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| image =Iron Man 2 Theatrical Poster.jpg
 
| director =[[Jon Favreau]]
 
| writer =[[Justin Theroux]]
 
| released =May 7, 2010
 
| runtime =134 min.
 
| catname =Iron Man
 
}}
 
'''''Iron Man 2 '''''is the sequel to 2008's ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'', and the third film in the [[Earth-199999|Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. [[Robert Downey Jr.]] returns as [[Anthony Stark|Tony Stark]], [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] as [[Virginia Potts]], [[Clark Gregg]] as [[Phil Coulson]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] as [[Nick Fury]]. Joining the cast are [[Scarlett Johansson]] as [[Natasha Romanoff]], [[Don Cheadle]] as [[James Rhodes]], [[Mickey Rourke]] as [[Ivan Vanko]] and [[Sam Rockwell]] as [[Justin Hammer]]. The film follows Stark now dealing with both his identity as Iron Man and battle a Russian madman with revenge in his mind.
 
   
==Plot==
 
As [[Anthony Stark|Tony Stark]] reveals to the world that he is [[Iron Man (armor)|Iron Man]], in Russia [[Anton Vanko]] died after telling his son [[Ivan Vanko|Ivan]] to use what he had been taught. Six months later, Stark has used his Iron Man armor to bring about a negotiated peace between the major super powers of the world, and his immense popularity with the general public is only furthered when he fulfills his father's dream by opening the "[[Stark Expo]]", to showcase all the latest inventions that will benefit the world. Stark is, however, still vilified by the United States government, and [[Senator Stern]] in particular, who demands that he hand his armor technology over for military application. Stark refuses, publicly shaming rival [[Justin Hammer]] in the process by highlighting his own failed attempts at recreating the technology. All is not well in Stark's life, however: he has discovered that the [[palladium]] in the [[Arc Reactor|arc reactor]] keeping his heart beating has begun to poison his body, slowly killing him, and all attempts to find a substitute element have failed. Slowly going off the rails as a consequence of what he believes to be his impending death, he appoints his former personal assistant [[Pepper Potts]] CEO of Stark Industries, replacing her with [[Black Widow|Natalie Rushman]].
 
 
While racing in [[Monaco]], Stark is attacked by Ivan Vanko, who has constructed a miniaturized arc reactor of his own, including whip-like attachments harnessing the electrical energy. Defeating Vanko with the aid of his [[Iron Man armor (Mark 5)|Mark V armor]] (a transforming briefcase), Stark discovers that Vanko is the son of disgraced Russian physicist Anton Vanko, who collaborated on the first arc reactor with Stark's father [[Howard Stark|Howard]]. Vanko is promptly broken out of jail by a revenge-seeking Justin Hammer, who puts him to work fashioning a line of armored combat suits that he will use to upstage Stark at his own Expo.
 
 
Tony throws what he believes will be his last birthday party and promptly proceeds to get drunk whilst wearing the Mark IV armor, forcing his friend Lt. Colonel [[James Rhodes]] to don the [[Iron Man armor (Mark 2)|Mark II armor]] and subdue him. Disgraced, Stark is approached by [[Nick Fury (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Nick Fury]] of [[S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|S.H.I.E.L.D.]], who provides him with a chest of his father's old artifacts that can hopefully be used to find a cure for his palladium poisoning. Reviewing the film reels in the chest, Stark discovers a message from his father that leads him to the original 1974 diorama of the Stark Expo: in reality, a disguised diagram for the molecular structure of a new element. Stark hand-builds a particle accelerator with the aid of his computer [[J.A.R.V.I.S.]] and synthesizes this new element, creating a new triangular chest arc that cures his poisoning.
 
 
Simultaneously, at Stark Expo, Hammer unveils his new military [[Hammer's Drones|drones]], captained by Rhodes in a [[War Machine|heavily-weaponized version]] of the confiscated Mark II armor. Unfortunately, it is soon discovered that Vanko has complete control of both the drones and Rhodes's new armor, and Stark arrives just as they go on the attack. As Stark battles against these remote-controlled enemies, [[Happy Hogan]] and Natalie (an undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. agent named Natalia Romanoff) race to Hammer's Queens facility to stop Vanko. By they time they arrive, Vanko has already departed for the Expo in a new, more powerful suit of armor, but Natalie is able to give Rhodes control of his armor again so that he and Stark can fight Vanko together. The two armored allies combine their powers and successfully take Vanko down, but his armor and Hammer's Drones are revealed to have been equipped with self-destruct charges. As they begin to go off, Stark races to save Pepper, rescuing her at the last minute. She quits her CEO position, and she finally gives Tony a kiss.
 
 
At a debriefing, Fury informs Stark that while Stark is "unsuitable" for the [[Avengers Initiative]], S.H.I.E.L.D. wants Iron Man as a consultant. Stark agrees on the condition that Senator Stern present him and Col. Rhodes with their medals for bravery.
 
 
In a post-credits scene, [[Phil Coulson|S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Coulson]] is seen driving to a remote impact crater in the New Mexico desert. Over a phone, he informs Fury that they've "found [[Mjolnir|it]]". The camera then pans from the opposite side's view and [[Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Thor]]'s [[Mjølnir|hammer]] is seen and thunder is heard as the screen fades to black.
 
