Shanghai/ Beijing and Los Angeles – The Walt Disney Company China, Marvel Studios and DMG Entertainment have made an arrangement to co-produce Iron Man 3 in China.

DMG Entertainment will make an investment in the production of Iron Man 3, manage the Chinese co-production process, and jointly produce the film in China. The Chinese portion of the film’s production will run through DMG Entertainment in coordination with Marvel Studios’ production and creative teams. DMG will also distribute it in China in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company China.

Stanley Cheung, Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company, Greater China, sad, “The co-production of Iron Man 3 in China is testimony to the importance of this audience to Disney and the local industry capability to deliver a blockbuster title,” he added.

Shooting is expected to commence in May in the United States and begin location filming in China in late summer 2012.