The brand new "Iron Man 3" trailer is dark. Not simply dark as a result of Iron Man's home explodes and his girlfriend will get tortured, however really dark. This one looks like it rivals "The Superb Spider-Man" for evening scenes and precise darkness. (Cannot look forward to the 3D model.)

As famous by Vulture, a darkish Iron Man film is not essentially what followers signed up for: The first Iron Man film was an anti-Batman, with Robert Downey Jr. and director Jon Favreau treating their comic e book adaptation like a comic e book. "Iron Man" was the definition of breezy -- loaded with one-liners and ad-libs that transcended most superhero films. Even the ending is a wink: Stark as Iron Man telling the world that he's Iron Man. That crispness prolonged to the second movie as well -- Sam Rockwell, holla -- though with diminishing returns. "Iron Man 2" was sort of a multitude, in spite of everything, redeemed by nothing but huge field-workplace returns and the appearance of Downey in "Marvel's The Avengers." Stark's disdain for the superhero supergroup, and then the ultimate self-sacrifice he performs to avoid wasting them and the world, was certainly one of most affecting arcs in "The Avengers" plot. Which brings us to "Iron Man three": It takes place after the events in "Marvel's The Avengers" and features a changed Tony Stark. How can he go back to his reality-primarily based world of gadgets and enjoyable -- overlook Jason Bourne; Tony Stark is the closest thing we have to an American James Bond -- when Loki unleashed a gaggle of Chitauri warriors on an unsuspecting Manhattan like it was the tip of a Michael Bay film? Properly, he can't -- and even when could, it wouldn't matter. As mentioned, the trailer reveals Stark systematically dropping every part. There's even a shot of Completely happy Hogan (Favreau, returning to the role regardless of not directing "Iron Man three") mendacity in a pile of rubble. Will Pleased die? At the very least, he will not be too pleased with the mess attributable to Men's Avengers Punisher Print Long Sleeve Tee Shirt The Mandarin. (Pause here for some LOLz about Ben Kingsley's Mandarin voice, which is not as unhealthy as Tom Hardy's Bane voice but still sounds pretty ridiculous. He's like an indignant Muppet.)

So, is this heavier "Iron Man" going to work? Yes. Three explanation why:

1. At least there are some stakes ... Fast, title what was at stake in "Iron robin t-shirt Man 2." Oh, proper: You can't. 2. ... and they do not involve saving the world. The quickest strategy to make a superhero film feel like a superhero film? Create some MacGuffin that's outsize with the remainder of the story (see the nuclear doohickies from "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Marvel's The Avengers"). "Iron Man" worked best when it is about Iron Man and his state of affairs. Giving the main character a revenge plot to place some strain on his personal demons, as it seems happens in "Iron man 3," is the precise right factor to do with a franchise that risks dropping its lead to another sequence altogether. 3. It most likely will not be that heavy. When Marvel unveiled footage from "Iron Man 3" at Comic-Con, it was of the hahaha-variety: Completely happy speaking in regards to the "Super Associates," Stark doing Stark-y issues. Simply because the trailer is dark, does not imply the movie will likely be. It's Downey; the guy does not do dark and brooding. He leaves that to Christian Bale.