 
==Cast==
 
*[[Robert Downey Jr.]] as [[Anthony Stark|Tony Stark]] / [[Iron Man (armor)|Iron Man]]
 
**[[Davin Ransom]] as Young Tony Stark
 
*[[Don Cheadle]] as [[James Rhodes]] / [[War Machine]]
 
*[[Mickey Rourke]] as [[Ivan Vanko]] / [[Whiplash]]
 
*[[Gwyneth Paltrow]] as [[Pepper Potts]]
 
*[[Sam Rockwell]] as [[Justin Hammer]]
 
*[[Paul Bettany]] as the Voice of [[J.A.R.V.I.S.]]
 
*[[Samuel L. Jackson]] as [[Nick Fury (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Nick Fury]]
 
*[[Scarlett Johansson]] as [[Black Widow|Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow]]
 
*[[Garry Shandling]] as [[Senator Stern]]
 
*[[Clark Gregg]] as [[Phil Coulson]]
 
*[[Leslie Bibb]] as [[Christine Everhart]]
 
*[[Kate Mara]] as a US Marshall
 
*[[Jon Favreau]] as [[Happy Hogan]]
 
*[[Olivia Munn]] as [[Chess Roberts]]
 
*[[John Slattery]] as [[Howard Stark]]
 
*[[Yevgeni Lazarev]] as [[Anton Vanko]]
 
*[[Margy Moore]] as [[Bambi Arbogast]]
 
*[[Helen Mattsson]] as [[Rebecca]]
 
*[[Anya Monzikova]] as [[Rebeka]]
 
*[[Stan Lee]] as Himself (mistaken for Larry King)
 
*[[Christiane Amanpour]] as Herself
 
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] as Himself
 
*[[Ali Khan]] as Ten Rings Gangster
 
*[[Tim Guinee]] as [[Allen|Major Allen]]
 
*[[Eric L. Haney]] as [[Meade|General Meade]]
 
*[[Adam Goldstein]] as Himself
 
*[[Larry Ellison]] as Himself
 
*[[Philippe Bergeron]] as [[Lemieux|Detective Lemieux]]
 
*[[Elon Musk]] as Himself
 
 
===Notes===
 
:[[Don Cheadle]] replaced [[Terrence Howard]] as [[James Rhodes|Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine]], due to financial differences.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=49681 Cheadle is Replacing Howard in Iron Man 2] comingsoon.net, 10-14-08</ref>
 
 
==Continuity and References to the Marvel Cinematic Universe==
 
*[[Natasha Romanoff]] appears as an agent of [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]]
 
*As [[Nicholas Fury|Nick Fury]] debriefs Tony near the end of the film, the television screen on the right shows a news report of a destructive aftermath on a university campus. This is the same news report of the Culver University battle caused by [[The Hulk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|the Hulk]] that was featured midway in the film ''[[The Incredible Hulk]]'', indicating that the last moments of ''Iron Man 2'' are concurrent with the events of the latter film.
 
*On the other maps you can see points that are related to [[Hulk]], [[Thor]], [[Captain America]] and [[Black Panther]], confirmed by [[Jon Favreau]]. <ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/jon-favreau-confirms-black-panther-thor-and-captain-america-easter-eggs-in-iron-man-2/]</ref>
 
*When [[Phil Coulson]] was looking around Tony's workshop he finds a [[Captain America's shield|familiar, incomplete shield]] in a crate. It's heavily hinted to be either [[Steve Rogers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Captain America's]] actual shield or a prototype of it. It was previously featured midway in [[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]. Howard Stark, Tony's father, designed the shield in ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]''. Since Captain America's actual shield was trapped with him in the ice, Stark's would have to have been an advanced prototype.
 
*The new element Tony creates is the metal the [[Cosmic Cube]] is composed of, which is studied by [[Howard Stark]] after finding it in ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]''.
 
*In New Mexico, [[Phil Coulson]] finds [[Mjölnir]], the weapon used by [[Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Thor]], in a crater.
 
*[[Nick Fury]] mentions problems in the Southwest region which is where [[Mjölnir]] was lying.
 
*[[Anthony Stark|Tony Stark]] looks at a folder and has [[The Avengers (team)|"Avengers Initiative"]] printed on it, again a reference to his upcoming participation with the Avengers.
 
*[[Wakanda]], [[Atlantis]] and [[Savage Land]] are shown on a map.
 
*Tony Stark revealing that he is Iron Man appears as a TV news report.
 
*A photo of [[Obadiah Stane]] appears on one of [[Ivan Vanko]]'s newspapers.
 
 
==Production==
 
The film was shot in California, New York City, New York and Monaco.
 
 
==Reception==
 
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. Many critics and fans often say that the film isn't as good as the first film. It was praised for its acting, visuals, music, and set design, but was criticized for its writing, rushed action scenes, the overtly sexual Black Widow, and the underdevelopment of the villains. However, with grossing $623,933,331, it is the highest-grossing solo movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase 1.
 
 
==Gallery==
 
:''Main article: [[Iron Man 2/Gallery]].''
 
<gallery captionposition="within" captionalign="center" bordersize="none" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
 
File:Iron_Man_2_Movie_Trailer_-_Trailer|Trailer
 
File:Iron_Man_2_(2010)_-_Clip_Alternate_Opening|Alternate opening
 
File:Iron_Man_2_Movie_Interview_-_SDCC_09_Scarlett_Johansson|Scarlet Johansson
 
</gallery>
 
==References==
 
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== External links ==
 
* [http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/ Official Website]
 
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/iron_man/news/1725642/ rotten tomatoes]
 
* [http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/01/iron-man-2-in-2010/ slash film]
 
* [http://www.superherohype.com/ironman/ Superhero Hype]
 
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