The movie has stirred controversies among its fan base with rumors of justin bieber being signed on to star a young tony stark in this particular installment. This has since caused distasteful comments being shared on Fan Pages and forums of the idolized Marvel Comics hero, by grief-stricken fans from around the world over the alleged wrongful casting.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said he is happy with the results of Iron Man 2 and predicted that Iron Man 3 will be in theaters by 2013. "We do have a contract with Robert Downey Jr. to do it, and it will come after The Avengers", Feige said.[1] Jon Favreau said that although the character may need reworking, the Mandarin would be in the third film. The director said, "The problem with the Mandarin is that the way it's depicted in the comic books, you don't want to see that. He has 10 magical rings — that just doesn't feel right for our [franchise]. So it's either tech-based, or the rings are not really rings". As of now, Shane Black will be directing this sequel and writing the screenplay after complications with Favreau.[2]
