'Iron Man 3' Theatrical Trailer [Video]
by Zack Wells
Looks like the "Iron Man 3" hype is increasing with the release of the new trailer. I want this movie more and more.
In the third installment of the “Iron Man” franchise, the brilliant and cunning Tony Stark/Iron Man (played by Robert Downey, Jr.) will face off against powerful enemy known as the Mandarin. The Mandarin (played by Ben Kingsley) is the leader of an international terrorist organization who is out to get Tony Stark. Tony vows revenge against him after his men destroy all that Tony holds dear. Along his journey of revenge and redemption, he is forced to ask himself, “does the man make the suit, or does the suit make the man?”
The Mandarin in the comics is Tony Stark’s most persistent enemies, and arguably one of the most powerful. He does not poses any superpowers naturally (ignoring his genius-level intellect and skilled martial arts), much like Tony Stark, but relies on his ten rings.
Through his ten rings, he gains ten superhuman abilities: an ice blast, light absorption, psionic intensifier, disintegration beam, electro-blast, vortex beam, flame blast, impact beam, energy creator, and a matter rearranger. These rings were originally used in alien Makluan warp-drive engines, and converted for human use by The Mandarin himself.
Whether or not The Mandarin is set to use his ring’s powers is still left to be seen.
Also returning are Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle as Col. James Rhodes, and Paul Bettany as the voice of JARVIS. And, of course, you can expect a cameo from the wonderful Stan Lee.
“Iron Man 3” is set to premiere May 3rd, 2013.