Iron Man 3 loses Jessica Chastain, but Rebecca Hall will be taking her place. And by the looks of it, that’s not a bad thing. Scarlett Johannson will be sitting this one out.
Shane Black (known for writing Lethal Weapon) will be directing, with a projected release date of May 3rd, 2013. (Gemma Arterton, Diane Kruger and Ilsa Fisher were also originally considered). Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley and Don Cheadle will reprise their roles.
Bought from Paramount, Disney paid $115 million for the rights in a deal that also included the Avengers. Production was planned to shoot in Michigan, but North Carolina was able to steal it away offering $20 million in tax credits.
Details on plot are sparse, but according to Variety, Hall will play a scientist who creates a nanotechnology virus known as Extremis which falls into the hands of terrorists. The story borrows heavily from Warren Ellis’ “Iron Man: Extremis.”