10TH MOST GROSSING MOVIE (IRON MAN -3)

                      IRON MAN 3

Directed by                      Shane Black

Produced by                      Kevin Feige
Screenplay by                      Drew Pearce  , Shane Black
Language                      English
Budget                              $200 million

Box office                             $1.215 billion

Iron Man 3 is a 2013 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced
by 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 film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Shane Black directed a
screenplay he co-wrote with Drew Pearce, which uses concepts from the "Extremis" story arc by Warren Ellis. The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall,
Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau, and Ben Kingsley. In Iron Man 3, Tony Stark tries to
recover from posttraumatic stress disorder caused by the events of The Avengers, while investigating a
terrorist organization led by the mysterious Mandarin.

After the release of Iron Man 2 in May 2010, Favreau, who served as director, decided not to return,
and in February 2011 Black was hired to write and direct the film. Black and Pearce opted to make the
script more character-centric and focused on thriller elements. Throughout April and May 2012, the film's
supporting cast was filled out, with Kingsley, Pearce, and Hall brought in to portray key roles. Filming began
on May 23, and lasted through December 17, 2012, primarily at EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington,
North Carolina. Additional shooting took place at various locations around North Carolina, as well as Florida,China and Los Angeles. The visual effects were handled by 17 companies, including Scanline VFX, Digital Domain, and Weta Digital. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.