Robert Downey Jr. is NOT Iron Man, according to this toddler -- PHOTO

When you have a favorite character on TV or in the movies, sometimes it’s hard to remember that they are a real person playing a fictional one. When you’re 18 months old, you don’t understand that concept at all.

When Jaxson Denno’s mom found out Robert Downey Jr. was shooting a movie (The Judge) near their Massachusetts home, she packed the 1 1/2-year-old into the car and told him he was going to meet Iron Man. Imagine the kid’s disappointment when he actually saw a clean-shaven Tony Stark, sans Iron Man suit and superpowers.

Jaxson’s mother, Heather, told People that her son finally made the connection after Downey spoke, but unfortunately the photo tells a story of a sad kid who basically just found out there is no Santa Claus.

I can’t say I blame the guy, there are definitely some actors who I associate with one role and one role only – to see them in any other way is extremely unsettling. Cue a photo of me crying when I meet Jensen Ackles and realize he isn’t actually Dean Winchester.

I wish I'd had proper discipline, says Robert Downey Jr

Washington, Jun 10: Robert Downey Jr has admitted that he wouldn't have become so reliant on drugs if he'd had "proper discipline" in his life at the age of 18.

The 48-year-old actor revealed to the Sun that he started using drugs from a young age emulating his father, Robert Downey. Sr - who was a frequent drug user, Contactmusic reported.

He feels that his life would have been easier if his dad had put firmer rules in place when he was a youngster.

The star also credited his second wife, Susan Downey for getting his life back on track and encouraging him to create order and future plans.

The actor, who claimed that he started using marijuana at the age of six, has been drug free since 2003.

He admitted that his addiction to substances meant his career took a back seat and he developed a negative attitude towards acting for some time. 

The Week in Spandex - Man of Steel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Avengers 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Justice League and more

 Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel, Justice League, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: The Dark World, The Avengers 2, Kick-Ass 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel, Ultimate Spider-Man, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Teen Titans Go!, Young Justice and more... 

Well here we are, the penultimate Week in Spandex (sorry Mr. Byrne) before Superman returns to the big screen courtesy of director Zack Snyder, producer Christopher Nolan and star Henry Cavill in the hugely-anticipated reboot Man of Steel - and boy, is Warner Bros. making sure we know all about it. Not only has this week brought us a stunning, action-packed fifth trailer [which we have for you here, if for some bizarre reason you haven't already seen it], but the studio's marketing department has been working overtime to deliver a stream of TV spots and clips [see here and here] - the best of which see Superman pummeling General Zod (Michael Shannon) and the brave/foolish Colonel Hardy (Christopher Meloni) squaring up to Zod's fearsome right hand woman Faora (Antje Traue), as well as Zod in a verbal jousting with Russell Crowe's Jor-El [watch those here, here, here and here]. Of course that's not all, and we've also got a handful of new images here and here, along with a 13-minute behind-the-scenes featurette and video interviews with Snyder, Cavill, Shannon, Traue, Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Kevin Costner (Jonathan Kent), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Russell Crowe (Jor-El), Laurence Fishburne (Perry White), Ayelet Zurer (Lara Lor-Van) and producers Deborah Snyder, Charles Roven and Wesley Coller [feast your eyes on those here]...

...Having saturated the internet with all things Man of Steel this past week, Warner's marketing campaign appears to be paying dividends, with tickets for the reboot selling faster than a speeding bullet. According to Fandango (via Newsarama), Man of Steel is outselling newcomers The Purgeand The Internship despite hitting screens a week later, and it's also said to be outpacing all other summer blockbusters at the same stage of their release cycles, including Marvel's Iron Man 3, which debuted with a whopping $174.1 million in the States early last month. The film is apparentlytracking a $100 million opening weekend, which seems a little conservative to me, and has already earned $170 million from deals with 98 promotional partners (for comparison, The Dark Knight Risesamassed $150 million), which bodes well for the possibility of Man of Steel igniting a cohesive DC movie universe...

