Iron Man 3 (stylized onscreen as
Iron Man Three) 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. 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.