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Wrapping up Hollywood: Iron Man 3's big premiere
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May 6, 2013
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Wrapping up Hollywood: Iron Man 3's big premiere
Iron Man 3 had a great opening weekend to kick off the summer movie season. The $175 million premiere could make Hollywood executives feel better about the other big bets they've made on summer blockbusters.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 30: Actor Robert Downey Jr rings the opening bell at New York Stock Exchange on April 30, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 30: Actor Robert Downey Jr rings the opening bell at New York Stock Exchange on April 30, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
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Iron Man 3 had a great opening weekend to kick off the summer movie season. The $175 million premiere could make Hollywood executives feel better about the other big bets they've made on summer blockbusters.

Iron Man 3 had a great opening weekend to kick off the summer movie season.  The $175 million premiere could make Hollywood executives feel better about the other big bets they've made on summer blockbusters.  Movie makers worry gun laws will get in their way, and after half a dozen film adaptations, director Baz Lurhman offers his take on Jay Gatsby. 

Rebecca Keegan, entertainment reporter for the LA Times, joins the show to discuss the latest from Hollywood.