Iron Man 3

[Majsju]

Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios announced they have reached an agreement under which Paramount will transfer its worldwide marketing and distribution rights to Disney for Marvel Studios’ The Avengers and Iron Man 3.Paramount will remain the worldwide distributor of the upcoming films, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger, as well as the previously released Iron Man and Iron Man 2.

 

Under terms of the new deal, Disney will pay Paramount $115 million for the transfer of the distribution rights to Iron Man 3 and The Avengers to be paid on the theatrical release dates. These monies will serve as a minimum guarantee against the distribution fees.

 

”In completing this agreement, Disney will now assume worldwide marketing and distribution of ‘The Avengers’ and ‘Iron Man 3’ and leverage these two highly-anticipated films across the multiple global platforms of The Walt Disney Company,” said Rich Ross, Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. “We appreciate the tremendous momentum that Paramount established with these iconic Marvel characters and look forward to propelling the brand even further in the coming years.”

 

”Five years ago, when Paramount and Marvel made our initial deal, both our businesses were in very different places,” said Brad Grey, Chairman & CEO of Paramount Pictures. “We are grateful for the partnership we have had with the terrific Marvel team over these years and proud of the work we have done together. Today, this new agreement is the right deal for Paramount, for Marvel and for Disney. We look forward to working together on ‘Thor’ and ‘Captain America,’ and we wish Disney and Marvel the utmost success, in what we know will be a very productive and wide-ranging partnership.”

 

”Paramount has been a wonderful partner in helping Marvel Studios bring our characters to the big screen,” said Alan Fine, Office of the President, Marvel Worldwide, Inc. “This agreement makes sense now that Marvel is part of The Walt Disney Company.”

 

Paramount will release Marvel Entertainment’s Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger worldwide beginning on May 6 and July 22 of 2011, respectively. The Avengers will be licensed to Epix under Paramount’s existing pay television arrangement.

 

Disney is planning a May 3, 2013 release date for Iron Man 3.

[Krakalakachkn]

Awww, it's so far away.

[Crael123]

wait. so disney now is releasing iron man3 and avengers!!! gayness :narg: :seanchan:

[Senexx]

Disney now owns Marvel so it is not unexpected.

[Krakalakachkn]

Writing/Directing news

 

When Shane Black was announced as director of the third "Iron Man", many wondered (and hoped) that he would be working on the script as well.

 

Well, Black attended a panel at the Omaha Film Festival over the weekend and according to an AICN scooper he was asked exactly that question. Black responded that he's scheduled to meet with Downey Jr. later this week and the actor will be contributing to the story. Black will be writing the script as well as directing he confirmed.

 

It seems that Marvel has acknowledged the issues with the previous sequel, namely the forced in "The Avengers" tie-ins and over the top robotics. So, the company plans on returning to more grounded, self-contained singular hero stories after "The Avengers".

 

Black says "Iron Man 3 will not be another 'two men in iron suits fighting each other' film. Instead, it will be more like a Tom Clancy-thriller, with Iron Man fighting real world villians."