Director Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) will kick off the 2013 superhero movie season off this spring when Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe gets underway with the arrival of Iron Man 3, and Marvel Studios has now released a new image featuring the Armored Avenger (Robert Downey Jr.) and Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow):
![Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow Iron Man 3]( "Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow in Iron Man 3")
Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow are joined in the cast of Iron Man 3 by the returning Don Cheadle (War Machine) and Jon Favreau (Happy Hogan), while newcomers to the MCU include Ben Kingsley (Hugo) as The Mandarin, Guy Pearce (Prometheus) as Aldrich Killian, James Badge Dale (The Lone Ranger) as Eric Savin / Coldblood, Ashley Hamilton (Sunset Beach) as Jack Taggert / Firepower and Rebecca Hall (The Town) as Maya Hansen.
"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 released in the UK on April 26th and opens in North America on May 3rd.
Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow are joined in the cast of Iron Man 3 by the returning Don Cheadle (War Machine) and Jon Favreau (Happy Hogan), while newcomers to the MCU include Ben Kingsley (Hugo) as The Mandarin, Guy Pearce (Prometheus) as Aldrich Killian, James Badge Dale (The Lone Ranger) as Eric Savin / Coldblood, Ashley Hamilton (Sunset Beach) as Jack Taggert / Firepower and Rebecca Hall (The Town) as Maya Hansen.
"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 released in the UK on April 26th and opens in North America on May 3rd.