Pepper Potts Suits Up

It’s Pepper Potts to the rescue!

After three movies Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) finally makes her way into an Iron Man suit. The latest TV spot for Iron Man 3 shows Potts suiting up mid-air (quite impressive for her first time) and saving Tony’s life during the all-too-familiar destruction of his cliff-side home. Watch it below.

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Rumors about Potts wearing the suit were confirmed days ago by Paltrow herself during an interview in which she said:

I didn’t mind wearing the suit. I thought it was light and perfectly comfortable and my children thought it was extremely cool.

We can only assume the inevitable fourth installment will see Tony’s bodyguard Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) don an Iron Man suit himself. I mean, everyone in the family’s got one, why not him.

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has previously indicated that the entire movie is really about the love triangle between “Tony, Pepper and the suits”. Of course, this isn’t to downplay the Mandarin’s part in the movie – Ben Kinglsey certainly isn’t (that voice is a little over the top, don’t you think?).

The second new TV spot focuses more on the revenge aspect of the movie. No love here. And nothing new either. Watch it below.

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Iron Man 3 will be partly based on Warren Ellis’ six-issue Extremis storyline involving the use of nanotech which once injected into a subject greatly enhanced their abilities, somewhat like a super soldier serum for the 21st century. In the movie, as in the comic, the nanotech is developed by Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) and Maya Hansen (Rebecca Hall).

To learn more about Extremis and how the supporting characters factor into the movie head over to Screen Rant. Their rather informative transcript of a Q&A session has Feige explaining in detail all of the above. Some mild spoilers may ensue though.

Gwyneth in Vogue back in 2008 for the first Iron Man. Pictures by Steven Klein.

Iron Man 3 will be released on April 26 in the UK and May 3 in the US

Iron Man 3: Does the suit make the man or does the man make the suit?

From the very first second of the trailer we realise that Jon Favreau is no longer guiding us through the Iron Man mythos – he’s left us in the brilliant hands of Shane Black – and that this is not the world we once we knew. This is a world post-Avengers; post-apocolaypse. A world in which Tony Stark only barely survived a near brush with death. A world where the extrovert will look within himself for answers. And finally, Tony will realise the true ramifications of his hubris at the end of the first movie.

When everyone knows your secret there’s no place to hide.

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Black and Downey worked previously together on the brilliant Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang and I expect this time round it’ll be much of the same – a sly mix of roguish charm and weighted gravitas but mostly that roguish charm.

The official synopsis (below) is one of those interesting pieces of writing that uses broad/general descriptions to make you think you’ve learnt quite a bit about the movie but actually leaves you even less informed than you were before. Much like this blog. However, allow me to lay out a short list of facts, and pure speculation, for you (SPOILERS may ensue if you haven’t seen Marvel’s phase one of movies but what are the chances of that?).

1. Tony is in deep shit (duh!). “Nothing’s been the same since New York,” he says in the trailer. And this would be a reference to the hell storm that rained down on the big apple during the climax of The Avengers. The man can’t sleep and when he does he has nightmares. So, in the trailer when we see an Iron Man suit grab Pepper Pots while Tony is next to her is that a nightmare? Probably. A little cliche and that’s not Black’s style but still possible.

2. Early reports indicated that the third installment would be based on Warren Ellis’ Extremis arc which saw a group of scientists supply nanotech to terrorist that could greatly enhance their abilities. Guy Pearce and Rebecca Hall will be playing these unscrupulous scientists Aldrich Killian and Maya Hansen respectively. Of course, this doesn’t mean Pearce’s and Hall’s character will be just as unscrupulous in the movie.

3. The Iron Man suit in red, white and blue is in fact War Machine (the silver suit from the second movie that Rhodes stole from Stark). Well, the US army has had it for awhile and apparently went all patriotic on it. The scene in the trailer could possibly be a test for the brass to check out how their modified stolen tech is doing (looks a lot les bulkier than in the second movie. Also, images below).

