Iron Man 2 (Earth-11584)

Iron Man 2 is a film released in the Earth-11584 continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Released on May 7, 2010, it is the second film in the Iron Man franchise, and 3rd film in Phase 1 of the MCU. It stars Robert Downey Jr. as the titular hero, and was once again directed by Jon Favreau. The film was not as critically acclaimed as its predecessor, but was still successful at the box office, grossing over $620 million worldwide.

Plot Summary
Six months after revealing himself as Iron Man, Tony Stark is fighting a battle on two fronts. The first is from the US government, led by Senator Stern and rival weapons manufacturer Justin Hammer, who want to confiscate the Iron Man armor from Stark for use by the US military. The second is from the device keeping shrapnel from attacking his heart, as the palladium cores he uses to power the ARC reactor is slowly poisoning him. Not telling anyone of his ailment, he begins selling off his worldly possessions, and transfers the CEO position of Stark Industries to his assistant, Pepper Potts. He also hires a new assistant in Natalie Rushman, who is actually SHIELD agent Natalya Romanoff, AKA the Black Widow, in disguise. At the Monaco Grand Prix where Stark enters to race, he is confronted by four men, all ex-employees of Stark Enterprises Weapons Division, who have co-opted Stark's technology in order to seek revenge on him. Calling themselves the Wrecking Crew and led by Ivan Vanko, Stark barely manages to defeat them, sustaining heavy damage to his suit in the process. With his mortality looming, and Hammer and Stern ratcheting up pressure to turn over the Iron Man system through Col. James Rhodes, Stark must confront his own demons and past to solve his problems, and defeat this new threat of his own making, as Justin Hammer secretly brings the Wrecking Crew out of jail and into his employ...

Post-Credits Scenes
In the first of two post-credit scenes, we see Rhodey and Stark in Stark's garage, looking over some design schematics after Rhodey had wrecked the prototype War Machine suit that Stark had been working on in secret. After discussing some design features, Rhodes admits that he never liked the red color scheme, preferring something in black and grey.

In the second post-credits scene, we see SHIELD agent Phil Coulson approaching a crater in the New Mexico desert. He gets on a phone and calls someone, saying that the object is secure and that they will begin scientific analysis on it immediately. The camera pans back to reveal a hammer embedded in the ground, with the screen cutting to black on a clap of thunder.

Synopsis/Script
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Cast List
In addition, Samuel L. Jackson and Jon Favreau reprise their roles as Nick Fury and Harold "Happy" Hogan respectively. Stan Lee appears in a cameo near the start of the film, playing Larry King. Journalists Anderson Cooper and Bill O'Reilly also cameo as themselves.
 * Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia "Pepper" Potts
 * Don Cheadle as Lt. Col James Rhodes/War Machine
 * Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer
 * Scarlett Johansson as Natalie Rushman/Natalya Romanoff
 * Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko/Crimson Dynamo
 * Cuba Gooding Jr. as Donald Gill Jr./Blizzard
 * Falk Hentschel as Marco Scarlotti/Whiplash
 * Trish Stratus as Leila Davis/The Beetle
 * Clark Gregg as SHIELD Agent Phil Coulson
 * John Larroquette as US Senator Stern