What is Iron Man 2?
{{Infobox Movie |name = Iron Man 2 |image = |caption = North American release poster |director = [[Jon Favreau]] |producer = [[Avi Arad]]<br />Kevin Feige |starring = [[Robert Downey, Jr.]]<br />[[Don Cheadle]]<br />[[Scarlett Johansson]]<br />[[Gwyneth Paltrow]]<br /> [[Sam Rockwell]] | music = [[John Debney]] | cinematography = [[Matthew Libatique]] | editing = Dan Lebental | studio = [[Marvel Studios]]<br />Fairview Entertainment | distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] | released = {{Film date|2010|4|26}} | runtime = 124 minutes | country = United States | language = English }} '''''Iron Man 2''''' is a 2010 American [[superhero movie]]. It is based on the [[Marvel Comics]] character [[Iron Man]]. It is the sequel to the 2008 movie ''[[Iron Man (movie)|Iron Man]]'' and the third movie for the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. It was directed by [[Jon Favreau]] and written by [[Justin Theroux]]. It stars [[Robert Downey, Jr.]], [[Gwyneth Paltrow]], [[Don Cheadle]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Sam Rockwell]] and [[Mickey Rourke]]. The story is set six months after the events of ''Iron Man''. Tony Stark has revealed his identity as Iron Man. He is resisting calls by the United States government to hand over the technology. [[Whiplash (comics)|Ivan Vanko]], meanwhile, has developed the same technology and built weapons of his own. After the successful release of ''Iron Man'', Marvel Studios announced and immediately set to work on producing a sequel. In July of that same same year, Theroux was hired to write the script. Favreau was signed to return and direct. Downey and Paltrow were to repeat their roles from ''Iron Man''. Cheadle was brought in to replace [[Terrence Howard]] in the role of [[War Machine|James Rhodes]]. In early 2009, Rourke, Rockwell and Johansson completed the supporting cast. The movie went into production that summer. Like its predecessor, the movie was shot mostly in [[California]], except for a key