The next Iron Man film will be co-produced in China
under a joint agreement between Walt Disney, Marvel Studios and DMG
Entertainment, the latest in a series of tie-ups between Hollywood and China
where movie-going is growing fast.
DMG - a Chinese entertainment and marketing group - will
invest in Iron Man 3,
manage the Chinese co-production process and jointly produce the film in China.
Along with Disney's China unit, it will also distribute the film in China, the
companies said on Monday.
Iron Man 3 will
star Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle. It will be released in
the United States on May 3, 2013.
Monday's announcement comes after China in February agreed
to allow in more foreign films and reflects the fast-growing Chinese middle
class spending more money in theaters and less on pirated movies.
Last week Disney said it would work with China's Ministry
of Culture and Tencent Holdings to promote the animation industry in China,
while Dreamworks Animation SKG in February said it would build a studio in
Shanghai as part of a joint venture with some of China's biggest media
companies.
NBC Universal Studio is also said to be in preliminary
talks with Tianjin about a joint venture to build a theme park in the port
city.
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