...And while we're on the subject of a cohesive DC movie universe, Henry Cavill has once again addressed the possibility of a Justice Leaguemovie, stating that he'd prefer to adopt the Marvel Studios / Avengers approach of establishing each character first through their own solo features: "If Warner Bros. were to come to me and say 'we are planning this and how do you want to do it,' you have to introduce various characters, so it's just not like 'bam' the world is full of god-like superheroes. You would have to find them and introduce them through various movies, and then bring them all together with a major threat that happens. Whether that threat be Doomsday or Braniac or whatever, we don't know, but it would have to be a lot more storyline to have the audience be okay with an introduction to say Brainiac or Doomsday..."

...And speaking to Hero Complex, Zack Snyder has admitted that Man of Steel "opens the door" to a wider DC universe: "Do the DC characters exist in the universe I created? The answer is yes. In my mind, we have this fantastic character of Superman. It’s not madness that there would be others. Now, that being said, does a ‘Justice League’ movie exist now? No. Whether or not I ever get to make that movie, I don’t know. What is real is that there’s a crack — a foot — in the door. That’s promising. The door is definitely open..."

...Before we move on from the Man of Steel, it's Superman Month here at Flickering Myth, and this past week our writing team has been revisiting Kal-El's big screen exploits, with reviews ofSuperman and the Mole-Men, Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and the spin-off Supergirl, while Martin Deer has rounded up all the latest talking points in his final Countdown to Man of Steel, and Anghus Houvouras has tackled the 'debate' over the casting of a British actor as the iconic American character in his article OUTRAGE: Superman isn't being played by an American...

...Moving on to Marvel Studios and the big story this week was our first look at returning Captain America: The First Avenger star Sebastian Stan in Bucky Barnes' new guise as the assassin The Winter Soldier in next year's Anthony and Joe Russo-directed solo sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The villain made his first appearance on the Cleveland set this past Monday, attacking an SUV before Captain America (Chris Evans) and Black Widow (Scarlet Johansson) arrived on the scene [see here]. Subsequent set photos showed the Winter Soldier pursuing Black Widow [see here], before Steve Rogers and his former WWII buddy squared off in a sequence we glimpsed back in April with the leaked Phase Two concept art [see here]. Meanwhile, Frank Grillo (Zero Dark Thirty) revealed via Twitter that he's heading to Cleveland on Monday, so we should get to see our first look at another of the sequel's bad guys, Crossbones, in the coming days...

...And on the subject of Marvel bad guys, director James Gunn appears to have found his main antagonist forGuardians of the Galaxy, with Benicio Del Toro (The Usual Suspects, Sin City) signing on as "a character that is built to be part of future Marvel films, which means he has signed a deal with options that put him into multiple movies." Given that description, the obvious choice is that of Thanos, who of course made his introduction to the MCU with his mid-credits cameo in The Avengers, although there has been speculation that he could be playing The Collector - a part thought to have been filled by Lee Pace (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug). Either way, the cast of Guardians appears to be falling together nicely, with Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana (Avatar) as Gamora, Dave Bautista (Riddick) as Drax the Destroyer, Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead) as Yondu, John C. Reilly (Step Brothers) as Rhomman Dey and Glenn Close (Damages) as the leader of the Nova Corps and and Ophelia Lovibond (London Boulevard) as an aide to one of the villains. With filming on Guardians of the Galaxy set to begin later this month, expect the likes of Rocket Raccoon and Groot to be filled very soon... 

...Next up for Marvel Studios the solo sequel Thor: The Dark World, and with the film now just a few months away from release, it seems some late reshoots could in order, with Jaime Alexandertweeting that she's "gotta get Sif ready again". Naturally, these could be nothing more than standard pickups, but given the recent reports of tension between Marvel and director Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones), perhaps there's some truth to the speculation that all isn't well in Asgard...

