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I was just thinking about this and wanted some other opinions. Since Disney has started distributing the films, they have started to include the Marvel logo above the official film name and logo. They also seem to be calling the films Marvel's ... (ie Marvel's The Avengers, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel's The Avengers 2, Marvel's The Avengers 3).
So my question and wonderment is, should the lead start out as Marvel's Iron Man 3 (stylized onscreen as Iron Man Three)?
When looking at documents announcing the film, it is a little difficult to tell. For example, in this article announcing the special IMAX poster, the page title and heading says Marvel's Iron Man 3. If you look in the article, at the italics section, this is where it gets a bit tricky. It start's out as Marvel's "Iron Man 3" in the first sentence, then in the next paragraph it's just Iron Man 3. As a comparison, when it lists the upcoming films, it has Avengers 2 listed as "Marvel's The Avengers" sequel, with Marvel's within the quotes. Also of note, the other upcoming films do not have Marvel's next to their titles.
What are other's thoughts on this? ( This article states in the beginning Marvel's "Thor: The Dark World" as another comparison). Initially I thought Marvel's should be included, but now seeing how they refer to The Avengers sequel with the Marvel's within the quotes, I would think maybe not. - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 00:05, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
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Please add SAS Institute Incorporated (in addition to Epic Games) as filming locations in Cary, NC in summer of 2012. My sources/verification: I am a SAS employee, witnessed the set at building C on our campus, etc. Also there is a 'thanks' to SAS in the film's credits. Please google 'Iron man 3 SAS CAmpus' for numerous articles about this. http://www.wral.com/explore-where-iron-man-3-was-created/12464932/
Jajohns8 ( talk) 18:18, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
Done - Only from the source. You being an SAS employee is not sufficient evidence to include, but I have used the source you provided. -
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Wouldn't it be more appropriate to identify the director of the film in the opening sentence? 220.244.44.207 ( talk) 10:06, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
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Please add " the website the vintage alternative to the list of sources." on the grounds that I am the webmaster of the site and some of the text was taken directly from one of my previous blog posts. Copying and pasting my text without quoting my site is illegal. Thank you. Imustbebored ( talk) 22:29, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
Not done - Please point directly where info in this article was supposedly "taken" from your blog, and which blog post you think it came from. -
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I thing blu-ray and dvd will be released on 28 August. http://www.arovideo.co.nz/film.php?FilmID=19661 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.93.131.40 ( talk) 13:24, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
I have to second this. It was released in Australia on August 28. Iron Man 3 (3D Blu-ray/Blu-ray/Digital Copy) while we had a special edition available from JBhifi. Swiftnissity ( talk) 18:48, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
It's easy to avoid: Block off the plot with your cursor, copy-paste it to a blank Word doc, and use "Tools > Word count" to see how many words it is. That tells you how many words max you can add. If you're at 700, take a word out before adding a new one. Right now, we're at 678. -- Tenebrae ( talk) 14:43, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
Why isn't Ben Kingsley listed as "The Mandarin" in the cast list? He's not the actual Mandarin, but it's a part of his character. -- KingJFS ( talk) 05:34, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that I saw Shaun Toub as Ho Yinsen in the opening flashback when I watched the film. Can anybody confirm so that they could implement it in the "cast" section.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jal11497 ( talk) 03:11 am, 25 April 2013, Thursday (5 months, 6 days ago) (UTC−4)
Hey, I've got a little bit of time on my hands over the next week or two and I'm going to try and spend some time cleaning up this article and getting it ready for a GA review. Any help from other editors would of course be appreciated. Cheers - Fandraltastic ( talk) 21:39, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
Good to know someone else wants to add a green shield. I've already done plenty of work, adding tidbits from the commentary track and such, and will try to improve some more. igordebraga ≠ 23:52, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
@ Igordebraga: I see you've nominated this, and added some additional material. If you still have the time to work on this, can you please try to unifiy the references you added to how the majority are on the page? (ie naming, archiving, and moving to the bottom of the page). That will help the quality of the page whenever it gets reviewed. - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 06:46, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
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Hi, congratulations on the recent GA. I have nominated this for Did you know, which will hopefully result in the article appearing on the main page. The link is Template:Did you know nominations/Iron Man 3. However, I couldn't find which reference backed up the worldwide gross of $1,215,439,994, would it be possible to add it please? Thanks, Mat ty. 007 17:33, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
I agree with Favre1fan the current hook isn't very catchy after a quick glance at the article how about this:
...that director
Shane Black compared
Tony Stark in
Iron Man 3 to
James Bond?
