Iron Man 2

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Ivan Vanko originally had a tattoo of Loki on his neck. The film's producers feared it would cause c [...]	D
Kenneth Branagh directed the post-credits scene that sets up Thor (2011).	D
(at around 1h 29 mins) When Hammer starts berating Ivan for failing to complete the drones, Vanko re [...]	D
The new element Stark creates comes from the Zeeman effect (a magnetic field) and the Stark effect ( [...]	D
John Slattery's first appearance as Howard Stark, Tony's father. In reality, Slattery is only 2 year [...]	D
(at around 30 mins) At the start of the Monaco racing scene, Ivan Vanko is wearing an orange jump su [...]	D
(at around 1h 24 mins) When Tony (Robert Downey Jr.) is building the arc reactor, Agent Coulson (Cla [...]	D
Robert Downey Jr. gained twenty pounds of muscle to reprise his role of Tony Stark.	D
Seth Green: (at around 10 mins) While Tony is leaving the Expo and meets "Larry King" and Larry Elli [...]	D
All the Formula 1 cars featured in the Monaco Grand Prix were computer generated.	D
Hammer's Ex-Wife missile is ineffective against Vanko's new armor. This is played as a joke; however [...]	D
Natalie Portman was considered to play Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow but was later cast as Dr. Jane [...]	D
The post credit scene shows Mjolnir, a hammer in the open land of New Mexico. Teasing the next film [...]	D
Five authentic vintage formula one race cars were used in the Monaco race. Among them is a 1976 Lotu [...]	D
Edward Norton was rumored to reprise his L'incredibile Hulk (2008) role as Bruce Banner, in a cameo [...]	D
The idea of being poisoned by the suit is a reference to the Mark XVI in the comics, where Tony had [...]	D
Black Widow's alias of "Natalie Rushman" is inspired by "Nancy Rushman," a S.H.I.E.L.D. cover identi [...]	D
According to the January 2012 Air & Space Magazine, Tony Stark's character was also inspired by Sout [...]	D
In the original ending, Whiplash is revealed to have survived the explosion, and attacks Tony and Pe [...]	D
Tony Stark greets Elon Musk in a restaurant in Monaco, just before bumping into Justin Hammer.	D
Larry Ellison: (at around 10 mins) The CEO of Oracle Corporation (a billionaire playboy, who has oft [...]	D
(at around 1h 55 mins) The medals presented to Rhodes (Don Cheadle) and Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) at [...]	D
Don Cheadle only had a few hours to accept the role of Rhodes because he was at his kids birthday pa [...]	D
Jessica Biel, Gemma Arterton, Natalie Portman, Jessica Alba, and Angelina Jolie were considered for [...]	D
This film has cameos for two actresses that co-starred in movies based on Marvel Comic characters. K [...]	D
When Marvel first hired Samuel L. Jackson to play Nick Fury in the first two Iron Man movies, they w [...]	D
(at around 1h 13 mins) The Dallas Record newspaper describing Anton Vanko's defection is dated Wedne [...]	D
(at around 22 mins) According to Jon Favreau, the Asian man who hands Vanko false papers, in order t [...]	D
Sam Rockwell accepted the role of Hammer without even reading the script, as he had enjoyed filming [...]	D
The rooftop where Tony and Pepper kiss at the end is located on an apartment building overlooking Fl [...]	D
(at around 10 mins) The U.S. Marshal who serves Tony the subpoena is played by Kate Mara. Tony asks [...]	D
Mickey Rourke complained that many of his scenes were cut, especially scenes that provided more char [...]	D
DJ AM: (at around 53 mins) The D.J. at Tony's birthday party is DJ-AM, who died after principal phot [...]	D
During the climax at the Stark Expo, Tony saves a young boy wearing an Iron Man helmet from one of t [...]	D
To keep various aspects of the production secret, the official fake working title from Marvel Studio [...]	D
Jon Favreau's first sequel as a director, and as an actor.	D
The character "Rumiko Fujikawa" was initially going to appear in the film, with Marvel reportedly wa [...]	D
Robert Downey Jr.'s burst of laughter when he tried to say the line "Goldstein, give me a phat beat [...]	D
(at around 1h 29 mins) Hammer yells at Vanko, "I don't speak RUSSIAN!" The Russian phrase Vanko had [...]	D
Features three Oscar winners: Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Rockwell and Mickey Rourke; and four Oscar nomine [...]	D
Six Formula One cars were provided by the Historic Grand Prix Association.	D
