ironman3stillYou would think that after Tony Stark drove off into the sunset with his new best-friend-forever Bruce Banner in The Avengers, that he’d have a cushy life for at least a year or something or another. Based on the trailer and nearly all the production stills we’ve seen so far, it isn’t the case at all. It looks more like Stark is going through complete hell. It’s a given when he’s an arrogant hero, who made friends with a guy whose bad temper flattens cities. But as Robert Downey Jr. said: Stark had Banner promptly deported.

I’m going off on a tangent, aren’t I?

The latest still shows Stark completely battle-worn in his latest armor. But that doesn’t stop him from looking absolutely dashing.

Iron Man 3 rocks moviegoers May 3, 2013.