4. Ben Kingsley is the Mandarin. Not the chinese exile that discovered ten magical rings in the wreckage of an alien ship but rather a terrorist (I think).  Those of you paying attention will remember that the Ten Rings were the terrorist group that kidnapped Stark in the first movie and helped out Whiplash in the sequel. So the man pulling all the strings from the shadows has finally stepped into the light.

(Images via Collider)

The official synopsis:

Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

Iron Man 3 will be in theaters May 3, 2013

Jessica Chastain in talks to join Iron Man 3 cast; plus reviews for The Avengers

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Deadline has reported that Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life, The Help) is back in talks to play a starring role in Iron Man 3. Her character is described as a sexy scientist every bit as smart as  Tony Stark. Given the info currently at hand it would suggest Chastain will be playing Maya Hansen.

Guy Pearce joins cast of Iron Man 3; A possible plot for Avengers 3; and more of MIB 3

Variety reports that the Memento star, who will next be seen in Ridley Scott‘s Prometheus on June 8th, is in final talks to join the cast of Iron Man 3. Reports indicate he’s in line to play geneticist Aldrich Killian. It has long been reported that the third installment will be based on Warren Ellis‘ six issue Extremis storyline. The storyline invloves the use of nanotechnology which dramatically changed the strength and capabilities of both Iron Man and Tony Stark. Killian, along with Maya Hansen, hand over this technology to terorists which will require Iron Man to intervene.

New trailer for The Amazing Spiderman

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The Amazing Spiderman is certainly going to be an action packed first chapter in Sony’s reboot of the franchise. It seems that while Sam Raimi’s first installment dwelled on Peter’s loss of his guardian uncle Ben Marc Webb will focus on Peter’s daddy issues. With Martin Sheen playing Uncle Ben I wouldn’t want to get rid of him just yet.

Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker seems more adept with the ladies, at least in the trailer and with Gwen that is. Which leaves the question will Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy) be around for the next installment? We’ll have to wait till July 3rd to find out.

Meanwhile, Walt Disney Co., the parent company of Marvel Studios, will co-produce Iron Man 3 with Beijing-based DMG Entertainment. The company has previously co-produced Looper the science fiction thriller with a novel premise due to be released on September 28th. In addition to investing in the film the company will handle the co-production process in China and distribute the film in the country. Filming in China will begin in late summer.

With Iron Man 3 using locations in China it brings to question whether the villain Ben Kingsley will portray will in fact be The Mandarin. Reports have persuaded audiences that it will not but that does not stop a loose connection to be made to the villain perhaps in flashback or off screen.

Iron Man 3 hits theatres on May 3, 2013.

Will Ben Kingsley battle Tony Stark?

Variety has reported that Ben Kinsgley is in talks to play an as yet unnamed villain in Iron Man 3. While Marvel declined to comment on the matter insiders assured Variety that Kinglsey is at the negotiating table and the villain is not likely to be the Mandarin. Negotiations better hurry up cause they’re all set to start filming the third installment next month. All main cast members will be returning.

The third installment of the series has long been believed to be loosely based on the Extremis storyline which served as basis for the updated origin in the first movie. If the rumours turn out to be true then Kinglsey might find himself playing Mallen, the man that injected himself with the Extremis serum turning him into a super powered villain. However, it is unlikely they’d demand such a physical role of Kingsley…or will they?

The talented Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Last Boyscout) will be taking over from Jon Favreau. A brilliant screewriter (selling the script for Lethal Weapon at the age of 23 and pioneering the genre of the buddy cop movie – yes, this used to be a good thing) but this will only be his second outing as director. However, seeing his efforts in the brilliant, if not underrated, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, his skill with the pen and his interview with CBR (where he called for “less random carnage and more thriller — less action, more suspense. More character-driven urgency that makes you want to find out what happens to the guy, not what happens to the building behind the guy.”) I’m hopeful.

Iron Man 3 is scheduled to be released on May 3rd 2013.

Meanwhile, Joss Whedon’s final cut of The Avengers clocks in at 135 minutes. The movie opens May 3rd and will set the stage for next year’s Iron Man 3.