Don Cheadle appeared in Boogie Nights - L'altra Hollywood (1997) with Robert Downey Sr.	D
The year in which Anton Vanko is said to have defected to the U.S., 1963, is actually the year in wh [...]	D
(at around 14 mins) Tony is surprised to see Rhodey (Don Cheadle) at the Senate hearing. Rhodey says [...]	D
In the comics, Tony Stark possesses a suitcase containing a portable suit of armor. This famous "sui [...]	D
When Ivan Vanko and Justin Hanmer first meet in the airport hanger and have a seat at the table, if [...]	D
Tim Robbins was considered to play Howard Stark, Tony's father. Robbins appeared as a father charact [...]	D
Featured in "The A to Z of Superhero Movies: From Abar to ZsaZsa via the MCU", written by Rob Hill.	D
(at around 1h 30 mins) The dance Sam Rockwell (Justin Hammer) does before presenting the drones at t [...]	D
Though Black Widow is a Russian, she is given an American accent for the films, as the character is [...]	D
Don Cheadle replaced Terrence Howard as Rhodey, due to a falling out between Howard and Marvel Studi [...]	D
The big photograph in Tony Stark's office is from the German photographer Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, an [...]	D
The vintage automobiles seen in Stark's private collection, the 1953 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe by Ghi [...]	D
Principal photography took place over seventy-one days.	D
(at around 4 mins) When showing Vanko's collection of covers and articles about Tony Stark, there is [...]	D
In an interview with mtv.com, Don Cheadle revealed that before Iron Man (2008) was released, he thou [...]	D
When setting up the lab to create the new element, Tony Stark opens a crate labeled "Project Pegasus [...]	D
Shane Black advised on the screenplay. He would later write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013).	D
This is the last Iron Man film distributed by Paramount Pictures as part of a multi-film deal betwee [...]	D
The big fight in Monaco is supposed to take place between turns 12 ("Tabac") and 13 ("Louis Chiron") [...]	D
Tanner Foust took the role of driving Stark's racing car.	D
(at around 1h 1 min) When brainstorming the location for the scene when Nick Fury meets a hungover T [...]	D
Justin Hammer's company logo resembles an exterior picture of Thor's home world, specifically the Gr [...]	D
When Justin Hammer first meets Ivan, he tells him anything you want we got it. This is a nod to Sam [...]	D
The Three pronged clumsy robots are homage to "Red Dwarf" scutters.	D
This is Scarlett Johansson's third foray into comic book films. Her previous comic book films were G [...]	D
The only solo Iron Man film (as opposed to superhero team up films) that doesn't end (post-credit sc [...]	D
Mickey Rourke's Oscar-nominated performance in The Wrestler (2008) was the main reason why the produ [...]	D
Eliza Dushku actively campaigned for the role of Natasha Romanov a.k.a. Black Widow.	D
Tony Stark refers to the suitcase armor as "the football," a reference to the briefcase with nuclear [...]	D
(at around 1h 30 mins) As Justin Hammer is introducing each group of Hammer Drones, the anthem of ea [...]	D
When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) asks Natalie Rushman (Scarlett Johansson) if she actually speaks [...]	D
The action sequence of the Historic Grand Prix of Monaco had to be shot at the parking lot of the Do [...]	D
Writer Shane Black recommended that Tony Stark's characterization be inspired by J. Robert Oppenheim [...]	D
Emily Blunt was set to star as Natasha Romanov a.k.a. Black Widow, but had to pull out due to schedu [...]	D
Sam Rockwell, who was one of the original choices for the role of Tony Stark in Iron Man (2008), pla [...]	D
(at around 47 mins) The photo of Ivan being arrested that Tony Stark views in his research is an act [...]	D
Black Widow's false identity is named Natalie Rushman, bearing the same initials as her real name, N [...]	D
According to director Jon Favreau, the technology in this film was portrayed as more futuristic: "Af [...]	D
This entered active production when "Iron Man" was still in theaters.	D
Stan Lee: (at around 10 mins) The man wearing suspenders, who Stark identifies as Larry King.	D
(at around 14 mins) When first talking with Senator Stern (Garry Shandling), Tony Stark says he woul [...]	D
To prepare for her role, Scarlett Johansson trained six weeks before the movie started principal pho [...]	D
Jon Favreau stated that the role of Senator Stern was a nod to Howard Stern, as was the casting of G [...]	D
