Iron Man 2 is a 2010 superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man produced by Marvel Studios, as a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man, the second film in a planned trilogy, concluding with Iron Man 3 in 2013. It was directed by Jon Favreau.
Characters
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Pepper Potts
- Happy Hogan
- James Rhodes (War Machine) (first appearance as War Machine)
- Christine Everhart
- Phil Coulson
Villains:
- Ivan Vanko (only appearance; dies)
- Justin Hammer (first appearance)
Other characters:
Cast
- Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
- Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko / Whiplash
- Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer
- Don Cheadle as James Rhodes / War Machine
- Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
- Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
- Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson
- Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan
- Paul Bettany as JARVIS
- Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart
- John Slattery as Howard Stark
- Garry Shandling as Senator Stern