With just weeks to go (less than three, for us folk here in the UK) until Marvel launches Phase Two of the Cinematic Universe with the release of Iron Man 3, Disney has decided the time is right to drop the first clip from the Shane Black-directed solo sequel, which sees Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) delivering a holiday greeting / warning to The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley). Check it out below courtesy of Yahoo Movies:
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"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 is set for release on April 25th in the UK and on May 3rd in North America, with a cast that includes Gwyneth Paltrow (Contagion) as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle (House of Lies) as Rhodey / War Machine), Guy Pearce (Prometheus) as Aldrich Killian, James Badge Dale (The Lone Ranger) as Eric Savin / Coldblood, Ashley Hamilton (Sunset Beach) as Jack Taggert / Firepower, Rebecca Hall (The Town) as Maya Hansen, Stephanie Szostak (R.I.P.D.) as Ellen Brandt, and Jon Favreau (Identity Thief) as Happy Hogan.
"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 is set for release on April 25th in the UK and on May 3rd in North America, with a cast that includes Gwyneth Paltrow (Contagion) as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle (House of Lies) as Rhodey / War Machine), Guy Pearce (Prometheus) as Aldrich Killian, James Badge Dale (The Lone Ranger) as Eric Savin / Coldblood, Ashley Hamilton (Sunset Beach) as Jack Taggert / Firepower, Rebecca Hall (The Town) as Maya Hansen, Stephanie Szostak (R.I.P.D.) as Ellen Brandt, and Jon Favreau (Identity Thief) as Happy Hogan.