Some new information on Iron Man 3 based on the May 29th shoot:

(POSSIBLE SPOILERS)

• The production crew will film in Wilmington, North Carolina for two months before they move to China.
• The film will be partly set in Miami, Florida.  Miami Police Department squad cars were spotted in the Wilmington set.
• They filmed at the Cape Fear Club.  Two main characters were on the set, one of whom was Robert Downey Jr.  Extras wearing military uniform and Secret Service clothing were spotted for the scene.
• They also filmed at the Wilmington International Airport.
• Regarding the main villain:  “While talking to some Wilmington locals, we had one source involved with the production tell us that Mandarin was definitely the villain. He said Mandarin had a set of twins that did most of his dirty work for him. Another source who had visited EUE/Screen Gems Studios told us that the sets they were building included Chinese storefronts.” 

(Source: Comic Book, Marvel Freshman)

Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey arriving at Joel Silver’s annual Memorial Day party, May 28, 2012.

(Source: X17Online.com)

Robert Downey Jr. goes back to work, spotted arriving in the morning on the set of Iron Man 3 in Wilmington, North Carolina, May 29, 2012.

(Source: FOX Wilmington)

Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey attend Joel Silver’s annual Memorial Day party, May 28, 2012.

Robert Downey Jr. at Joel Silver’s annual Memorial Day party, May 28, 2012.

If you’ve been in Times Square in the month of May between 11:57pm until midnight, you might have seen Robert Wilson’s video portrait of Robert Downey Jr. playing on one of the jumbotrons.

It’s part of the month-long initiative called “Times Square Moment: A Digital Gallery” that features the work of Robert Wilson.

The video portraits (including RDJ’s) will continue to be on display until May 31.  The best locations to view them will be at Military Plaza and Duffy Square.

(You can watch Robert Wilson’s portrait of RDJ on Youtube)

(Source: CrainsNY, ArtInfo)

Latino Review ‘Iron Man 3’ Exclusive

• First day of principal photography on Iron Man 3 was Wednesday, May 23, in Wilmington, NC.
• A “large underwater tank and what looked like the interior of a jet fuselage” was constructed in one of the stages to be used by the IM3 production.
• “If you’re in the North Carolina area, Robert Downey Jr. is in town and rumor has him stopping by local bars and being pretty chumly.”
• Iron Man 3 is/was given the budget of $140M before The Avengers was released. Rumor has it that after The Avengers broke box-office records, Marvel has upped IM3’s budget to $200M.  
• “Namely, Shane Black and the IM3 crew aren’t being asked to deliver a better Iron Man movie but THE BEST Marvel movie hands down.”
• Principal photography for the film ends in October.

(Source: Latino Review)