Jump to content

Iron Man 2

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 81.65.69.126 (talk) at 18:19, 29 April 2010. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Iron Man 2
Theatrical poster
Directed byJon Favreau
Written byJustin Theroux
Stan Lee
(Comic book)
Larry Lieber
(Comic book)
Don Heck
(Comic book)
Jack Kirby
(Comic book)
Produced byKevin Feige
Avi Arad
Susan Downey[1]
StarringRobert Downey, Jr.
Don Cheadle
Mickey Rourke
Gwyneth Paltrow
Scarlett Johansson
Sam Rockwell
Samuel L. Jackson
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
Edited byDan Lebental
Richard Pearson
Music byJohn Debney
Tom Morello[2]
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
April 28, 2010
(Sweden)
(United Kingdom)
May 7, 2010
(United States)
Running time
124 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200 million[4]

Iron Man 2 is an upcoming 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name from Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man, and the second film in a planned trilogy.[5] Directed by Jon Favreau, the film stars Robert Downey, Jr., reprising his role as Tony Stark, an industrialist and master engineer, also known as the superhero Iron Man. The film was released in Sweden on April 28, 2010 and will be released in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2010 and in the United States and Canada on May 7, 2010.

Plot

The plot picks up from the end of the first movie, in which Tony Stark revealed to the world that he is Iron Man.

Ivan Vanko, son of disgraced Russian physicist Anton Vanko (who collaborated on the first arc reactor with Howard Stark) constructs a miniaturised arc reactor using his father's blueprints, including whip-like attachments harnessing the electrical energy.

Six months later, Tony Stark opens the "Stark Expo" in Flushing Meadows and attends a senate hearing where Senator Stern pressures Stark (using testimony from weapons manufacturer Justin Hammer and Lt. Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes) to relinquish the Iron Man technology to the US Military. Stark refuses.


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, Agent Coulson informs Fury that an excavation team has discovered Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor in New Mexico

Cast

  • Robert Downey, Jr., as Tony Stark / Iron Man: The billionaire who, after being held captive, escaped with a suit of armor he created and now uses an upgraded version to make the world a better place.
  • Don Cheadle as Lt. Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine:[6] Cheadle replaces Terrence Howard from the first film. Howard said, "There was no explanation, apparently the contracts that we write and sign aren't worth the paper that they're printed on sometimes. Promises aren't kept, and good faith negotiations aren't always held up."[7] Entertainment Weekly stated Favreau did not enjoy working with Howard, often reshooting and cutting his scenes; Howard's publicist said he had a good experience playing the part, while Marvel chose not to comment. As Favreau and Theroux chose to minimize the role, Marvel came to Howard to discuss lowering his salary – Howard was the first actor hired in Iron Man and earned the largest salary of the cast. The publication stated they were unsure whether Howard's representatives left the project first or if Marvel chose to stop negotiating.[8] Theroux denied the part of the report stating "the role of War Machine was scaled back and then beefed up".[9] Cheadle only had a few hours to accept the role and did not even know what storyline Rhodes would undergo.[10] He commented he is a comic book fan, but had not previously participated in comics-themed films due to the lack of black superheroes.[11]
  • Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko / Whiplash:[12] This version of the character includes elements of both Blacklash and Crimson Dynamo from the comics. In the film, he is the son of Russian scientist Anton Vanko, who, in the comics, is the original Crimson Dynamo and creator of said armor.[13] Downey offered Rourke the part during a roundtable discussion with David Ansen at the 2009 Golden Globes, and Rourke met with Favreau and Theroux to discuss his character's role. Rourke almost dropped out of the role due to Marvel's initial salary offer of $250,000, so the studio chose to increase the deal.[14] Rourke researched for the part by visiting Butyrka prison.[15] He suggested half of the character's dialogue be in Russian.[16]
  • Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer: He will serve as the primary antagonist of the film. Rockwell was considered for the role of Tony Stark in the first film, and he accepted the role of Hammer without reading the script.[20] He had never heard of the character before he was contacted about the part, and was unaware Hammer is an old man in the comics, whereas in the film he will be significantly closer to Stark's age.[21] Hammer will pose as the main antagonist along with Whiplash. Rockwell says his character is "plucky comic relief, but he’s got a little bit of an edge".[22]
  • Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury: Jackson initially had financial problems with Marvel and was unsure about reprising the part of Fury, until they reached a deal that would entail his appearance in up to nine films as the character.[23]