...In addition to the alleged troubles on theThor sequel, it's also been well-documented that Marvel Studios has been playing hard-ball with the stars of The Avengers, and at this point in time its unclear (although highly likely, if I had to bet) whether Robert Downey Jr. will sign a new contract to reprise the role of Tony Stark for 2015's The Avengers 2. Speaking toThe Daily Beast, writer-director Joss Whedon offered his thoughts on the situation: "[Robert Downey Jr.] is Iron Man. He is Iron Man in the way that Sean Connery was James Bond. I have no intention of making Avengers 2 without him, nor do I think I’ll be called upon to do that. I don’t think it’s in my interest, Marvel’s interest, or his interest, and I think everything will be fine. But I know that this is Hollywood and you roll with things. You have to be ready for the unexpected. But I loved working with Robert, and everybody knows he embodied that role in a way no one else can. The day he was cast, I went up to [Marvel Studios president] Kevin Feige and said, 'You brilliant son of a bitch...'"

...Whedon has also reiterated his intention to expand the roster of Earth's Mightiest Heroes for the sequel by introducing Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, although he has hinted that the brother and sister could also find themselves going up against the superhero team during an appearance on theTavis Smiley Show: "We are introducing Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch who are mainstays of The Avengers universe, they're foes, they've been allies and they're very interesting to me because I grew up reading The Avengers. They have powers that are visually exciting, different from the characters we've seen before so I'm excited to knock them against The Avengers and see what shakes loose." Meanwhile, it's been reported that Whedon is looking to cast Kick-Ass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver - with his Kick-Ass co-star Evan Peters having already secured the role in Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past...

...Sticking with Kick-Ass 2 for a moment, and Universal Pictures has released an international trailerfor the upcoming Jeff Wadlow-directed sequel which features a few snippets of new footage, as well as a new image of Christopher Mintz-Plasse as The Mother F*cker. Kick-Ass 2 is set to open on August 14th, with Taylor-Johnson and Mintz-Plasse joined in the cast by the returning Chloe Grace Moretz (Hit-Girl), Clark Duke (Marty / Battle Guy) and Lyndsy Fonseca (Katie Deuxma), along with new additions Jim Carrey (Batman Forever) as Colonel Stars and Stripes, Donald Faison (Scrubs) as Doctor Gravity, Lindy Booth (The Philanthropist) as Night Bitch, John Leguizamo (Spawn) as Javier, Robert Emms (Broken) as Insect Man, Andy Nyman (Black Death) as The Tumour, Daniel Kaluuya (Black Mirror) as Black Death, Augustus Prew (The Borgias) as Ass-Kicker, Morris Chestnut (The Call) as Marcus Williams, Claudia Lee (Hart of Dixie) as Brooke and Ukrainian bodybuiler Olga Kurkulina as Mother Russia...

...If a sneak peek at Captain America vs. The Winter Soldier wasn't enough of a preview of next year's big superhero showdowns, a batch of set photos from the Montreal set of X-Men: Days of Future Past also gave us a glimpse at Nicholas Hoult's fully-transformed Beast unleashing his rage on Michael Fassbender's Magneto [see here]. Director Bryan Singer has dropped a few official behind-the-scenes stills on Twitter, including a shot of Fassbender's Magneto [see here] and disgraced President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office [see here], while X-Men: First Class star Lucas Till wassnapped on the set of next year's sequel, suggesting that Havok will be back alongside Fassbender, Hoult, James McAvoy (Professor Xavier) and Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique). Meanwhile, X-Men veteran Patrick Stewart also offered up a few words about his return as Professor X during last week's Comicpalooza: "It’s been 6 or 7 years since X-Men 3, where you will recall that Charles Xavier was vaporized by whats-her-name, Jean Grey. And you’re asking yourselves, ‘If you were vaporized, how can you be in the next X-Men movie?’ Anybody got any ideas how that came about? [An audience member yells out 'Time Travel'] Yeah, that’s exactly it. I guess. There will be an explanation, but it was a little puzzling for me because I thought my X-Men days were over. So, it’s something to look forward to..."

