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"Jon Favreau will make an appearance in Iron Man 3, it has been reported. The actor and director has signed up to reprise his role as Tony Stark&amp;#039;s sidekick and bodyguard Happy Hogan, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang director Shane Black will take over from Favreau in the director&amp;#039;s chair on Iron Man 3. However, Favreau, who directed the trilogy&amp;#039;s first two instalments, will serve as co-executive producer with Kevin Feige. Iron Man 3 will see Robert Downey Jr return as Iron Man/Tony Stark, with Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle also returning to the series. Scarlett Johansson is rumoured to reprise her role as Natasha Romanov/Black Widow. Guy Pearce is to play Aldrich Killian, while Sir Ben Kingsley is also likely to appear as a villain. James Badge Dale and Rebecca Hall will also appear. Production got underway on Iron Man 3 this Wednesday (May 23) in North Carolina. Watch a clip from Iron Man 2 below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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