Because of a previous trailer, I had thought that Tony would have been helped in his struggle against the Mandarin by his girlfriend, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), but no.

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Directed by Shane Black, who previously worked with Downey Jr on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, the film co-stars Gwyneth Paltrow, as Pepper Potts, and Sir Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin.

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In Iron Man 3, Tony is obsessed with being Iron Man and building Iron Man armor, because confronting death and a world-threatening menace has made him perpetually fearful of the danger to Pepper Potts.

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That would be his girlfriend, Pepper Potts.

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