...Elsewhere in 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise, and a new Wolverine-less promotional poster for next month's solo sequel The Wolverine has arrived online [see here], while Hugh Jackman hashinted that he could be ready to call time on his stint as the X-Men's most iconic character: "I wasn't even sure after the [X-Men Origins: Wolverine] if I would do another [solo movie]. I won't say never, because I'm still loving it. But there would have to be a pretty compelling reason. I had something to prove [after Origins], and we could have done better. Somehow the first Wolverinemovie ended up looking like the fourth X-Men -- just with different characters. I left unsure if we'd achieved our goal, which was to make sure people understood my character. [The Wolverine] will really get to his core. So... fingers crossed that we've done it this time. I'm pretty confident we have." I guess we'll find out when The Wolverine opens on July 26th...

...Spider-Man fans feeling a little left out by all these Marvel set images will want to check out some new spy photos from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, including shots of Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker and Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy graduating High School (which also includes some images of Marvel legend Stan Lee, along with the surprise - and slightly spoilery - return of a cast member from last year's reboot) [see here], whileComicBookMovie posted a collection of images featuring Spidey and Gwen swinging (oo-er). Miss Stacy is also wearing a ratherfamiliar costume, which may potentially indicate that director Marc Webb is playing with fan expectations and a last minute save could be in order...

...Shifting to the small screen and Clark Gregg (Agent Phil Coulson), Ming-Na Wen (Agent Melinda May) and J. August Richards (possibly Rage, probably not Luke Cage) have all been speaking about ABC's upcoming Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., while Samuel L. Jackson has also expressed his interest in bringing Nick Fury into the fold: "Oh! If I was going to doS.H.I.E.L.D., I'd like to be — you know Charlie's voice onCharlie's Angels? That would be perfect. Because everybody recognizes my voice. That would be good enough for me. And I told Joss that. I don't know. [Joss] can't hire me, I guess. Disney, Marvel, we'll see what they think..."

...This summer sees Disney embarking on its first Marvel crossover as Phineas and Ferb team up with Marvel's heroes to battle a group of supervillains in the animated special Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel; here's the official episode description, and you can view the trailer here (or watch it in the player at the bottom of this post): "Follow Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor and the Hulk as they enter the fictional town of Danville after Dr. Doofenshmirtz’s latest 'inator' scheme accidentally removes their powers and immobilizes them. In order to defeat Marvel’s super villains Red Skull, Whiplash, Venom and M.O.D.O.K., the Marvel heroes team up with Phineas and Ferb..."

...Ultimate Spider-Man returns to Disney XD's Marvel Universe programming block tomorrow with two new episodes, and we have clips of both of them here, along with the official episode descriptions: "When a lab experiment at Stark Industries goes wrong, Spider-Man & Iron Man must work together to contain an unstoppable threat! Then, Spider-Man & his team are turned into mini versions of themselves when they cross paths with Loki & the Destroyer! They’ll have no choice but to ask for help from the Mighty Avenger himself, THOR!"...

...Having succeeded Bruce Timm as supervising producer on Warner Bros.' direct-to-video DC movies, James Tucker (Batman: The Brave and the Bold) has taken part in an interview with WordBalloon, during which he explained how his new position came about, the upcomingJustice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, and his plans to expand the focus of DC Universe Animated Original Movies line to incorporate a wider ranger of characters: "My idea coming in was that how can we use those properties as tent-poles to expose our audience to other DC characters. For instance, Superman: Unboundis a property that prominently features Supergirl and so you get that twofer. Even though she appeared in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, she was only in the costume for a little bit of it. AndFlashpoint is kind of a sneaky way to introduce Flash to people because its a very Flash-focused story but you also have Batman in it as another character even though its not the Batman people know. That makes it more interesting to me. If we can choose those types of properties where there's a secondary character that we can shine some light on in addition to Batman, Superman or Justice League, to me, that's a good thing and that's the way to keep things fresh and expose the audience to other characters. That's an important notion to DC as far as how do they get their other characters out there into other media..." 

