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Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 theatrical poster.jpg
North American release poster
Directed by Shane Black
Produced by Kevin Feige
Screenplay by Drew Pearce
Shane Black
Based on
Iron Man by Stan Lee Larry Lieber Don Heck Jack Kirby
Starring Robert Downey, Jr.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Don Cheadle
Guy Pearce
Ben Kingsley
Music by Brian Tyler
Cinematography John Toll[1]
Editing by Jeffrey Ford
Peter S. Elliot[1]
Studio Marvel Studios
DMG Entertainment[2]
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures1
Release date(s)
April 14, 2013 (Paris premiere) May 3, 2013 (United States[3])
Running time 130 minutes[4]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $200 million[5]
Box office $1,213,169,263[6]
Iron Man 3 (stylized onscreen as Iron Man Three) is a 2013 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Kevin Feige of Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.1 It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man and 2010's Iron Man 2, and the seventh installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, being the first major release in the franchise since the crossover film The Avengers. Shane Black directed a screenplay he co-wrote with Drew Pearce and which uses concepts from the "Extremis" story arc by Warren Ellis.[7] Robert Downey, Jr. reprises his role as the title character, with Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle reprising their roles as Pepper Potts and James Rhodes, respectively. Jon Favreau, who directed the first two films, serves as an executive producer and reprises his role as Happy Hogan. Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, and Ben Kingsley round out the film's principal cast.
After the release of Iron Man 2 in May 2010, Favreau decided not to return as director, and in February 2011 Black was hired to rewrite and