Iron Man Trailer 2

Is There Too Much Going On in Iron Man 2

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (26)

Below, we have the new Iron Man 2 trailer, which offers a lot more by way of plot details than the previous trailer. Mickey Rourke is the bad guy; he’s being bankrolled by Sam Rockwell; Don Cheadle will be RDJ’s sidekick; and Scarlett Johansson is the notary. Pretty basic stuff, really.

And though this trailer looks very fucking nifty, there is a small fear that, in only its second movie, the Iron Man franchise is going Spider-Man 3 on us: too many characters; too many villains; and not enough focus. Bigger and louder is not always better; the best thing about the original Iron Man is that it had a compelling story, and if Iron Man 2 is a continuation of the last 20 minutes of the first movie, we may all be in trouble.

Cautious optimism, though. Cautious optimism.

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Mmmm, Robert Downey, Jr. I just want to eat him up. And laser whips! Gary Shandling as a senator! Sam Rockwell as a bad guy!

Love love love love love.

Any one of those is enough to make up for the fact that ScarJo (or whatever she's called these days) is in it, but together? Yum.

Posted by: Your Mom at March 8, 2010 12:40 PM

Are you fucking kidding me? Did I see Tony Stark make a breifcase transform into the Iron Man weapon? AWESOME!

THE COMICS COME ALIVE, BABY!

Posted by: superasente at March 8, 2010 12:47 PM

I have confidence that the people behind the helm on this one understand the difference between comic books and movies.

One villain bankrolling another is a different matter from 3 entirely separate villains that have no relationship to each other. Rhodey putting on the War Machine armor is cool enough that I'm willing to take a wait and see on that plot. Rhodey isn't merely a sidekick. He should be kicking a big, fat bag of ass in his own right.

I am mildly concerned that the Black Widow/SHIELD plot may be biting off more unnecessary exposition than a 2 hour summer movie can chew alongside the villain and "sidekick" plots, but we'll see.

Posted by: ZombieScientist at March 8, 2010 12:55 PM

Do we actually know that the Black Widow will be "involved" with Tony in this movie? That would follow the comics, but I didn't see any real indication of it in the trailer. And sorry, but ScarJo is a little young for RDJ.

Rourke looks more badass than I had expected, though.

Posted by: Todd at March 8, 2010 12:57 PM

I'm sorry, there's a trailer on this page? I can't get any farther than ScarJo's underarms - WTF?!? That header pic is wrong...

Posted by: Patty O'Green at March 8, 2010 12:58 PM

collapsible iron man travel kit... i want one

Posted by: dhighman at March 8, 2010 12:58 PM

The first trailer had a similar cluster-fuck style. My roommate and I watched it and turned to each other and said at the same time "What the hell did we just see". And the first Iron Man turned out great. So I'm not too worried about this one.

Posted by: Claire at March 8, 2010 1:12 PM

Mmmm, Robert Downey Jr.

Posted by: Aislinn at March 8, 2010 1:24 PM

I'm with Patty. Is that pit hair or veins, and either way, EWWWWWWWWWW!

This movie just looks like "The Wrestler 2: Transformers In My Pants."

Posted by: BWeaves at March 8, 2010 1:42 PM

if Iron Man 2 is a continuation of the last 20 minutes of the first movie, we may all be in trouble.

An acknowledgment of the chink in the original Iron Man's armor by Pajiba? I'm surprised. (And I agree. The last 20 minutes were what sent it from pretty good to passable.)

That said, it is vastly superior to Spider Man 3, and I'm fairly confident the sequel will be as well.

Posted by: DarthCorleone at March 8, 2010 1:56 PM

RDJ=homina homina homina....more attractive, talented people, less sickly mole people

Posted by: dammitjanet at March 8, 2010 2:02 PM

Yeah, the last 20 minutes of Iron Man were kinda bogus. Woulda preferred the necessary climactic battle to be in the Middle East or wherever, with Jeff Bridges' fate decided without the fisticuffs. He was an old man & a corporate executive! Get out of the mech suit, granddad, we have pilots for that.

