The following is an attempt to clear up the confusion over the recent Iron Man 3 set photos and possible heroes/villains. We recently posted some images of a certain red, white and blue suit of power armor with a non-descript gentleman nestled within.
The internets responded by claiming the man was none other than James Badge Dale and his character was that of the Iron Patriot. Matt was quick to point out that the suit’s pilot didn’t exactly look like Dale, but we went with it. Now reports are coming out saying that the Iron Patriot won’t be in the film, but the Patriot Armor does indeed belong to a character. The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Ben Kingsley, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Rebecca Hall, Ashley Hamilton, and Guy Pearce.
The above image DOES have something to do with the Patriot Armor. Courtesy of Latino Review, it appears that the Star-Spangled armor will belong to Cheadle’s War Machine in Iron Man 3. The gentleman in the suit was, as Latino Review puts it: “not a movie star, it’s just a white guy.”
LR is also quick to point out that the scene shown in the unofficial set photos is likely the unveiling of the Patriot Armor fit for military service. They also astutely mention that since the plot of Iron Man 3 is rumored to take place, at least partially, in China, this new Patriot Armor will make America look good (kinda). Production will shoot in China late this summer and the movie is partially financed by China’s DMG Entertainment.
Oh, and there’s the pesky rumor about Sir Ben Kingsley playing the Mandarin, which may or may not factor in.
Current speculation involves the Mandarin as a silent partner of sorts to the scientist, Aldrich Killian (Pearce) who is developing the Extremis nano-technology. This technology is supposedly being used to build an Extremis army, which may include Coldblood (Dale) and Firepower (Hamilton). Again, this is all just speculation at this point and we’ll have to wait until more official reports come out.
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Post subject: Re: Iron Man 3 (05-03-2013) **SPOILERIFIC STUFF INSIDE**
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:32 pm
Supersonic
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I'd love it if they finally got one of these Marvel movies to have a villain that is actually impactful in some way. They've been doing a great job on the heroes and humor, and the villains have 100% sucked nuts.
Kingsley would be cool.
On the other hand, Iron Man and Thor have been the funnest ones yet, and they just kind of compartmentalized the villain to the point of barely being a part of the story. Two hours of watching Robert Downey adore himself is way more entertaining than any ten minutes spent pretending like you're wondering what they'll do about Loki.
Post subject: Re: Iron Man 3 (05-03-2013) **SPOILERIFIC STUFF INSIDE**
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:50 pm
Spacegirl
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p911gt10c wrote:
Spike wrote:
so what's the silver suit pictured?
War Machine.
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The above image DOES have something to do with the Patriot Armor. Courtesy of Latino Review, it appears that the Star-Spangled armor will belong to Cheadle’s War Machine in Iron Man 3.
Post subject: Re: Iron Man 3 (05-03-2013) **SPOILERIFIC STUFF INSIDE**
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:23 am
Unthought Known
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i like this idea, but won't happen. Still, woulda made one helluva crossover. RE: Iron Patriot during Marvel’s “Dark Reign” Iron Patriot was the alter-ego of Norman Osborn a.k.a. Spider-Man’s Green Goblin who Sony still owns the rights to.
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