Guy Pearce, who portrayed arch-villain Aldrich Killian inIron Man 3, has finally addressed whether hisMCUdebut was as part of a Christmas movie 11 years later.Iron Man 3isIron Man’s third and final movie, depicting Tony Stark dealing with the aftermath of his pivotalrole in the Battle of New YorkduringThe Avengers. Despite being released in the not-so-festive month of April, it largely takes place around Christmas, leading to a pertinent question: isIron Man 3a Christmas movie?
Guy Pearce seems to think so, saying as much in an interview withScreen Rant’s Liam Crowley to discuss his newest movie,The Brutalist, alongside his co-stars. When the question of whetherIron Man 3is a Christmas movie was raised, Peace laughed and agreed emphatically, stating “absolutely,” before his co-star Felicity Jones suggested that any movie starring Guy Pearce is a Christmas movie. Pearce referencesL.A. Confidentialas another example, though the actor has also starred as Ebeneezer Scrooge in a TV adaptation ofA Christmas Carolin 2019. The full discussion is as follows:
Liam Crowley:Guy, it’s Christmas season. My favorite Christmas movie of all time is Iron Man 3. Would you agree that Iron Man 3 is a Christmas movie?
Guy Pearce:(laughs) Yeah, I could see that. Absolutely.
Felicity Jones:Any movie with Guy in it is a Christmas movie.
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Iron Man 3 Has Plenty Of Christmas Movie Hallmarks
Guy Pearce likely says he can seeIron Man 3as a Christmas movie as most of the most important scenes featuring Aldrich Killian take place specifically around the festive season. His pivotal encounter with Tony Stark, for instance, was at a 1999 New Year’s Eve party, where Stark’s flippant dismissal morphs into feelings of resentment and a turn towards villainy. The movie’s climactic final battle, meanwhile, in whichIron Man deploys his House Party Protocol, takes place around Christmas Day.Plenty of Christmas decorations also litter the scenerythroughout the movie.
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Iron Man 3’s status as a Christmas movie is often mentioned in the same breath asDie Hard, an action movie that also takes place around Christmas but only loosely centers around themes of Christmas. Still,there is also a case to be made for the notion thatIron Man 3embodies the spirit of Christmas, as the movie culminates in Stark relinquishing his material possessions (his suits of armor) to prioritize his nearest and dearest (Pepper Potts). That is, of course, before he reverses this decision in the next movie he stars in.
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All Evidence In Iron Man 3 Has Me Convinced
Based on the movie embodying the spirit of Christmas and the fact that so many considerDie Hardto be a Christmas movie (myself included),I’m inclined to agree with Guy Pearce.Tony Stark spends much of his timeinIron Man 3attempting to be generous - especially in the case of Harley Keener - and enough Christmas imagery permeates the scenery to have me convinced. It’s also a very small club for MCU productions, comprisingThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday SpecialandHawkeye, so I think there’s plenty of room forIron Man 3to join.
