Marvel axed female villain from Iron Man 3 after fears of poor toy sales, says director

In an interview with Uproxx, Black said the original Iron Man 3 script featured a female version of Aldrich Killian, eventually played by Guy Pearce.

“So, we had to change the entire script because of toy-making. Now, that’s not [Marvel Studios president Kevin] Feige.

Released in 2013, Iron Man 3 grossed $1.2bn at the global box office, according to Box Office Mojo.