Iron Man 3 Page #2

(GUNS FIRING)

I consider myself a teacher.

(CHEERING)

America.

Ready for another lesson?

In 1864, in Sand Creek, Colorado,

the US military waited

until the friendly Cheyenne braves

had all gone hunting.

Waited to attack and slaughter

the families left behind

and claim their land.

39 hours ago,

the Ali AI Salem Air Base in Kuwait

was attacked.

I... I... I did that.

A quaint military church

filled with wives and children,

of course.

The soldiers were out on manoeuvres.

The braves were away.

President Ellis.

You continue to resist my attempts

to educate you, sir.

And now you've missed me again.

(MEN YELLING)

(GUNS FIRING)

You know who I am.

You don't know where I am.

And you'll never see me coming.

PAT KIERNAN:
Now that

we seem to be back,

let's recap some

of the frightening developments...

American airwaves were hijacked...

The nation remains on high alert.

All attempts to find the Mandarin

have so far proved unsuccessful.

ELLIS:
Central to my administration's

response to this terrorist event

is a newly minted resource.

I know him

as Colonel James Rhodes.

The American people

will soon know him

as the Iron Patriot.

And how is President Ellis responding?

By taking the guy

they call War Machine

and giving him a paint job.

The same suit,

but painted red, white and blue.

Look at that. And they also

renamed him, "Iron Patriot."

You know,

just in case the paint was too subtle.

It tested well with focus groups,

all right?

(GRUFFLY)

"I am Iron Patriot!" it sucks.

Listen. "War Machine"

was a little too aggressive.

All right?

This sends a better message.

(SIGHS)

So, what's really going on?

With the Mandarin.

Seriously, can we talk about this guy?

It's classified information, Tony.

Okay, there have been nine bombings.

- Nine.

- The public only knows about three.

But here's the thing,

nobody can ID a device.

There's no bomb casings.

You know I can help.

Just ask.

I got a ton of new tech.

I got a prehensile suit.

(STAMMERING)

I got bomb disposal.

It catches explosions in mid-air.

When's the last time

you got a good night's sleep?

Einstein slept three hours a year.

Look what he did.

People are concerned about you, Tony.

I'm concerned about you.

You're going to come at me like that?

No, look, I'm not trying to be a dick...

...tator.

Do you mind signing my drawing?

- If Richard doesn't mind.

-(CHUCKLES)

Are you all right with this, Dick?

RHODEY:

Yeah. Fine with me.

- TONY:
What's your name?

-Erin.

I loved you in A Christmas Story,

by the way.

Listen, the Pentagon is scared.

After New York, aliens... Come on.

They need to look strong.

Stopping the Mandarin is a priority,

but it's not...

-it's not superhero business.

- No, it's not, quite frankly.

- I get it.

-It's American business.

That's why I said I got it.

-(EXHALES SHARPLY)

- Are you okay?

I broke the crayon.

ERIN:

Are you okay, Mr Stark?

-(MUFFLED) Take it easy. Tony.

-(INHALES SHARPLY)

(WHISPERING) How did you

get out of the Wormhole?

-(GASPS)

- Wait a minute. Tony!

TONY:
What did you say?

RHODEY:
Tony.

(GRUNTS) Sorry.

(BREATHLESSLY) I'm just

checking on the suit.

(MECHANICAL WHIRRING)

Okay.

(PANTING)

(GASPING)

Check the heart.

(STAMMERING)

Is it the brain?

JARVIS:
No sign of cardiac anomaly

or unusual brain activity.

Okay, so I was poisoned?

My diagnosis is that you've

experienced a severe anxiety attack.

- Me?

-(METALLIC CLINKING)

Come on, man, this isn't a good look.

Open up.

TONY:
Sorry, I gotta split.

(GRUNTS)

(CROWD GASPS IN AWE)

HAPPY:
Badge.

- Badge.

-(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

Come on, badge.

Badge, guys.

I put a memo in the toilet. Come on.

Tony has got them in his basement.

They're wearing party hats.

- This is an asset that we can put to use.

- Uh-huh.

So, you're suggesting that I replace

the entire janitorial staff with robots.

- Thank you.

- What I'm saying is that

the human element of human resources

is our biggest point of vulnerability.

We should start

phasing it out immediately.

- What?

- Excuse me, Bambi,

-you should be wearing...

- Did you just say that?

- Security? Yes?

- Happy? Okay.

I am thrilled that you are now

the Head of Security. Okay?

- It is the perfect position for you.

- Thank you.

- However...

- I do appreciate it.

-...since you've taken the post...

- You don't have to thank me.

...we've had a rise in staff complaints

of 300%.

Thank you.

It's not a compliment.

It's not...

It is a compliment.

Clearly, somebody's

trying to hide something.

- I. .. Yes.

- SECRETARY:
Excuse me.

Ms Potts, your 4:00 is here.

- Thank you.

- Did you clear this 4:00 with me?

Happy, we'll talk about this later,

but right now, I have to go deal with

this very annoying thing.

How so?

I used to work with him

and he used to ask me out all the time,

so it's a little awkward.

I don't like the sound of that.

Pepper

Killian?

You look great.

You look really great.

PEPPER:
(STAMMERING)

God, you look great.

L... l... I...

What on earth have you been doing?

Nothing fancy.

Just five years in the hands

of physical therapists.

And please, call me Aldrich.

Uh, you were supposed to be

issued a security badge.

- Happy, it's okay. We're good.

- Yes.

- Are you sure? Okay.

- Yes. Stand down.

- I'm going to linger right here. Okay.

- Thank you.

It's very nice to see you, Killian.

(PHONES RINGING)

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

Hey, guy.

Merry Christmas.

KILLIAN:
After years dodging

the President's ban

On "immoral" biotech research,

my think tank

now has a little something

in the pipeline.

It's an idea we like to call EXTREMIS.

I'm gonna turn your lights down.

Regard the human brain.

(HUMMING)

Uh... Wait, hold on, hold on.

That's...

That's the universe. My bad.

But if I do that...

That's the brain.

Strangely mimetic, though,

wouldn't you say?

Wow, that's amazing.

Thanks, it's mine.

What?

This. You're inside my head.

It's a...

It's a live feed.

Come on up, I'll prove it to you.

Come on.

Now, pinch my arm.

- I can take it. Pinch me.

-(CHUCKLES)

(GASPS) What is that?

It's the primary somatosensory cortex.

It's the brain's pain centre.

But this is what I wanted to show you.

(BEEPS)

Now, EXTREMIS harnesses

our bioelectrical potential

and it goes here.

This is essentially an empty slot

and what this tells us

is that our mind,

our entire DNA, in fact,

is destined to be upgraded.

Wow.

(QUIET RINGING)

(WHISPERS)

Oh, wait...

-(RINGING CONTINUES)

- Uh...

-(CHIMES)

- Hello?

- TONY:
Is this Forehead of Security?

- What?

You know, look...

I got a real job. What do you want?

I'm working.

I've got something going on, here.

What, harassing interns?

Let me tell you something.

Do you know what happened

when I told people

I was Iron Man's bodyguard?

- They would laugh in my face.

(TONY CHUCKLES)

I had to leave

while I still had a shred of dignity.

Now I got a real job.

I'm watching Pepper.

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