Jon Favreau will reprise his role as Happy Hogan,[24] Tony Stark's bodyguard and chauffeur. John Slattery will appear as Howard Stark, Tony's father.[25] Garry Shandling appears as Senator Stern, a senator who wants Stark to give Iron Man's armor to the government.[11][26] Paul Bettany will again voice Stark's computer, JARVIS.[27] Clark Gregg will reprise his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson from the first film.[28] Leslie Bibb will also reprise her role as reporter Christine Everhart.[29] Kate Mara will appear as a US Marshal.[30] Olivia Munn appears as a reporter covering the Stark expo.[31] Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic revealed that he will be cast in the film, however his role isn't mentioned.[32] Stan Lee will appear as talk show host Larry King.[33]

Production

Development

Jon Favreau meeting with members of the U.S. Air Force while filming at Edwards AFB

Jon Favreau said it was his intent to create a film trilogy for Iron Man,[5] with Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges) becoming Iron Monger during the sequels. However, Stane became the main villain in Iron Man after a meeting between Favreau and various comic book writers, including Mark Millar. Millar argued the Mandarin, whom Favreau originally intended to be the main villain, was too fantastical.[34] Favreau concurred, deciding "I look at Mandarin more like how in Star Wars you had the Emperor, but Darth Vader is the guy you want to see fight. Then you work your way to the time when lightning bolts are shooting out of the fingers and all that stuff could happen. But you can't have what happened in Return of the Jedi happen in A New Hope. You just can't do it."[35]

In an interview with USA Today, director Jon Favreau revealed that the sequel is set six months after the events of Iron Man. Favreau also discussed how their version of Iron Man's comic book nemesis the Mandarin "allows us to incorporate the whole pantheon of villains". He also mentioned that S.H.I.E.L.D. will continue to have a major role.[36]

During development, Favreau said the film would explore Stark's alcoholism, but it would not be "the Demon in a Bottle version".[36] Downey said, while promoting the first film, that Stark would probably develop a drinking problem as he is unable to cope with his age, the effects of revealing he is Iron Man, as well as Pepper getting a boyfriend.[37] Before filming began, Downey revealed that while the film was not an adaptation of the Demon in a Bottle storyline from the comic book series, it was more about the "interim space" between the origin and the Demon story arc.[6]

Pre-production

Justin Theroux signed to write the script in July 2008, which is based on a story written by Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr.[38] Theroux co-wrote Tropic Thunder, and Downey recommended him to Marvel.[9] Genndy Tartakovsky storyboarded the film.[39] Shane Black gave some advice on the script, and suggested to Favreau and Downey that they model Stark on J. Robert Oppenheimer, who became depressed with being "the destroyer of worlds" after working on the Manhattan Project.[37] Adi Granov returned to supervise the designs for Iron Man's armor.[36] Filming primarily took place at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach, California.[40]

Filming

Principal photography began April 6, 2009,[6] at the Pasadena Masonic Temple. The fake working title was Rasputin.[41] Filming also took place at Edwards Air Force Base[42] and also at the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix.[43] In an interview with Complex actress Olivia Munn revealed that she had been given another part and reshoots involving her scenes had taken place stating; "Actually, they just gave me another role in the film. I had to reshoot all of my scenes.... as they started to edit they realized it was becoming darker than what they'd expected and what my scenes had allowed for. My parts were lighthearted and comedic. Jon Favreau called and was like, 'I've got good news and bad news: This is what's happening in editing but we all really like you.' Marvel and Jon had to add another character from the Marvel universe to keep me included".[44]

Soundtrack

Main article: AC/DC: Iron Man 2

AC/DC will be providing the soundtrack to Iron Man 2, being released by Columbia Records on Monday, April 19, 2010[45]. There are at least three different versions: basic, special, and deluxe. The basic edition includes just the CD and can only be bought at Walmart (in USA). The standard edition comes with the 15-track CD, a 32-page booklet, and a DVD featuring exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and music videos. The deluxe version is available at Amazon.com and includes a reproduction of one of Iron Man's first appearances in a comic book.

The original score for the film was composed by John Debney. Tom Morello, who previously worked with Ramin Djawadi on the first movie, returned to work with Debney on the sequel.[46] According to an article on Hollywoodreporter.com, Sony Classical will release the Iron Man 2 Original Motion Picture Score album separately from the AC/DC album. John Debney confirmed via Twitter that the score will be released July 7, 2010.

Marketing

At the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, a five minute teaser trailer for the movie was shown. Actors portraying Stark Industries recruiters handed out business cards with an invitation to apply for a job at Stark Industries. [47] A website for Stark Industries also went online, with an attached graphic of a "napkin memo" from Tony Stark to Pepper Potts announcing that Stark Industries no longer made weapons. Another section featured an online application.[48] It was confirmed that the first Iron Man 2 theatrical trailer would premiere in front of Sherlock Holmes (another Robert Downey, Jr. film). This trailer was released online on December 16, 2009. A new trailer was shown by Robert Downey, Jr. on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Sunday, March 7 after the Academy Awards. [49] Promotional partners include Symantec, Dr. Pepper, Burger King, 7 Eleven, Audi, and LG Mobile.[50]

Novelization

The film has recently been adapted into a novel and was released in April 2010. It was written by Alexander C. Irvine.

