NORMAN OSBORN IN IRON MAN 3?

[The_King_of_Everything]

Earlier today, two sites revealed interesting tidbits about Iron Man 3. One concerned the hiearchy of villains and the other mentioned the appearance of a new type of armor. The second one made sense as every time Iron Man has appeared in a Marvel movie, he’s upgraded armor over the course of the film. Now, spy photos from the North Carolina set of Shane Black‘s May 2013 film have 100% confirmed that a new armor is in the film and who will be suiting up.

If, to this point, you’ve avoided the spoilers, you probably shouldn’t jump below. But we’re about a year away from release and it’s going to be difficult to avoid this for that long.

Spoilers for Iron Man 3 in the rest of this post.



Coming Soon was the first to report that Iron Man 3 would feature the Iron Patriot suit, sort of a blend between Captain America in Iron Man armor that initially appeared in*2009′s Dark Avengers #1. The suit was worn by Norman Osborn (yes, of Spider-Man fame) as a way to make Iron Man more patriotic in the wake of Captain America’s death.

Well, the Iron Patriot is most definitely in Iron Man 3 thanks to these blurry set photos taken by The Superficial. Check them out.








The Osborn story can’t be part of Iron Man 3 because he’s Sony’s character, however, The Superficial says James Badge Dale‘s character in the film, Eric Savin, will be donning the suit. As he’d been reported as a villain, it’s safe to say – despite his pleasant visage – the Iron Patriot is not a good guy in Iron Man 3.

Latino Review‘s story on this topic promises the Iron Patriot is not the only new armor that will appear in Iron Man 3*and, also, says it might not be Iron Patriot at all. Instead they surmise it might be Detroit Steel.

Either way, this is certainly an interesting development. How do you think it fits into the film?

 

[Bud Bundy]

before those that dont know say civil war i think this story would be the armor wars.

 

[Real]

Not sure how I feel about this...

 

[OmegaK2099]

Nah Sony still got the rights to Norman this is probable some stunt tonys pulling for 4th of july

 

[Monoblock]

IM3 is sounding more and more like Spiderman 3 with alll of these villains. Please God don't make me suffer again by letting Hollywood make such vile. I have faith in RDJ though. He wont let it get that bad....would he?

 

[jdubnyce]

IM3 is sounding more and more like Spiderman 3 with alll of these villains. Please God don't make me suffer again by letting Hollywood make such vile. I have faith in RDJ though. He wont let it get that bad....would he?

who are the villains?

 

[mr x]

Nah Sony still got the rights to Norman this is probable some stunt tonys pulling for 4th of july

yea, it's probably just there as fanboy eye candy. The iron patriot without Norman is wack.

 

[DaylitoJames]

who are the villains?

How is The Mandarin not the main focus on this one? He's Tony's main villain, have Stark Enterprises do some research and construction over in China and "accidentally" open an acient grave to release The Mandarin to go HAM on the world.... have War Machine return to help Iron Man out.... have Fury make a cameo to yell at Tony... or something of this nature.

 

[jdubnyce]

How is The Mandarin not the main focus on this one? He's Tony's main villain, have Stark Enterprises do some research and construction over in China and "accidentally" open an acient grave to release The Mandarin to go HAM on the world.... have War Machine return to help Iron Man out.... have Fury make a cameo to yell at Tony... or something of this nature.

ok...so the mandarin listed as one of the villains?

 

[ThatKidBlackHippy]

I thought we gonna see Mandarin.

 

[Return of the Jedi]

I'll spoiler tag this but it's nothing huge, just confirmation of the film's villians (and an Avengers spoiler).

Spoiler

The Iron Patriot armor is worn by Eric Savin, who in the comics become Coldblood.

The other two villians are Aldrich Killian, inventor of Extremis, and Mandarin the GOAT, who apparently plays more of a shadowy behind-the-scenes role, possibly like Thanos in Avengers.

Maybe they're setting Mandarin up for heightened role in Avengers 2?

Regardless, it's definitely NOT Norman Osborn, and as someone said above, it's probably just fan service. Chris you should change the title that's really misleading, especially since the article you link explicitly states it isn't Oz.

 

[Monoblock]

How is The Mandarin not the main focus on this one? He's Tony's main villain, have Stark Enterprises do some research and construction over in China and "accidentally" open an acient grave to release The Mandarin to go HAM on the world.... have War Machine return to help Iron Man out.... have Fury make a cameo to yell at Tony... or something of this nature.

Yea its been confirmed that Ben Kingsley will play "A mandarin" type of character. They don't want to make him too chinese and come off racist so he's gonna lose what makes him The Mandarin that we all are familiar with.

What is Marvel Plotting for ‘Iron Man 3?’

What is Marvel Plotting for

Last month, Ben Kingsley was cast as “the villain,” rumored to be The Mandarin, a prominent Chinese antagonist in Iron Man canon. Marvel denies the character is Mandarin. Again, in the comics, Mandarin is leader of the shadowy terrorist organization the Ten Rings mentioned in the first movie. A co-production in China certainly points to Mandarin, supposedly with State-approved changes to make the character less stereotypical. Either way, Marvel isn’t about to cast the Chinese as villains. It helps that Kingsley, a trained actor halfway to an EGOT at the age of 68, is British. A CBE, in fact, which officially means he is a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Most excellent.

Andy Lau, a 50-year-old Chinese film star, was reportedly considered for a key scientist that helps Stark upgrade his Iron Man suit, according to NeonPunch. (There is a boiling metaphor here about outsourcing industry and technology to China, but I’ll let it slide for now.) Lau starred in 2002′s Infernal Affairs, the precursor to Scorsese’s The Departed. (He played the Matt Damon role.) DMG Entertainment denied even contacting Lau, much less reaching final negotiations. The flat denial threw the site’s entire report into doubt, including a plot nugget about a Stark family friend’s daughter being kidnapped in the U.S. and ransomed in China. According to the same report, other Chinese faces could include lovely actresses Fan Bingbing and Yang Mi as Lau’s wife and assistant, respectively. DMG did tell Sina.com that “the audience will be familiar with the Asian faces in Iron Man 3″ and the production would include characteristic Chinese elements, like the Great Wall and the National Palace Museum. With another month until the production moves to China, DMG still has time to find its local talent.

Meanwhile, rising actor James Badge Dale (Shame, “The Pacific”) has been cast as Eric Savin (Variety). In the comic book canon, Savin becomes a mercenary cyborg named Coldblood and, surprise, the tech gives him super powers. Technically, Savin/Coldblood is not a man in an iron suit, though he is part machine. Could Iron Man be taking on new cybernetic foes in the escalation of the series’ armored arms race? It looks that way.

Latino Review revealed in March that the plot would involve nanotechnology, or molecular robots that are injected into a human. Upon activation, the nanobots spread to form a next-generation suit. This concept is taken from the six-issue series “Extremis,” written by Warren Ellis (the mind behind Red) with art by Adi Granov (who contributed concept art to both films). The comic series provided the basis for the movie’s origin story. Plus a battle between Iron Man and Mallen, a man injected with the “Extremis” nano-tech. No one has been cast (publicly) as “Mallen,” but Badge Dale’s Savin character could easily be a substitute test subject.

 

[Ronald]

Ben Kingsley

Chinese

 

[ThatKidBlackHippy]

Wait ... Mandarin won't be Chinese?

 

[R=G]

Mandarin and his power rings? Well that should be interesting to watch on the big screen....always seemed like a bootleg Mr. Sinister without the obsession for genetic perfection.