Composer John Debney recorded the score in only four days.	D
Scarlett Johansson had an initial freak-out moment when she first saw her character's catsuit, wonde [...]	D
The 35mm prints were shipped to U.S. theaters with the code name "Glow." There were three separate c [...]	D
Renowned animator Genndy Tartakovsky was hired to storyboard the film's action sequences.	D
(at around 1h 28 mins) Ivan (Mickey Rourke) tells Hammer (Sam Rockwell) that the drones will make a [...]	D
While filming the fight scene in Monaco, Mickey Rourke couldn't get the hang of the whips, so they p [...]	D
The Navy Hammer drones are marked "VX-23". VX-23 is a U.S. Navy Aircraft Test Squadron out of Naval [...]	D
(at around 1h 24 mins) Tony Stark creates a new arc reactor with an item that resembles Captain Amer [...]	D
Not being tech literate, Mickey Rourke found the most challenging part about playing Whiplash was pr [...]	D
Tony Stark's artificial intelligence "J.A.R.V.I.S." stands for "Just A Rather Very Intelligent Syste [...]	D
Chapter Three of Phase One in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.	D
A tattoo on Vanko's torso shows a Russian schooner bordered with Russian script reading "Give me a b [...]	D
(at around 1h 13 mins) The slate on the film of his father that Tony watches lists "Johnny Libatique [...]	D
(at around 46 mins) Pepper Potts' (Gwyneth Paltrow's) line "The fundamentals of our company are stro [...]	D
Two identical Rolls-Royce Phantoms, built especially for the film, were destroyed during filming.	D
During an interview with Collider in June 2021 about her upcoming Black Widow (2021) movie, Scarlett [...]	D
The sequence where Hammer pitches his weapons arsenal to Rhodey is an homage to a sequence in Taxi D [...]	D
When Justin Hammer dances out on stage at the Stark Expo, the song playing is "Pick Up the Pieces" b [...]	D
In total, eleven different visual effects companies worked on the film.	D
When Justin Hammer finishes his dance to the podium he exclaims "That's what I'm talking about!" Sam [...]	D
Jon Favreau had a lot of friction with the Marvel higher-ups due to their constant intervention, to [...]	D
(at around 27 mins) When Tony Stark meets Elon Musk, he remarks admiration for Musk's "fantastic" Me [...]	D
The Mandarin was considered as this film's villain but then it was felt to be too far-fetched. He wo [...]	D
(at around 1h 13 mins) The names seen on the blueprints for the arc reactor that Tony removes from h [...]	D
Vanko says he can have Hammer's armors "make salute." In Russian, the word "salut" (pronounced "saly [...]	D
Stark's Grand Prix racer was partially based on a 1978 Walter Wolf Formula One car. Of the nineteen [...]	D
Curiously, every instance of the word "Russian" was made inaudible in the Chinese version. No explan [...]	D
Inspired by their use on Il cavaliere oscuro (2008), director Jon Favreau considered the possibility [...]	D
Happy (Jon Favreau) gives Tony (Robert Downey Jr.) boxing lessons. Jon played a boxer in Made - Due [...]	D
The part of Tony Stark getting drunk at his birthday party in the film is an homage to the comics wh [...]	D
Samuel L. Jackson was promised that Nick Fury would be given more screentime by Jon Favreau. Jackson [...]	D
Mickey Rourke almost dropped out of the film when Marvel's initial pay offer to him was just $250,00 [...]	D
The release of this film would represent the greatest gap in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, coming a [...]	D
Numerous news clippings shown in the film show Tony Stark and Ivan Vanko when they were younger men. [...]	D
This is the only film where Tony Stark is called by his legal name "Anthony Stark." Justin Hammer ad [...]	D
Each Marvel superhero movie has a main theme: -Iron Man (2008) and sequels - Weaponry and technology [...]	D
Howard Stark's (John Slattery's) presentation of his idea for a futuristic city is heavily influence [...]	D
The film's basic storyline (Stark must cope with the government confiscating his armor, and a mid-li [...]	D
(at around 3 mins) One of the very few Marvel Cinematic Universe films that has a full opening credi [...]	D
The film takes place 13 years after Captain Marvel (2019).	D
When Samuel L. Jackson tells Robert Downey Jr. that S.H.I.E.L.D. only wants to use Tony Stark in an [...]	D
Elon Musk: (at around 27 mins) Musk was introduced to Stark in the restaurant in Monaco.	D
In the comics, Tony Stark drove on a racetrack and suffered a car crash, from which "Happy" Hogan re [...]	D