...And finally, could there still be a glimmer of hope that Cartoon Network will change its mind over the cancellation of Young Justice? As reported by MTV Geek, producer Greg Weisman and voice actors Khary Payton, Dee Bradley Baker and Phil Lamarr took part in a Young Justice panel during the Denver Comic Con, and - in between fans booing every mention of Teen Titans Go! [I guess they'll have no interest in checking out these clips and images from Tuesday's upcoming episode] - Wesiman said that "honestly, [Warner Bros. and DC] don't care if no one watches the show as long as the toys sell", before plugging the impending release of the trade paperback, soundtrack andYoung Justice: Legacy video game. So, could continued fan support see the show doing a Family Guy and returning to the airwaves, or is this just a ploy to try and shift more Young Justicemerchandise and clear some space in Warner's warehouse for Teen Titans Go! and Beware the Batman? 

Bravo to you Robert Downey Jr.

The actor has successfully transformed his life from a man fans once feared would lose his life to substance abuse to a megastar who also happens to be a devoted husband and father. Gone is the wisecracking playboy daredevil and here now is a witty man enthralled with the woman in his life and clearly focused on his work.

Sound familiar?

It's hard to tell if Robert Downey Jr. is channeling Tony Stark or if the moviegoers are buying into the actor's portrayal of "Iron Man" because the character is not that much of a stretch. And we aren't the only ones who think so. EW posed the question "Anyone else got a sneaking suspicion that Robert Downey Jr. and Tony Stark are actually the same person?" in a story about the actor's recent appearance on "The Daily Show."

With the third film in the "Iron Man" franchise out this week, there is time to yet again marvel at the fact that there was a time when Downey was beyond down and out in Beverly Hills. In fact, he was pretty much the Lindsay Lohan of his time: an incredibly talented artist who seemed to attract trouble the moment he stepped out the door.

He reportedly had his first experience with drugs at age 6 when his father, the director Robert Downey, gave him a toke of marijuana (years later the elder Downey would confess to regretting that decision.) In the 1980s, roles in films like "Less Than Zero" and "The Pick-up Artist" gave him honorary status in the Brat Pack, a group of hot young actors who dominated the movie scene during that decade.

He also had a highly publicized romance with Sarah Jessica Parker, who would go on to find fame as the star of "Sex and the City." But for all his luck in love and on screen (a turn as the iconic Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film "Chaplin" earned him a best actor Oscar nomination) the dark side of show business resulted in multiple arrests for everything from driving under the influence to gun possession.

"It's like I have a shotgun in my mouth, and I've got my finger on the trigger, and I like the taste of the gunmetal," the actor famously told a judge in 1999.

His lifestyle not only took a toll on his reputation (he became fodder for jokes when in 1996 after a night of partying he wandered into a neighbor's home in Malibu and fell asleep in a child's bed), but also helped end his relationship with Parker.

"I was so selfish," he said in a 2008 interview. "I liked to drink, and I had a drug problem, and that didn't jibe with Sarah Jessica, because it is the furthest thing from what she is. She provided me a home and understanding. She tried to help me. She was so miffed when I didn't get my act together."

Even a stint on the then very popular show "Ally McBeal" didn't stop his addiction and in 2001 he was fired from the series after yet another drug arrest.

But like Tony Stark, Downey wrapped himself in the armor of his work and pulled himself out of the depths of addiction. By 2005, he had critics raving with his performance in films like "Wonder Boys" and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang." That same year he married producer Susan Levin, whom he met when she served as a producer on the 2003 movie "Gothika."

