It's been almost 9 months since the last Marvel movie, The Avengers, hit theaters. That means a few things: 1) A lot of babies named Loki are about to be born. 2) Fans of Marvel's comic book movies are going through some serious withdrawals. 3) Iron Man 3 is coming really soon!

Take a look at four new stills from the newest installment from the Marvel universe (click thumbnails to enlarge):

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Robert Downey, Jr. returns in the third Iron Man film. This time, when is private world comes under attack, Iron Man begins a hunt for those responsible.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau, and Ben Kingsley also star. Shane Black directs.

Iron Man 3 opens May 3. Check out the first look at the Iron Man 3 suit in these earlier stills from the film.