Iron Man 2
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Opens May 7, 2010
After revealing his superhero identity at the end of the first Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark exults in the rush of public adulation. But as he revels in his celebrity, a dangerous new menace is (Rourke) is preparing to bring him down, and an ambitious senator (Garry Shandling) is campaigning to seize the Iron Man suit for the benefit of the U.S. government.
What We Think: The trailers have got us jazzed, but the abundance of new characters and the demands they place on the story (Favreau has promised no less than eight storylines) make us worry that Iron Man 2 might be prone to the same franchise bloat that felled the mighty Spider-Man.
Cool to Know: The plot of Iron Man 2 bears an eerie resemblance to that of Rocky III, which we were the first to point out back in December.