Levin (now Susan Downey) told Harper's Bazaar that she made it clear to her now husband that he would have to clean up his act.

"I did meet Darth Vader (what she calls his troubled persona), for like a minute," she said, "right after the movie wrapped, and I said immediately, 'This isn't gonna work.' I made it clear that to stay with me, nothing could happen."

The couple became parents of a son in 2012 and Downey also has an older son from an earlier marriage.

Such stability has clearly helped Downey reach the pinnacle where moviegoers are eagerly awaiting his new film and even Buzzfeed has hopped on board, producing a piece titled "32 reasons Robert Downey Jr. is the most perfect man in the universe."

"You're very handsome, don't let anyone tell you different," Jimmy Kimmel said to the actor, to which he responded: "They don't."

"Iron Man" co-star Gwyneth Paltrow went so far as to rank Downey's Stark above another popular superhero set to bow at theaters soon, the "Man of Steel."

"(Tony Stark's) gorgeous," Paltrow said. "I'm still not convinced with the man in tights and the cape."

And with all Downey's toughness, resilience and charm, it's no wonder "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart had a straight face when he told the actor "You are Iron Man. You are."

Should There Be an 'Iron Man 4' If Robert Downey Jr. Leaves the Franchise?

If there's one thing we know about Hollywood, it's that it can't let a franchise be -- even when it's a nicely contained trilogy. Especially when that is the case, actually. It doesn't even have to be as big a property as Iron Man, but now that Iron Man 3 has opened and already has made more than half a billion dollars worldwide, it's a certainty that Iron Man 4 will be produced. Maybe not right away given Marvel Studios' schedule, but someday. Whether Robert Downey Jr. is on board or not.

That's actually something Marvel's Kevin Feige has reportedly stated. He sees a ton more installments in the series' future with different actors taking on the role if necessary, a la James Bond. Or Batman. Any naysayers with the argument that Robert Downey Jr. IS Tony Stark and vice versa just have to remember that we once thought the same thing about Sean Connery and 007 and Michael Keaton and the Caped Crusader (or even Adam West, for the old-timers). Just cast someone with caliber, not someone from the B-list. 

Or, maybe they don't even need to replace RDJ. As we see in Iron Man 3 (SPOILERS?), Stark doesn't even need to be in the suits anymore. They're basically remote-controlled robots. Moviegoers don't care about movie stars anymore anyway, right? They just want to see the Iron Man costume flying, fighting and blowing stuff up. Disney could give RDJ a few million for a day's work for bookending sequences or something. The rest of the time it's all Paul Bettany's voice providing exposition for the hollow heroes. 

Another option would be to have someone other than Stark take over as Iron Man. James "Rhodey" Rhodes would be the obvious choice, though it's hard to see Don Cheadle carrying a sequel as the lead. Probably because we really don't get to know that character very deeply in the movies. After the climax of Iron Man 3, I'd even prefer Pepper taking the reins, because Gwyneth Paltrow was surprisingly kick-ass and quite sexy in her moments of action.

You know who I bet would love the honor most, though? Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau). Or that kid, who has an even more awesome character name (Harley Keener) and an actor who is already getting used to franchise stardom (Ty Simpkins, who is recently finished shootingInsidious: Chapter 2). 

I'm likely not alone in wanting a continuation rather than a reboot, and anyway the overreaching Avengers film franchise likely wouldn't allow for that -- not that it would be unfaithful to the way comic books work to eventually have diverging continuities. 

What should Marvel do with the Iron Man franchise if Robert Downey Jr. doesn't return?