...that director
Shane Black changed the characterization of the
Mandarin in
Iron Man 3 to avoid the
Fu Manchu stereotype?
...that
Iron Man 3 was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the
86th Academy Awards?
...that
Iron Man 3 is the second highest grossing
superhero film of all time?
--
TriiipleThreat (
talk)
20:59, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
Since the page is still under semi-lockdown, can someone registered take care of this? Kind of surprised that it's still not listed after all this time.
Iron Man 3 was nominated for Favorite Movie, Favorite Movie Actor (Robert Downey Jr.), Favorite Movie Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Favorite Movie Duo (Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow), Favorite Action Movie, and Favorite Action Movie Star (Robert Downey Jr.). It won the awards for Favorite Movie, Favorite Action Movie, and Favorite Action Movie Star (Robert Downey Jr.).
Award ceremony telecast was on January 8, 2014, and official website with list of winners is here: http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/
98.154.156.168 ( talk) 03:30, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
With the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the character's first name has been revealed. There is some debate as to what should be shown here. I feel that it requires a discussion. For example, Nick Fury wasn't credited in the end of Iron Man and yet, he is in the cast list. Obi-WanKenobi-2005 ( talk) 05:56, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
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Ccccmccc ( talk) 21:54, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
Is there a reason why many references are defined within the body of the article, not within the reference section like most other MCU articles? - adamstom97 ( talk) 09:13, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
I watched the video, and I'm pretty sure Downey confirmed that he was in negotiations for a fourth Iron Man, not to mention he believed that more movies would be announced in the near future by Marvel. I think this should be added to the article(s). - adamstom97 ( talk) 21:08, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering if we could create a section addressing the controversy over the Mandarin twist in this film. Reliable sources including Forbes ( [1]) and IGN ( [2]) have talked about it, so it's not as though it's only limited to a minority of comic book fans. Thoughts?-- Valkyrie Red ( talk) 20:17, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
I mean the section on which it talks about the cast members and who they play. On 2013 in film a long time ago, it had the following order which I think describes the actual order better. Robert Downey Jr. Ben Kingsley Don Cheadle Dwyneth Paltrow Guy Pearce James Badge Dale Ashley Hamilton Rebecca Hall Jon Favreau Paul Bettany Stephanie Szostak William Sadler
For the most part (a couple exceptions) this list makes way more sense. I honestly think Ben Kingsley, despite that twist, was still more important than most of the characters. I mean really, does the female ALWAYS have to be listed second — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.8.166.144 ( talk) 03:57, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
I ask for permission to be added more roles in section - Cast-. — Preceding NnelimM ( talk) 22:47, 7 September 2015 (UTC) comment added by NnelimM ( talk • contribs) 10:59, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
- one of them - Harley Keener - Ty Simpkins (Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor) — Preceding
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User:Hijiri88 made a very good point in a citation request that I'm now placing here for posterity and discussion:
This film is explicitly set in late December, but nothing in either this film or "The Avengers" implies that film takes place specifically in June. If "six months" is taken literally, that is not elaborated in the films themselves and requires a secondary source. Or does "six months" just mean "approximately half a year" and we are assuming "The Avengers" took place at roughly the same time of year as its US release? If that's the case, it's difficult to interpret as such; "several months" would be better.
Since the exact, precise, specific number of months is WP:INDISCRIMINATE minutiae irrelevant to non-comics fans, and since "several" is vague, I've gone with the above editor's overall reasoning and simply removed the word "six." --18:13, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
Hello everyone. I am BEJT, a top user on the MCU Wiki and the main user behind the whole timeline on the wiki. I have devoted time every day for the past several years to working on the MCU timeline, combing through all 20 films, all almost-300 TV episodes, every web series, every canon comic, and every one-shot, as well as compiling all evidence from outside the content and reasoning everything together to find the best solutions. If you want proof of my insight, contributions, and qualifications on the MCU timeline, see pieces I have written such as this, or my list of contributions here.
