Iron Man 2 Info

"Iron Man" was the surprise hit of the summer. A second tier Marvel super hero, with nowhere near the notoriety of Spider Man or the X-Men. Despite that, director Jon Favreau made the movie work brilliantly. The casting of Robert Downey Jr. was a masterstroke. The special effects, both CGI and practical, were superb. So of course it's no surprise that a sequel is being planned. There has been some information let out about "Iron Man 2", and even though it isn't much, it is good stuff. Here is part of an article from Collider.com, talking to Jon Favreau -

While he was a bit cagey about specifics with “Iron Man 2,” he did mention Mandarin a lot and he said we can expect a lot more surprises in the sequel in terms of other comic book characters.

He also said he hopes to keep the story relatively simple in the sequel, but he hopes to raise the emotional and technical side of the story. Meaning, he wants the stakes to be raised for all the characters, but he’s not going to make it hard for a new audience to understand the story or make it so complicated that you have to work to follow it. He actually mentioned “The Dark Knight” and said they can keep that side of the playground. He wants to keep “Iron Man” light and fun.

He did talk about War Machine and mentioned Terrance Howard and his busy schedule. I think he’s definitely going to put on the armor in the sequel….but that’s just my vibe from the way he talked about it.

There was a quick glimpse of War Machine in "Iron Man", when Rhodey looks at the armor and says "Next time" so that should be very cool to see. From what I have read about Mandarin, he seems like a very cool villain. A master martial artist, a scientific genius, and has 10 power rings, one for each finger, and all have a different function. I also like the idea of shooting it in 3D and IMAX. "The Dark Knight" worked awesomely in IMAX, and Iron Man would most likely be just as awesome. They hit a home run with the first movie, and I hope that the next movie is just as good, or even better than the first one, and so far it is shaping up to be. What are your thoughts on "Iron Man 2"?