Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jnr) is back again donning the Iron Man suit, this time to tackle a new and even stronger enemy. “Mandarin”, played by renowned actor Ben Kingsley vows to destroy Stark. He has fought powerful foes before, but this time it’s personal.

In this next Marvel Studios instalment, set after the events that took place in the related franchise “The Avengers”, we watch Stark’s quest to find the villain responsible for destroying his world, he must draw upon his inner strength to protect those most important to him. Ultimately he must determine whether it is Iron Man, or indeed himself that he can count on.

Pepper Potts, reprised by Gwyneth Paltrow and Stark’s best friend “Rhodey” played by Don Cheadle are both key characters in this movie again. While Pepper struggles to deal with Stark’s obsession with the suit, Rhodey becomes even more involved, getting his own suit, at the request of the government.

New to the franchise is Australian Guy Pearce as Aldrich Killian. As founder of “Advanced Idea Mechanics” Killian, together with Dr. Maya Hansen create the “Extremis” virus. Extremis is a nano-technological solution which allows the human body to repair itself when injured. Aldrich becomes conflicted by some decisions he has made and in the wrong hands, Extremis could destroy the world.

Iron Man 3 looks certain to keep fans on the edge of their seat with its' fast paced action.

Iron Man 3 will be released in cinemas Australia wide Thursday April 24^th.