Directed by , Iron Man 3 finds Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) grappling with severe PTSD and anxiety after the alien invasion in New York ( The Avengers ). To cope, he obsessively builds dozens of new suits, which strains his relationship with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow). The story unfolds as follows:
: After his home is destroyed, Tony is stranded in rural Tennessee with a broken suit and must rely on his raw ingenuity and a young boy named Harley Keener to stop Killian. Box Office Phenomenon
: A mysterious terrorist known as The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) begins a series of devastating bombings.