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Brow Beat Trailer Critic: Iron Man 3 By Forrest Wickman Posted Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012, at 05:09 PM ET Movie fans who like the Iron Man franchise for its levity may not be happy with Iron Man 3. Virtually every shot selected for the new full-length trailer, the threequel's first, seems aimed at selling the newest entry as the moment when the series goes all Dark Knight Rises. Under the end title, the hero's life-giving arc reactor goes black. But does anyone seriously believe that this will be the end of Iron Man? After all, Marvel's already lined up Avengers 2. And sure enough, in the last few seconds of the trailer, the arc reactor comes back on, squandering any suspense built up by the rest of the trailer. There are, however, still a few sparks of hope for the latest Iron Man film. Perhaps the most promising development is the selection of Shane Black to steer the helm as writer-director. Black, who directed the underrated Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (also starring Robert Downey Jr.) and wrote reliably zippy dialogue for '80s and '90s action flicks like Lethal Weapon, seems like just the man to craft the character of a macho smartass like Tony Stark—after, of course, Robert Downey Jr., who has been the single biggest source of wit for the mostly unadventurous Marvel blockbusters. And then there are the villains. The always interesting Guy Pearce—lately seen in other popcorn-friendly pictures, like Prometheus and Lockout—will play Aldrich Killian, a scientist who (in the comics, at least) is known for his serum that creates ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate The Avenger Want to Improve the Debates? Stop Giving the Lame Slots to Female Moderators. Don't Miss the B____ in Apartment 23	Advertisement
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