14 DAY TRIAL // One of the most anticipated releases of 2010 is undoubtedly “Iron Man 2,” the follow-up to the first film with the same name. After fans were teased with a first look at the second movie with a trailer at the end of last year, today brings a new trailer and more hints as to what they should expect for this spring’s blockbuster, as Obsessed With Film says.
Aside from what was already known, namely that Mickey Rourke will be appearing as Whiplash and Scarlet Johansson as Black Widow, the second trailer also shows that there’ll be more than one Iron Man, including an army built by Whiplash, made of Iron Man lookalikes. Moreover, this second film also seems to take the focus off Robert Downey Jr. a bit and put Mickey Rourke in the spotlight, who’s bound to give an amazing performance as the villain.
“At this point, Jon Favreau has my unreserved faith for this character, and the Marvel universe. […] He knows exactly how to tap into what fans want, and he delivers it big time. The new trailer coasts familiar territory for a while before morphing into a second half of exciting new wonders […]. It’s almost all new footage after the half-way mark, and seeing those robotic clones of Iron Man fight against War Machine and Stark is a delight. We get a great look at the characters of Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and even Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury makes an appearance. Mickey Rourke’s villain Whiplash also gets fleshed out a little more,” the aforementioned movie-oriented e-zine says.
“There’s certainly a feel for The Dark Knight in terms of the action scene direction from Favreau and the obvious face-to-face prison meeting between Stark and Rourke but I can only think that’s a good thing. If Favreau can make a movie a 1/4 as tense as Chris Nolan and keep the same interest held from the first movie, then this movie could end up being the most enjoyable summer blockbuster,” the online publication further argues.
Judging solely on the basis of this second trailer, it’s almost certain to say “Iron Man 2” will be a hit once out in US theaters on May 7, several other movie-oriented sources believe. Not only that, but the film actually stands great chances of bringing non-fans on board, some even dare to say. Whether that is truly the case remains to be seen. In the meantime, below is the full trailer, enjoy.