14 DAY TRIAL // On May 7, one of the most anticipated movies of this year, “Iron Man 2,” arrives in theaters in the US, with fans in other territories having the chance to see it even before that. To promote it, Marvel Pictures has just launched the official website for the film, packed full with plenty of surprises for fans, which includes downloads, photos, trailers, clips and new images.
Since the first “Iron Man” was such a major hit with audiences, there was little doubt that Marvel would come out with a sequel as well. Because of this and given the popularity of the stars involved in the project, hype for the second movie started to build up as early as the first stages of production, when the cast was not even assembled in its entirety on the set. The launch of the website is the culmination of said hype and comes as a much-welcome surprise for the fans who’ve been keeping a close eye on the film since many months ago.
“Iron Man 2” stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark of Stark Industries, the man behind Iron Man. Gwyneth Paltrow is his ever-trust assistant and now lover Pepper Potts, while Don Cheadle comes to replace Terrence Howard as Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes / War Machine. New faces in the film include Scarlett Johansson as latex-suited villainess Black Widow and Oscar-nominee Mickey Rourke as, Ivan Vanko / Whiplash, a Russian felon with a personal vengeance against Stark Industries.
“After confessing his identity as Iron Man to the world, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) comes under fire from the United States Government who demand he hand over the powerful weapon that is the Iron Man suit. As the Government attempts to create a duplicate suit with the assistance of Stark’s rival, Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell), Tony’s long time friend Jim Rhodes (Don Cheadle) is put center stage in the conflict. Meanwhile, a mysterious and dangerous foe emerges in Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), who creates an alternate and powerful persona known as Whiplash in order to exact revenge on the Stark family once and for all... it isn’t long before he unites with Hammer in an effort to destroy Iron Man. With the arrival of his shady new assistant (Scarlett Johansson), and persistent recruitment attempts from S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Stark needs all the help he can get in order to overcome the obstacles,” reads the full synopsis of the film.
Moviegoers not yet fully familiar with the Iron Man mythology and fans looking for updates on the second film can check out the official Iron Man 2 website here. As also noted above, the site includes videos, photos, details about the cast and characters and a preview of the official musical score. Enjoy.