Iron Man 3 Breaks IMAX Opening Weekend Record with $28.6 Million

Iron Man 3 break IMAX weekend record

IMAX Corporation and Marvel Entertainment announced that Marvel's Iron Man 3 has grossed an estimated $28.6 million for the weekend in 592 IMAX theatres worldwide, setting an all-time global IMAX opening weekend record. The film, which premiered in North America Friday, May 3, and returns star Robert Downey Jr. to his now-iconic title role, established several other IMAX records and benchmarks, including:

• The film generated $15.6 million domestically, setting a new IMAX opening-weekend record for May and establishing the second-best IMAX opening weekend in North America
• Multiple individual theatre opening weekend records with 27 IMAX theatres establishing new Friday records, and 22 setting new marks for Saturday
• Record-breaking IMAX openings in key territories, including China ($63,000 per screen), Russia ($77,000 per screen) and Ukraine ($47,000 per screen)
• Iron Man 3 has now grossed $39.3 million in IMAX at the global box office, and the film overall has grossed $174.2 million domestically and $677 million globally so far.

Dave Hollis, Executive Vice President, Theatrical Exhibition Sales and Distribution, The Walt Disney Studios, had this to say in a statement.

"IMAX continues to be an in-demand format for premium, immersive moviegoing experiences like those created by Marvel's action-packed films, and we're very proud of the record-setting performance of Marvel's Iron Man 3on IMAX screens around the world."

Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Entertainment, released his own statement.

"Iron Man 3 is a bona fide global hit and the perfect property to kick off the summer season. Films like this form a strong foundation for our portfolio and we once again congratulate Marvel, Disney and the film's cast and crew for creating a film that so clearly resonates with IMAX fans around the world."

About Iron Man 3

Marvel's Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall,Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale with Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley, Marvel's Iron Man 3 is directed by Shane Black from a screenplay by Drew Pearce & Shane Black and is based on Marvel's iconic super hero Iron Man, who first appeared in the pages of "Tales of Suspense #39" in 1963 and had his solo comic book debut with "The Invincible Iron Man #1" in May of 1968.

Marvel's Iron Man 3 is presented by Marvel Studios in association with Paramount Pictures and DMG Entertainment. Marvel Studios' President Kevin Feige is producing and Jon Favreau, Louis D'Esposito, Charles Newirth, Victoria Alonso, Stephen Broussard, Alan Fine, Stan Lee and Dan Mintz are executive producers. The film is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. You can learn more about Marvel's Iron Man 3 by visiting Marvel's official site at Marvel.com/IronMan3.

Iron Man 3 was released May 3rd, 2013 and stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Jon Favreau, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale. The film is directed by Shane Black.

Iron Man 3 Spoiler Alert: Mark Ruffalo Tweets About Easter Egg Surprise

You may not like him when he's tweeting.

Mark Ruffalo has let the Hulk cat out of the bag when it comes to one of Iron Man 3's most highly anticipated scenes—the traditional Easter egg that follows the end credits and teases fanboys with possible hints of a future superhero adventure.

(SPOILER ALERT: You may want to stop reading right now if you haven't seen the movie yet.)

And as he disclosed on Twitter Friday, on the day Iron Man 3 opened and perhaps a little too hastily for all but the most diehard of fans, Ruffalo and RDJ apparently reprise the bromance in a cameo in the film's post-credits sequence.As Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk in last summer's The Avengers, the 45-year-old thespian's hilarious banter with Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man was one of the more enjoyable aspects of that megahit.

"Thank you all for the kind words about IM3. Had a great time cooking that up with [director] Shane [Black] and Robert. Best to all," the actor tweeted.

NEWS: Iron Man 3: 5 things to know about Robert Downey Jr.'s latest adventure on the big screen

The sequence finds Downey's billionaire tycoon hero Tony Stark sitting on a shrink's couch talking about his life when the camera pulls out to reveal Ruffalo, who's fast dozing off listening to his pal's problems.

When Stark snaps at him to wake up, Banner replies, "You know, I'm not that kind of doctor."

No word whether the scene portends The Hulk and Iron Man teaming up for Iron Man 4 or whether Downey might make a cameo in another Hulk solo outing (at this point, there are no plans for one featuring Ruffalo). But the duo are expected to reunite for The Avengers sequel hitting theaters in 2015.