Iron Man 3 is not set in 2013. When the page was edited to say this months ago, I waited for someone to correct it, but no one ever did. Eventually, I decided I had to create a Wikipedia account and edit the page to correct it, providing all the evidence necessary. I assumed everyone would see that and understand, but apparently not.
The main events of Iron Man 3 are set in December 2012. Well, technically it's set in January 2013, with Tony recounting the events from last month to Bruce Banner. But where the article gives the date, for where the main events of the film takes place - yeah, it's 2012.
The misconception that it takes place in 2013 comes from the "December 23, 2013" newspaper that appears in the film. However, the argument that because of this, 2013 is the year that the film itself says it takes place in, does not work. Because the year the film itself says it takes place in is 2012. Iron Man 3 is set at Christmas time, with the final battle the night of Christmas Eve-Day. December 31, 1999, as shown in the Bern flashbacks, is referred to as being 13 years ago, when Killian states, "You know, I invited Tony to join A.I.M. 13 years ago," and Tony says to Maya, "And here you are 13 years later." 13 years after New Year 1999-2000 gives New Year 2012-2013, and with this being Christmas, Christmas 2012 is therefore only a few days out from 13 exact years, as opposed to Christmas 2013 being just a few days shy of 14 years. Tony also says to Maya earlier in the film, "Please don't tell me there's a 12-year-old kid waiting in the car that I've never met." They slept together on December 31, 1999, which, if she had become pregnant, would have meant she gave birth around September 2000, making the child 12 years old from September 2012-September 2013 - and with it being December, again, it must be December 2012. So the "film itself" tells us it is 2012, and so even just within the context of the film alone and not the wider MCU, 2013 is a mistaken date.
But now for the list of all the evidence:
After the edit back-and-forths, I realised very quickly that getting the page to say 2012, despite all of the above evidence, is going to be difficult. So I am not necessarily advocating for it to say "2012", but rather "present day". While I think explicit confirmation from Marvel is enough to prove it is set in 2012, there is clearly some dispute nonetheless, and that is fine - there is evidence for 2013, even if it's vastly overruled. But what is indisputable is that it's set in "present day", as the film explicitly shows on-screen. And I don't understand what the problem is with saying "present day". The Wikipedia articles for Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor: The Dark World, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, and Black Panther all say this - especially with Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, and Black Panther all also saying "present day" on-screen. Why, with this one, where again that is all that it says on-screen, is there an insistence on saying "2013"?
Thank you. BEJT1 ( talk) 11:10, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
I don't think there was ever any discussion, but I was just curious why the version we have now has been kept over this version. The one I have linked features the film's release date (which the current one does not), and I've seen the one I've linked used more so when referencing the film, and it was on part of the film's home media covers. I didn't want to outright change it before at least seeing if anyone had other thoughts on it, because I think arguments can be made for both being the "theatrical release" poster of the film. I'm also going to see if I can get more answers on both of these posters. - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 05:50, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
Onscreen title is Iron Man Three. IMDb states this, but it was reverted when I tried to post it that way here, seemingly without aq good reason. -- Scottandrewhutchins ( talk) 18:29, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
Isn't the fight on the plane a simulator, so it wouldn't be considered a real part of the story? Ft763 ( talk) 01:38, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect
Iron man 3. The discussion will occur at
Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 November 23#Iron man 3 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.
Favre1fan93 (
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This self-published non-RS, [3] as explained in the edit summary of its revert which pointed to the guideline, was re-added. Can the editor explain why? Thank you. -- 2603:7000:2143:8500:14B6:711A:E2C2:19A9 ( talk) 23:58, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Never use self-published sources as third-party sources about living people, even if the author is an expert, well-known professional researcher, or writer.would apply. - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 23:58, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I replaced it with this source by MTV, citing the Showbiz interview. — El Millo ( talk) 01:55, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Isn't this the more official poster for the movie? https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/File:Iron_Man_3_IMAX_poster.jpg
If we have to use Homecoming's disaster of a poster, I don't see why this one should be any different.
