Patriot belonged to Spider-Man's adversary, the Green Goblin. In this film, it is a new set of Iron Man armor painted in Captain America's colors. Producer Kevin Feige said: 'It was the Avengers who saved everyone, not the government, which feels it needs its own hero. This gave us more room to work on Rhodey's character, showing how he is torn between loyalty to his friend and his official duties.'
- Robert Downey Jr. previously starred in Shane Black's "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (2005) and spoke positively about Black taking over from Jon Favreau, stating that "bringing Black on board as writer and director was the only possible option that Favreau, Marvel Studios and I could sign on for."
- Shane Black described the film as a 'Tom Clancy thriller' focusing on real villains, rather than 'two men in iron suits fighting each other.'
- This is the first film in the series not directed by Jon Favreau, who also declined to work on the films 'Magic Kingdom' and 'Jersey Boys.' He admitted that he enjoyed playing the role of Hogan in the third 'Iron Man' movie even more because he wasn't directing. As he put it, he was like a 'proud grandfather who can play with the baby but doesn't have to change the diapers.'
- In the comics, the pseudonym Iron Patriot belonged to Spider-Man's adversary, the Green Goblin. In this film, it's a new set of Iron Man armor with Captain America's color scheme. Producer Kevin Feige said: “The Avengers saved everyone, not the government, which feels it needs its own hero. This gave us more room to work on the War Machine character, to show how he is torn between loyalty to his friend and his official duties.”
- According to Kevin Feige, the character of the Mandarin was created after the image of Colonel Kurtz from the film "Apocalypse Now" (1979). "He represents a breed of terrorists who worked for intelligence agencies and went mad, becoming obsessed with military tactics."
- This is the first time Samuel L. Jackson does not appear as Nick Fury in an Iron Man film.
- One scene was filmed inside the Epic Games company building. This video game developer is known for its Gears of War franchise.
- This is the first time Samuel L. Jackson does not appear in an Iron Man film as Nick Fury.
- Disney acquired distribution rights from Paramount for $115 million. The film 'The Avengers' (2012) was also included in this deal. However, as with 'The Avengers', one of the conditions of the deal was that Disney would only be mentioned in the end credits as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributor.
- Unlike the first two films in the series, Industrial Light and Magic did not work on the visual effects for this one. Instead, this was handled by Digital Domain and Weta Digital.
- Gemma Arterton, Diane Kruger, and Isla Fisher were considered for the role that eventually went to Jessica Chastain. However, due to a scheduling conflict, Chastain later had to withdraw from the film. She was replaced by Rebecca Hall.
- The film features a scene where 13 people fall from a plane, and Iron Man attempts to save them all, despite the suit only being able to hold four. With the participation of a professional Red Bull skydiving team, meticulously planned and timed jumps were carried out over 10 days, with a total of 630 skydivers taking part in the filming of the scene.
- The set for the famous Stark mansion was rebuilt in 16 weeks in Wilmington, North Carolina. The entire structure was built on a gimbal platform, allowing the building to be tilted at a 45-degree angle, which expanded the possibilities for filming the scene of the attack on the house.
- The film is based in part on Warren Ellis's 'Extremis' and Joe Quesada's 'Sentient Armor' comic series, as well as the original story of Iron Man's adversary, the Mandarin.
- Props artist Russell Bobbitt, who had previously worked on earlier installments of the Iron Man franchise, rejoined the project. His favorite prop was the Mandarin's ten rings. He communicated extensively with jewelers, and as a result, they were able to develop ten unique rings with different stones, custom-designed. The entire process of creating the jewelry took several months.
- Kevin Feige described the film as follows: 'The movie is entirely focused on Tony Stark. He has been stripped of everything and must use his intellect to find a way out of this situation. He cannot call Thor, Captain America, or Nick Fury.' Robert Downey Jr. described his character as being influenced by the state of the world following the events of 'The Avengers' (2012).
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