Q 01/05

Who directed Iron Man 3?

A) Kenneth Branagh

B) Shane Black

C) Joss Whedon

D) James Gunn

Answer · why

B) Shane Black

Shane Black recalls getting the call from Robert Downey Jr. himself: the star rang in 2010 to ask the man who had directed him in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ...

Q 02/05

Who co-wrote the Iron Man 3 screenplay with its director?

A) Christopher Markus

B) Justin Theroux

C) Drew Pearce

D) Mark Fergus

Answer · why

C) Drew Pearce

Drew Pearce won the job with his script for Runaways, a Marvel film about supervillains' children; the studio put that project on hold and moved him t...

Q 03/05

Which comic storyline primarily influenced the plot of Iron Man 3?

A) Armor Wars

B) Demon in a Bottle

C) Extremis

D) The Five Nightmares

Answer · why

C) Extremis

Extremis gave the film its treatment that heals crippling injuries; when a soldier's body rejects it he explodes, and the villains pass the blasts off...

Q 04/05

Who plays Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3?

A) Guy Pearce

B) James Badge Dale

C) William Sadler

D) Miguel Ferrer

Answer · why

A) Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce was no fan of superhero films but called this part "cameo stuff", more fun because he could work in concentrated spurts.

Q 05/05

Which actor appears as the Mandarin in Iron Man 3's threatening broadcasts?

A) Jeremy Irons

B) Gary Oldman

C) Ben Kingsley

D) Mark Strong

Answer · why

C) Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley gave the Mandarin the steady tones of an earnest teacher or preacher, reasoning that a familiar, fatherly voice would unsettle Western au...