There were some set photos from Iron Man 3 floating around last week that were actually spoiler photos so I didn’t post them, but today Marvel Studios announced the official start of production and with that announcement came the photo you see above from the set.
In the press release the studio announced the film, directed by Shane Black, has commenced production in Wilmington, North Carolina with plans to take shooting to Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Miami, Florida and China. There were, however, no official plot details were revealed, though we do know the film is expected to pick up immediately following the events of The Avengers and is rumored to center on the emergence of nanotechnology as a weapon.
Robert Downey Jr. returns as billionaire playboy/super hero Tony Stark/Iron Man along with Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle as James “Rhodey” Rhodes and Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan. Additional members of the cast are said to include Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, James Badge Dale and William Sadler.
Iron Man 3 is set for release in the U.S. on May 3, 2013.