Photos from the Cary, North Carolina, set of Iron Man 3 reveal Christmas at the Miami headquarters of a group who’s name will be familiar to fans of Marvel comics. The film, directed by Shane Black, opens May 3, 2013.
Apparent confirmation of the villainous roles of Ben Kingsley and Guy Pearce have trickled out of the North Carolina set of Iron Man 3, followed quickly by photos revealing the inclusion of another surprising element from Marvel comics. WARNING: Potential major spoilers!
Former franchise director Jon Favreau will reprise his role as Tony Stark’s friend and bodyguard Happy Hogan in Iron Man 3. Meanwhile, Ashley Hamilton is in talks to play the minor villain Firepower in the Marvel sequel.
Rubicon star James Badge Dale has been cast as the Marvel comic book character Eric Savin in director Shane Black’s Iron Man 3, which begins filming this month.
English actress Rebecca Hall, best known for her roles in The Town and The Prestige, is in negotiations to join the cast of Marvel’s Iron Man 3, playing the part declined by Jessica Chastain.
Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain, who rose to fame last year with roles in such films as The Help and The Tree of Life, has passed on Iron Man 3 because of scheduling conflicts. The Shane Black-directed sequel begins filming later this month.
Portions of Marvel’s Iron Man 3 will be filmed in China as part of a co-financing and distribution agreement between Disney and DMG Entertainment of Beijing. Filming begins next month in North Carolina before moving to China in later summer.
According to a casting call for Marvel’s Iron Man 3, Scarlett Johansson will return alongside Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle and Gwyneth Paltrow. Directed by Shane Black, the film opens May 3, 2013.
Iron Man 2 star Don Cheadle transforms into the power-mad environmental protector in a new video from Funny or Die.
The cable network gave 12-episode orders to a half-hour comedy starring Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell, and a one-hour drama headlined by Claire Danes, Damian Lewis and Mandy Patinkin.
Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell has joined Don Cheadle in a Showtime pilot for a dark comedy about dueling corporate-management consulting firms.
Don Cheadle says that a War Machine spinoff movie is currently in development, but he doesn’t expect to appear in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers.
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