Iron Man 2 (2010)
The third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man 2, is an action-superhero film that occurs six months after the original film's events. After outing himself as the heavy metal superhero known as Iron Man, Tony Stark goes to great lengths to avoid demands from the government for his tech. But, unfortunately, the technology Tony used to save his life is beginning to impact his health inversely - just in time for a man named Ivan Vanko to arrive, who creates his version of the Iron Man tech to settle a decades-long score with Howard Stark's son.
Iron Man 2
- Director
- Jon Favreau
- Release Date
- May 7, 2010
- Cast
- Robert Downey Jr. , Mickey Rourke , Don Cheadle , Gwyneth Paltrow
- Writers
- Justin Theroux
- Runtime
- 124 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Marvel Cinematic Universe , Iron Man
- Sequel(s)
- Iron Man 3
- prequel(s)
- Iron Man
- Budget
- $200 million
Summary
The third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man 2, is an action-superhero film that occurs six months after the original film's events. After outing himself as the heavy metal superhero known as Iron Man, Tony Stark goes to great lengths to avoid demands from the government for his tech. But, unfortunately, the technology Tony used to save his life is beginning to impact his health inversely - just in time for a man named Ivan Vanko to arrive, who creates his version of the Iron Man tech to settle a decades-long score with Howard Stark's son.
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