Besides Paramount Pictures having studio credit, the studio was in association with this movie alongside DMG Entertainment. [1]
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I was just thinking about this and wanted some other opinions. Since Disney has started distributing the films, they have started to include the Marvel logo above the official film name and logo. They also seem to be calling the films Marvel's ... (ie Marvel's The Avengers, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel's The Avengers 2, Marvel's The Avengers 3).
So my question and wonderment is, should the lead start out as Marvel's Iron Man 3 (stylized onscreen as Iron Man Three)?
When looking at documents announcing the film, it is a little difficult to tell. For example, in this article announcing the special IMAX poster, the page title and heading says Marvel's Iron Man 3. If you look in the article, at the italics section, this is where it gets a bit tricky. It start's out as Marvel's "Iron Man 3" in the first sentence, then in the next paragraph it's just Iron Man 3. As a comparison, when it lists the upcoming films, it has Avengers 2 listed as "Marvel's The Avengers" sequel, with Marvel's within the quotes. Also of note, the other upcoming films do not have Marvel's next to their titles.
What are other's thoughts on this? ( This article states in the beginning Marvel's "Thor: The Dark World" as another comparison). Initially I thought Marvel's should be included, but now seeing how they refer to The Avengers sequel with the Marvel's within the quotes, I would think maybe not. - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 00:05, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
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Please add SAS Institute Incorporated (in addition to Epic Games) as filming locations in Cary, NC in summer of 2012. My sources/verification: I am a SAS employee, witnessed the set at building C on our campus, etc. Also there is a 'thanks' to SAS in the film's credits. Please google 'Iron man 3 SAS CAmpus' for numerous articles about this. http://www.wral.com/explore-where-iron-man-3-was-created/12464932/
Jajohns8 ( talk) 18:18, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
Done - Only from the source. You being an SAS employee is not sufficient evidence to include, but I have used the source you provided. -
Favre1fan93 (
talk)
18:56, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
Wouldn't it be more appropriate to identify the director of the film in the opening sentence? 220.244.44.207 ( talk) 10:06, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
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Please add " the website the vintage alternative to the list of sources." on the grounds that I am the webmaster of the site and some of the text was taken directly from one of my previous blog posts. Copying and pasting my text without quoting my site is illegal. Thank you. Imustbebored ( talk) 22:29, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
Not done - Please point directly where info in this article was supposedly "taken" from your blog, and which blog post you think it came from. -
Favre1fan93 (
talk)
22:42, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
I thing blu-ray and dvd will be released on 28 August. http://www.arovideo.co.nz/film.php?FilmID=19661 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.93.131.40 ( talk) 13:24, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
I have to second this. It was released in Australia on August 28. Iron Man 3 (3D Blu-ray/Blu-ray/Digital Copy) while we had a special edition available from JBhifi. Swiftnissity ( talk) 18:48, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
It's easy to avoid: Block off the plot with your cursor, copy-paste it to a blank Word doc, and use "Tools > Word count" to see how many words it is. That tells you how many words max you can add. If you're at 700, take a word out before adding a new one. Right now, we're at 678. -- Tenebrae ( talk) 14:43, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
Why isn't Ben Kingsley listed as "The Mandarin" in the cast list? He's not the actual Mandarin, but it's a part of his character. -- KingJFS ( talk) 05:34, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that I saw Shaun Toub as Ho Yinsen in the opening flashback when I watched the film. Can anybody confirm so that they could implement it in the "cast" section.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jal11497 ( talk) 03:11 am, 25 April 2013, Thursday (5 months, 6 days ago) (UTC−4)
Hey, I've got a little bit of time on my hands over the next week or two and I'm going to try and spend some time cleaning up this article and getting it ready for a GA review. Any help from other editors would of course be appreciated. Cheers - Fandraltastic ( talk) 21:39, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
Good to know someone else wants to add a green shield. I've already done plenty of work, adding tidbits from the commentary track and such, and will try to improve some more. igordebraga ≠ 23:52, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
@ Igordebraga: I see you've nominated this, and added some additional material. If you still have the time to work on this, can you please try to unifiy the references you added to how the majority are on the page? (ie naming, archiving, and moving to the bottom of the page). That will help the quality of the page whenever it gets reviewed. - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 06:46, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
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Hi, congratulations on the recent GA. I have nominated this for Did you know, which will hopefully result in the article appearing on the main page. The link is Template:Did you know nominations/Iron Man 3. However, I couldn't find which reference backed up the worldwide gross of $1,215,439,994, would it be possible to add it please? Thanks, Mat ty. 007 17:33, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
I agree with Favre1fan the current hook isn't very catchy after a quick glance at the article how about this:
...that director
Shane Black compared
Tony Stark in
Iron Man 3 to
James Bond?
