Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Documented locations
- 32
- Year
- 2013
- Directed by
- Shane Black
- Cities
- Wilmington, Rose Hill, Kenansville, Cary, Currie, Oak Island, Miami, Miami Beach, Dania Beach, Santa Clarita, Los Angeles, Malibu, Rancho Palos Verdes, Pékin, Durham
Wilmington, United States
Large cinema and television studio complex in Wilmington, North Carolina, one of the largest in the United States outside of California.
The scene : Production base for the film for eight months: most of the scenes shot in North Carolina were filmed on these sets, including Tony Stark's Malibu mansion, which was completely built as a set and then destroyed on screen.
Wilmington, United States
The scene : This private club provides the interiors for two very distant sets: the New Year's Eve party of 1999 supposed to take place in Bern, in the prologue, and the residence of the vice president who lets the alert call from Rhodey ring.
Wilmington, United States
The scene : The final duel against Killian takes place on the docks over several nights of shooting, with port cranes in the background on the Cape Fear River; the site serves as the Roxxon refinery and sees the arrival of the forty-two armors of the Iron Legion. Access required Homeland Security biometric passes for the entire crew.
Wilmington, United States
The scene : The tarmac serves as Andrews Air Force Base: President Ellis boards Air Force One escorted by Iron Patriot — actually Savin under the armor. Only the stairs, extras, and vehicles were there, the plane having been added in post-production.
Wilmington, United States
The scene : It is in this arm of the Northeast Cape Fear River that the ejected passengers from Air Force One fall during the chain rescue dubbed "Barrel of Monkeys." A custom zip line started from one hundred sixty feet above the water.
Wilmington, United States
The scene : The hospital doubles as the Los Angeles Mercy Hospital, where Tony comes to the bedside of Happy after the explosion.
Rose Hill, United States
The scene : This storefront plays the role of Walker's Bar, one of the two businesses that populate the setting of the fictional town.
Rose Hill, United States
The scene : In front of the bar, this venue becomes the restaurant "The Rocky Top" on screen.
Rose Hill, United States
The scene : An alley transformed into a crater: this is where a man exploded, and the locals have set up a makeshift memorial that Stark comes to examine. The city's water tower appears in the shot.
Kenansville, United States
The scene : The hall hosts the "Miss Chattanooga Christmas Pageant": fleeing an attack, Stark crashes right into a televised beauty contest — the scene where Stan Lee makes his cameo as a judge.
Cary, United States
The scene : The headquarters of the video game studio lends its architecture to the Stark Industries headquarters.
Cary, United States
The scene : Exteriors and lobby of Stark Industries.
Currie, United States
The scene : The sources place part of the filming in this locality of Pender County without specifying a scene or an address.
Oak Island, United States
The scene : Aerial shots of the rescue — the parachutists doubling the passengers being sucked out of Air Force One — were filmed off the coast of this island; the backdrop of Miami was composited behind them in post-production.
Miami, United States
Built from 1914 on Biscayne Bay as the winter residence of the Deering family, this house designed by architect F. Burrall Hoffman combines Neo-Renaissance architecture and Mediterranean Renaissance style. Now a house museum open to the public, surrounded by gardens classified as a botanical garden, it is today a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The scene : The villa and its gardens compose the exteriors of Aldrich Killian's mansion, where the true nature of the Mandarin is revealed.
Miami, United States
The scene : Stark crosses this viaduct to the west once the Mandarin track is up to Miami.
Miami, United States
Toll road connecting the mainland of Miami to Virginia Key and Key Biscayne, across Biscayne Bay.
The scene : A motorboat speeds southeast under the deck of the William M. Powell bridge during the rescue operation of Pepper.
Miami Beach, United States
The scene : The New Year's reception where Tony crosses paths with Maya Hansen.
Dania Beach, United States
The scene : This seaside bar serves as Neptune's Net where Rhodes finds Stark: it is here that he is struck by a panic attack. The establishment has since closed.
Santa Clarita, United States
The scene : The filming ranch serves as the camp of the Ten Rings: it is the "city" where the Mandarin executes his hostages in his propaganda videos.
Los Angeles, United States
Famous cinema from 1927 on Hollywood Boulevard, known for its star footprints. It is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and a contributing property to a historic district. Its public opening dates back to May 18, 1927.
The scene : The forecourt of the theater is the scene of the explosion that sends Happy to the hospital.
Los Angeles, United States
Famous boulevard in Hollywood and its Walk of Fame with stars of celebrities.
The scene : The artery and its stars serve as the backdrop for the street shots that frame the Chinese theater sequence.
Malibu, United States
Malibu Beach at the foot of Point Dume, along the Pacific Coast Highway.
The scene : Point Dume cliff provides the establishing shots of Stark's property: the house itself never existed here, it was digitally placed above the actual promontory.
Malibu, United States
The scene : Maya and Pepper climb the coast northward after the collapse of Stark's house.
Rancho Palos Verdes, United States
The scene : The hotel where Maya and Pepper come to talk about Killian — who crashes the meeting and forcibly takes them to his place.
Pékin, China
The scene : Sequences were filmed on location in the Chinese capital, although sources do not identify a specific site.
Miami Beach, United States
The scene : The interiors of Killian's lair, including the courtyard, complement the exteriors shot in Vizcaya.
Wilmington, United States
The scene : The hardware store where Stark stocks up to tinker with makeshift weapons and repair his suit; on screen, it is supposed to be located in Rose Hill.
Rose Hill, United States
The scene : The house of young Harley Keener, whose garage houses Stark's improvised workshop.
Durham, United States
The scene : The offices of Stark Industries where Pepper receives a visit from Killian.
Wilmington, United States
The scene : The set that houses the interiors of Tony Stark's house, before its destruction on screen.
Rose Hill, United States
The water tower that crowned this corner of Rose Hill has since been demolished: it only remains on the site through aerial views and archive images from Street View.
The scene : The water tower of the city serves as the backdrop for the confrontation with Savin; it also overlooks the shot of the crater filmed a few meters below, in Mallard Alley.