Iron Man 2 Movie Preview

Iron Man was a major hit for Marvel when released as a movie in 2008. The film starred Robert Downey Jr. as the eponymous industrialist Tony Stark, who turns iron clad super-hero after being captured by terrorists. The film was both a critical and financial success. On Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of critics rated the film positively while audiences spent over 500 million dollars watching the film at cinemas worldwide.

Not surprisingly both Marvel and the film's director Jon Favreau were keen for a sequel and the second film arrives in cinemas May 7 2010.

The main cast from the first film returns for Iron Man 2, save for Terrence Howard who will be replaced by Don Cheadle as Tony Stark's friend Colonel Rhodes who comes to be the villain War Machine. Additional cast members include Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D an organization referred to in the original movie as the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.

Scarlett Johansson stars as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, a spy for S.H.I.E.L.D and Mickey Rourke appears as the villain Ivan Vanko, also known as Whiplash because of the powerful electric whips he yields. The film will also have appearances from Sam Rockwell, Paul Bettany (as Jarvis) and director Jon Favreau reprising his role as Tony Stark's chauffer Happy Hogan.

The film's plot is under wraps but as the last film ended with Tony Stark announcing that he is in fact Iron Man, it seems likely that pressure to
share the technology behind his Iron Man suit will come from both friends and foes.

Jon Favreau has created a wonderful beginning to what he intends to be a trilogy for Iron Man, an outcome that seems highly likely given the performance of the first film and the buzz for its sequel. Iron Man 2 opens in cinemas worldwide, May 2010.

By: Inger Fountain

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