The layout and many of the buildings of "Stark Expo 1974" were based on the 1964-65 New York World's [...]	D
The film's plot has a resemblance to a storyline in the comics called "Armor Wars II," which was pub [...]	D
Sam Rockwell, who plays Justin Hammer appeared on the live action movie adaptation of Charlie's Ange [...]	D
The character of Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) is a combination of Iron Man's enemy the Crimson Dynamo [...]	D
The map locations on the monitors in the S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters at the end, correspond to charact [...]	D
(at around 1h 12 mins) Hammer says, "If it were any smarter, it'd write a book, a book that would ma [...]	D
Scenes in the film explicitly foreshadow The Avengers (2012): -When Tony goes through his father's c [...]	D
The seventh highest grossing film of 2010.	D
To prepare for his role as Ivan Vanko, a.k.a. Whiplash, Mickey Rourke paid a visit to Butyrka Prison [...]	D
Although Mickey Rourke spent several months on a treadmill and weight training, he initially was sti [...]	D
(at around 1h 11 mins) When Hammer pitches his weapons arsenal to Rhodey he calls the Minigun "Puff [...]	D
The final confrontation takes place in the Oracle dome. The decor resembles a Japanese tea garden, i [...]	D
Hammer's factory is really Elon Musk's SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California. The people walking [...]	D
(at around 1h 24 mins) Tony Stark refers to the government, who wants his suit technology, as the "F [...]	D
Like Scarlett from G.I. Joe - La nascita dei Cobra (2009) (Played in the movie by Rachel Nichols), N [...]	D
A lot of Whiplash's identifying features were suggested by Mickey Rourke. He wanted to perform half [...]	D
(at around 55 mins) In Stark's mansion, Alberto Giacometti's bronze sculpture titled "L'Homme qui ma [...]	D
Brie Larson auditioned for Black Widow, she would later play Captain Marvel for the Marvel Cinematic [...]	D
It has been confirmed by actor Tom Holland, who plays Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man, in the Marvel [...]	D
The first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe of Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Blac [...]	D
Robert Downey Jr. recommended Justin Theroux (who wrote Tropic Thunder (2008)) to Jon Favreau, to wr [...]	D
Tony builds a particle accelator in his basement to create the element his father discovered that wi [...]	D
Sam Rockwell (Justin Hammer) and Leslie Bibb (Christine Everhart) have been in a relationship since [...]	D
(at around 1h 30 mins) Sam Rockwell can be seen on-stage presenting and introducing the drones at th [...]	D
Andrea-Nichole Olivas's debut.	D
Tony Stark's race car at Monaco was supposed to be Iron Man red, but Robert Downey Jr. insisted on d [...]	D
Scarlett Johansson dyed her hair red before she even got the part of Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black [...]	D
The first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where Kevin Feige serves as the sole producer; he wa [...]	D
In Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Garry Shandling reprised the role of Senator Stern. I [...]	D
During Stark's birthday party, partygoers begin throwing items into the air for a drunk Stark (suite [...]	D
(at around 58 mins) Near the end of Tony Stark's fight with Rhodes, he says "You wanna be the War Ma [...]	D
Tony making Pepper the CEO of Stark Industries is taken from The Invincible Iron Man comic, though u [...]	D
Terrence Howard was replaced with Don Cheadle in the part of Rhodes for no perceived reason, with th [...]	D
Al Pacino was considered for the role of Justin Hammer.	D
In the comics, Justin Hammer was a shrewd but elderly businessman. He was re-worked as a younger cha [...]	D
Angelina Jolie, Natalie Portman, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel and Gemma Arterton were all considered f [...]	D
According to Mickey Rourke, he carried out a lot of research in Russia choosing what tattoos Ivan Va [...]	D
(at around 1h 1 min) When Director Nick Fury first shows up, the numbers 91:5 are written in the dus [...]	D
According to Don Cheadle, he tried to make the role of Stark's right-hand man Rhodes his own, but ev [...]	D
(at around 1h 24 mins) When Agent Coulson visits the lab with the under-construction accelerator, pa [...]	D

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