...that director
Shane Black changed the characterization of the
Mandarin in
Iron Man 3 to avoid the
Fu Manchu stereotype?
...that
Iron Man 3 was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the
86th Academy Awards?
...that
Iron Man 3 is the second highest grossing
superhero film of all time?
--
TriiipleThreat (
talk)
20:59, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
Since the page is still under semi-lockdown, can someone registered take care of this? Kind of surprised that it's still not listed after all this time.
Iron Man 3 was nominated for Favorite Movie, Favorite Movie Actor (Robert Downey Jr.), Favorite Movie Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Favorite Movie Duo (Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow), Favorite Action Movie, and Favorite Action Movie Star (Robert Downey Jr.). It won the awards for Favorite Movie, Favorite Action Movie, and Favorite Action Movie Star (Robert Downey Jr.).
Award ceremony telecast was on January 8, 2014, and official website with list of winners is here: http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/
98.154.156.168 ( talk) 03:30, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
With the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the character's first name has been revealed. There is some debate as to what should be shown here. I feel that it requires a discussion. For example, Nick Fury wasn't credited in the end of Iron Man and yet, he is in the cast list. Obi-WanKenobi-2005 ( talk) 05:56, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
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Ccccmccc ( talk) 21:54, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
Is there a reason why many references are defined within the body of the article, not within the reference section like most other MCU articles? - adamstom97 ( talk) 09:13, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
I watched the video, and I'm pretty sure Downey confirmed that he was in negotiations for a fourth Iron Man, not to mention he believed that more movies would be announced in the near future by Marvel. I think this should be added to the article(s). - adamstom97 ( talk) 21:08, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering if we could create a section addressing the controversy over the Mandarin twist in this film. Reliable sources including Forbes ( [1]) and IGN ( [2]) have talked about it, so it's not as though it's only limited to a minority of comic book fans. Thoughts?-- Valkyrie Red ( talk) 20:17, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
I mean the section on which it talks about the cast members and who they play. On 2013 in film a long time ago, it had the following order which I think describes the actual order better. Robert Downey Jr. Ben Kingsley Don Cheadle Dwyneth Paltrow Guy Pearce James Badge Dale Ashley Hamilton Rebecca Hall Jon Favreau Paul Bettany Stephanie Szostak William Sadler
For the most part (a couple exceptions) this list makes way more sense. I honestly think Ben Kingsley, despite that twist, was still more important than most of the characters. I mean really, does the female ALWAYS have to be listed second — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.8.166.144 ( talk) 03:57, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
I ask for permission to be added more roles in section - Cast-. — Preceding NnelimM ( talk) 22:47, 7 September 2015 (UTC) comment added by NnelimM ( talk • contribs) 10:59, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
- one of them - Harley Keener - Ty Simpkins (Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor) — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
NnelimM (
talk •
contribs)
11:03, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
User:Hijiri88 made a very good point in a citation request that I'm now placing here for posterity and discussion:
This film is explicitly set in late December, but nothing in either this film or "The Avengers" implies that film takes place specifically in June. If "six months" is taken literally, that is not elaborated in the films themselves and requires a secondary source. Or does "six months" just mean "approximately half a year" and we are assuming "The Avengers" took place at roughly the same time of year as its US release? If that's the case, it's difficult to interpret as such; "several months" would be better.
Since the exact, precise, specific number of months is WP:INDISCRIMINATE minutiae irrelevant to non-comics fans, and since "several" is vague, I've gone with the above editor's overall reasoning and simply removed the word "six." --18:13, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
Hello everyone. I am BEJT, a top user on the MCU Wiki and the main user behind the whole timeline on the wiki. I have devoted time every day for the past several years to working on the MCU timeline, combing through all 20 films, all almost-300 TV episodes, every web series, every canon comic, and every one-shot, as well as compiling all evidence from outside the content and reasoning everything together to find the best solutions. If you want proof of my insight, contributions, and qualifications on the MCU timeline, see pieces I have written such as this, or my list of contributions here.
