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THOR 2 isn't the only Marvel sequel adding an additional villain today now that Ashley Hamilton looks to be joining the now-in-production IRON MAN 3 as Firepower/Jack Taggert, the pilot of an experimental armored suit under Project: Firepower who then turns around and does battle with Iron Man using the suit, according to Variety. Firepower does not factor at all into the Extremis story arc that IRON MAN 3 is said to be borrowing heavily from, so how big of a role this would be is not yet known.
For those of you wondering where you may have seen Ashley Hamilton before, well, he's the son of actor George Hamilton and stepson of Rod Stewart... but, if that doesn't ring a bell, perhaps you saw him competing on the ninth season of DANCING WITH THE STARS, where he was eliminated first, or as a correspondant for the entertainment magazine show EXTRA.
In other IRON MAN 3 news, Jon Favreau has closed a deal to reprise his role as Tony Stark's bodyguard Happy Hogan, per The Hollywood Reporter, so, even though Shane Black has taken over the director's chair after Favreau's departure from the franchise, there's still room for him to return on-screen.
-Billy Donnelly
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