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went through some serious shit during The Avengers and Iron Man 3 is smart enough to address all the fallout.
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How does Iron Man 3 begin? Iron Man 3 begins with a flashback to a 1999 New Year’s Eve party in which Tony meets a young botanist named Maya Hansen (Rebecca Hall) who is developing a technology called Extremis.
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08 What is Extremis? Extremis allows living organisms to regrow extremities. Unfortunately, not every living organism’s body accepts the Extremis treatment. If Extremis is rejected, it creates a very large explosion.
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How long do we spend in 1999? Basically long enough for Tony to also meet Aldrich Killian
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(Guy Pearce), another scientist who Tony rejects. Of course, since this man is played by Guy Pearce, we meet him later in the movie and he has kept a grudge.
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Is there a Pulp Fiction reference during this scene? Yes.
Does Guy Pearce have a similar role to the one Sam Rockwell had in Iron Man 2? I had assumed that this was the case, but no. I’ll say this: Pearce’s role in this movie is a lot larger and a lot more important than I had ever assumed.
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Does Tony have any new toys in this movie? Tony has developed quite a few new Iron Man suits, and he’s created a way to control the suits without actually being in the suit.
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Isn’t The Mandarin in this movie? The Mandarin, played by Ben Kingsley, is very much in this movie.
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts in Iron Man 3.