Video games

A video game based on the film is to be released by Sega on May 4, 2010 in North America[51], written by The Invincible Iron Man scribe Matt Fraction.[52] The game's Comic Con trailer showed that the Crimson Dynamo is set to appear as a villain. Both Iron Man and War Machine have been confirmed as playable characters. The Wii version will be developed by High Voltage Software and all console versions will be published by Sega.[53] Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackson will voice their respective characters in the video games.[54] The recent trailer revealed that A.I.M, Roxxon Energy Corporation, and Ultimo (depicted as Kearson DeWitt in a large armor) will be enemies in the game as well as reveal that the wearer of the Crimson Dynamo armor is General Valentin Shatalov.[55]

Gameloft will publish the Iron Man 2 mobile game.[56]

Reception

Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 76% of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 33 reviews with an average score of 6.5/10[57]

Brian Lowry of Variety stated; "Iron Man 2 isn't as much fun as its predecessor, but by the time the smoke clears, it'll do".[58]

Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter stated; "Everything fun and terrific about Iron Man, a mere two years ago, has vanished with its sequel. In its place, Iron Man 2 has substituted noise, confusion, multiple villains, irrelevant stunts and misguided story lines".[59]

References

  1. ^ "Film Credits". ironmanmovie.marvel.com. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  2. ^ Andrew Winistorfer (2010-03-09). "Tom Morello Scoring 'Iron Man 2'". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  3. ^ "IRON MAN 2 rated 12A by the BBFC". Retrieved 2010-04-11. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ^ "Iron Man 2". Dark Horizons. Dark Futures Pty. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  5. ^ a b Eric Vespe (2007-02-09). "Quint visits the IRON MAN production offices! Art! Favreau speaks about sequels (?!?), casting and more!!!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  6. ^ a b c "War Machine To Appear In Iron Man 2!". Screen Rant. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  7. ^ "Terrence Howard Talks Tunes, Family, Science". National Public Radio. 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  8. ^ Nicole Sperling (2008-10-31). "'Iron Man 2': How Terrence Howard Lost His Metal". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  9. ^ a b Jenna Busch (2008-11-21). "Justin Theroux on Tropic Thunder DVD/Blu-ray and Iron Man 2". UGO Networks. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  10. ^ Cindy White (2008-12-16). "Cheadle On Stepping Into Iron Man 2". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  11. ^ a b Casey Seijas (2008-10-14). "'Iron Man 2' Star Don Cheadle On Superhero Films And The Character He'd Like To Play". MTV Splash Page. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  12. ^ "First look: Mickey Rourke suits up as Whiplash for 'Iron Man 2'". USA Today. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  13. ^ Ryan Rotten (2009-07-29). "On the Iron Man 2 Set". Superhero Hype!. Retrieved 2010-03-11. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Michael Fleming, Marc Graser (2009-03-11). "Mickey Rourke set for 'Iron Man 2'". Variety. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  15. ^ "Mickey Rourke visits Russian prison". MSNBC. 2009-03--16. Retrieved 2009-03-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ Damon Wise (2009-06-06). "Rourke steady". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  17. ^ "This week's cover: 'Iron Man 2' with exclusive photos!". Entertainment Weekly. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2010-03-11. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ Alex Billington (2009-06-07). "Profile on Marvel Studios with Big Updates from Kevin Feige". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  19. ^ Nicole Sperling (2009-02-13). "'Iron Man 2': Scarlett Johansson to replace Emily Blunt as Black Widow?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  20. ^ Brian Warmoth (2009-01-15). "Sam Rockwell Confirms 'Iron Man 2′ Role, Almost Played Tony Stark". MTV Splash Page. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  21. ^ Rick Marshall (2009-01-18). "Sam Rockwell Planning 'Iron Man 2' Movie Homework For Justin Hammer Role". MTV Splash Page. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  22. ^ Garth Franklin (2009-12-02). "Rockwell Talks Iron Man 2 Character". Dark Horizons News Page. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  23. ^ Michael Fleming (2009-02-25). "Samuel Jackson joins 'Iron' cast". Variety. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  24. ^ Jon Favreau (2009-04-17). "Just got out of a pre-call marketing meeting discussing Comicon. On set getting ready to shoot as Happy". Twitter. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  25. ^ Jim Vejvoda (2009-06-04). "Iron Man 2 Sneak Peek". IGN. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  26. ^ April MacIntyre (2009-04-03). "Robert Downey Jr. reveals megawatt cast of Iron Man 2, and Iron Man 3 is on". Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  27. ^ Todd Gilchrist (2009-01-09). "Paul Bettany returns for Iron Man 2. Oh, you don't remember him?". SCI FI Wire. Retrieved 2000-01-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  28. ^ Borys Kit (2009-04-22). "'Two sign on for 'Iron Man 2' roles". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  29. ^ Wieselman, Jarett (2009-08-06), "Leslie Bibb: 'It's So Delicious Being Evil in $50,000 Worth Of Couture", New York Post, News Corporation, retrieved 2010-04-23
