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Summary Production was already underway last week in Wilmington, N.C.
Marvel Studios and Disney officially announced Iron Man 3s production start on Monday, releasing a behind-the-scenes shot of Robert Downey Jr. in character in Tony Starks hall of armor.Production was already underway last week in Wilmington, N.C., and questions about the flick—including whether Ben Kingsley will be playing a supervillain who at one point was The Mandarin—quickly swarmed the Web.Todays press release, however, only mentions Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadleas starring in the flick, leaving the Kingsley-as-Mandarin theory up for speculation.The production schedule will include locations in Raleigh/Durham, N.C., Miami and ChinaIron Man 3 is scheduled to hit theaters May 3, 2013.
