Marvel Studios has released video footage of Robert Downey Jr. talking Iron Man 3.

The actor talks for over 7 minutes on a variety of subjects including:

• On the timeliness of the Iron Man character

• On what's made the franchise successful

• On Tony Stark being a relatable character

• On the evolution of the characters

• On Shane Black

• On Pepper's arc

• Guy Pierce as Aldrich Killian

• John Favreau returning as Happy Hogan

• On the Iron Man tech

• On Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin

Iron Man 3 blasts off May 3rd, 2013 directed by Shane Black and starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce and James Badge Dale.

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Synopsis:

Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?