  30. ^ Marnell, Blair (January 7, 2010). "War Machine Creator Says 'Iron Man 3' Could Use 'Demon In A Bottle' Story, Debunks 'Iron Man 2' Rumor". MTV. Retrieved on January 8, 2010.
  31. ^ Josh Wigler (2009-06-18). "Olivia Munn Joins 'Iron Man 2'". MTV Splash Page. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  32. ^ "Novak Đoković u nastavku holivudskog blokbastera "Iron Man"". Svet. 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2010-03-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  33. ^ Rick Marshall (2009-10-19). "Stan Lee On His 'Iron Man 2' Cameo!". MTV News. Retrieved 2010-03-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  34. ^ Rich Johnston (2008-05-06). "Lying in the Gutters Volume 2 Column 156". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  35. ^ Rob Worley (2007-09-08). "Iron Man: Favreau on films, fans, and Fin Fang Foom". Mania. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  36. ^ a b c "Live chat with Jon Favreau today at 11am Pacific Time". Los Angeles Times. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  37. ^ a b Collura, Scott (2008-04-29). "Downey Jr. on Tony Stark's Future". IGN. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  38. ^ Marc Graser (2008-07-15). "Theroux to write 'Iron Man' sequel". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  39. ^ Eric Vespe (2008-10-29). "Part 1 of Quint's epic interview with Jon Favreau! IRON MAN 2! IMAX! James Cameron's AVATAR! And... Genndy Tartakovsky?!?". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  40. ^ Marvel Studios (2008-10-07). "Marvel to Film Next Four Films at Raleigh Studios". Superhero Hype!. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  41. ^ "Iron Man 2 Filming at the Pasadena Masonic Temple?". Superhero Hype!. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  42. ^ "Iron Man 2 scoop & Jon Favreau talks about filming at Edwards Air Force Base". Corona Coming Attractions. 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  43. ^ "Iron Man 2 filming to take place in Monaco". Superhero Hype!. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-14. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  44. ^ Mary HK Choi (2010-03). "Olivia Munn Is Naughty x Nature". Complex. Retrieved 2010-03-24. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  45. ^ "'AC/DC: Iron Man 2' Album Forthcoming". acdc.com. 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  46. ^ Andrew Winistorfer (2010-03-09). "Tom Morello Scoring 'Iron Man 2'". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  47. ^ "Stark Industries representatives at San Diego Comic-Con!". marvel.com. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  48. ^ "Stark Industries". starkindustriesnow.com. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  49. ^ April MacIntyre (2010-03-10). "Jimmy Kimmel's Handsome Men's Club video outtakes". Monsters & Critics. Retrieved 2010-03-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  50. ^ Marc Graser (2010-04-07). "Promo package turns "Iron Man 2" into gold". Variety. Retrieved 2010-04-08. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  51. ^ "Iron Man 2 Release Date Confirmed By Sega". Gaming Union. 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-03-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  52. ^ Jesse Schedeen (2009-07-21). "Matt Fraction Discusses Iron Man 2". IGN. Retrieved 2010-03-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  53. ^ "High Voltage developing Wii version of Iron Man 2"". GoNintendo.com. 2010-14-01. Retrieved 2010-05-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  54. ^ "Don Cheadle and Sam L. Jackson sign on..." marvel.com. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  55. ^ "Watch the New Iron Man 2: The Video Game Trailer". Marvel Video Games. Marvel Characters, Inc. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  56. ^ "Marvel and Gameloft Partner to Produce Mobile Content"". Marvel.com. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  57. ^ "Iron Man 2 Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  58. ^ Brian Lowry (2010-04-27). "Iron Man 2". Variety. Retrieved 2010-04-27. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  59. ^ Kirk Honeycutt (2010-04-27). "Iron Man 2 -- Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2010-04-27. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iron Man 2.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iron_Man_2&oldid=359104203"