Iron Man 3 is not set in 2013. When the page was edited to say this months ago, I waited for someone to correct it, but no one ever did. Eventually, I decided I had to create a Wikipedia account and edit the page to correct it, providing all the evidence necessary. I assumed everyone would see that and understand, but apparently not.
The main events of Iron Man 3 are set in December 2012. Well, technically it's set in January 2013, with Tony recounting the events from last month to Bruce Banner. But where the article gives the date, for where the main events of the film takes place - yeah, it's 2012.
The misconception that it takes place in 2013 comes from the "December 23, 2013" newspaper that appears in the film. However, the argument that because of this, 2013 is the year that the film itself says it takes place in, does not work. Because the year the film itself says it takes place in is 2012. Iron Man 3 is set at Christmas time, with the final battle the night of Christmas Eve-Day. December 31, 1999, as shown in the Bern flashbacks, is referred to as being 13 years ago, when Killian states, "You know, I invited Tony to join A.I.M. 13 years ago," and Tony says to Maya, "And here you are 13 years later." 13 years after New Year 1999-2000 gives New Year 2012-2013, and with this being Christmas, Christmas 2012 is therefore only a few days out from 13 exact years, as opposed to Christmas 2013 being just a few days shy of 14 years. Tony also says to Maya earlier in the film, "Please don't tell me there's a 12-year-old kid waiting in the car that I've never met." They slept together on December 31, 1999, which, if she had become pregnant, would have meant she gave birth around September 2000, making the child 12 years old from September 2012-September 2013 - and with it being December, again, it must be December 2012. So the "film itself" tells us it is 2012, and so even just within the context of the film alone and not the wider MCU, 2013 is a mistaken date.
But now for the list of all the evidence:
After the edit back-and-forths, I realised very quickly that getting the page to say 2012, despite all of the above evidence, is going to be difficult. So I am not necessarily advocating for it to say "2012", but rather "present day". While I think explicit confirmation from Marvel is enough to prove it is set in 2012, there is clearly some dispute nonetheless, and that is fine - there is evidence for 2013, even if it's vastly overruled. But what is indisputable is that it's set in "present day", as the film explicitly shows on-screen. And I don't understand what the problem is with saying "present day". The Wikipedia articles for Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor: The Dark World, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, and Black Panther all say this - especially with Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, and Black Panther all also saying "present day" on-screen. Why, with this one, where again that is all that it says on-screen, is there an insistence on saying "2013"?
Thank you. BEJT1 ( talk) 11:10, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
I don't think there was ever any discussion, but I was just curious why the version we have now has been kept over this version. The one I have linked features the film's release date (which the current one does not), and I've seen the one I've linked used more so when referencing the film, and it was on part of the film's home media covers. I didn't want to outright change it before at least seeing if anyone had other thoughts on it, because I think arguments can be made for both being the "theatrical release" poster of the film. I'm also going to see if I can get more answers on both of these posters. - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 05:50, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
Onscreen title is Iron Man Three. IMDb states this, but it was reverted when I tried to post it that way here, seemingly without aq good reason. -- Scottandrewhutchins ( talk) 18:29, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
Isn't the fight on the plane a simulator, so it wouldn't be considered a real part of the story? Ft763 ( talk) 01:38, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
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This self-published non-RS, [3] as explained in the edit summary of its revert which pointed to the guideline, was re-added. Can the editor explain why? Thank you. -- 2603:7000:2143:8500:14B6:711A:E2C2:19A9 ( talk) 23:58, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Never use self-published sources as third-party sources about living people, even if the author is an expert, well-known professional researcher, or writer.would apply. - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 23:58, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I replaced it with this source by MTV, citing the Showbiz interview. — El Millo ( talk) 01:55, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Isn't this the more official poster for the movie? https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/File:Iron_Man_3_IMAX_poster.jpg
If we have to use Homecoming's disaster of a poster, I don't see why this one should be any different.
Besides Paramount Pictures having studio credit, the studio was in association with this movie alongside DMG Entertainment. [1]