Posted by: the new transported man at March 8, 2010 2:15 PM

um ... I'll be in my bunk.

Posted by: hater from siloam springs at March 8, 2010 2:34 PM

Love it. Love the portable iron man suit, love sam jackson's trademark wry stare, love Sam Rockwell and hope he gets on the fighty fighty bang boom.
Dont buy Johansson as an Actionette though, no more than I buy Gwynnie as a sassy self confident personal assistant (though I dont hate her in the Iron Man films)

Otherwise, I will be front and centre and will fight anyone who tries to steal my chair

Posted by: Nadine at March 8, 2010 2:53 PM

I'm pretty sure that seeing the IM2 trailer before Shutter Island made my feelings for the latter movie much more positive than they would have been otherwise. THAT is how excited I am to see this movie.

Also, regarding Scarlett Johansson being too young for Robert Downey Jr.: I am a full two years younger than ScarJo, and I would drop everything for RDJ if given the opportunity. That man's hotness is undeniable at any age.

Posted by: burpany at March 8, 2010 3:13 PM

I need Sam Rockwell's...um....resources.

Posted by: AM at March 8, 2010 3:43 PM

"The notary's here!"

Why isn't Pepper a notary public? It costs what? $39, and you get a stampy thing. Anyone can be a friggin' notary.

Although I did work with a woman who wanted to go to law school so she could become notary republic(sic). She was a little disappointed when I told her all she had to do is apply online and be 18 years old and speak English.

Posted by: BWeaves at March 8, 2010 4:31 PM

Dude, Patty, I thought the exact same thing. I was like, is there a reverse Oscar for make-up? Because, DUDE.

Anyhoots, on to what I originally wanted to say:

DEAR LORD, RDJ, you are SO OSSOM. I just hope that you and my other husband, a-Mistah-Justin-Timbalaaaake nevah find out about each other.

I'll be in my kitchen. Making RDJ-shaped cookies and then refusing to eat them because they are too ruggedly handsome.

Posted by: Jelinas at March 8, 2010 4:55 PM

This does have a bit o' the sequelitis going on, but I'm gonna hope it avoids Spidey 3 levels of craziness. That movie sucked for lots of reasons; emo Spidey, dancing and cooking scenes, and the totally superflous pairing of Venom and Sandman. At least by this trailer, it looks like there's reasons for the action on screen. Not a huge fan of ScarJo outside the hotness department, though. We shall see.

Posted by: stryker1121 at March 8, 2010 6:04 PM

All right, seriously now folks. If everybody gets a glowy blue thing for their chest, they're just not special any more.

Still looks fun though. Is it May yet?

Posted by: Anne (in Reno) at March 8, 2010 7:32 PM

Well, so far RDJ 2.0 has avoided becoming The Robert Downey Jr., star of this, hot mess of that, and leaper of Carcharhinus. (Now over to you Perez ... )

The horrible thought of his downfall came to me unbidden after his - er - appearance? on last night's experiment in enhanced interrogation techniques. I'd have thought it difficult to make Tina Fey, RDJ and a funny premise tedious, but they managed it. They even managed to make NPH un-adorable, and Steve Martin pedestrian.

Here's hoping it was just those statues - get close and they take your super-powers, like Kryptonite.

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at March 8, 2010 8:31 PM

This movie just looks like "The Wrestler 2: Transformers In My Pants."

As long as it is RDJ and my pants, then I'm all for it. Or Sam Rockwell and my pants. Hell, or both of them. Whatever. As long as it's one of them.

Posted by: stardust at March 8, 2010 9:18 PM

Yay! Can't wait! *shamelessly squeeing to self*

Posted by: Chickaboom at March 9, 2010 9:56 AM

Holy crap.
YES.

Posted by: Kelly at March 9, 2010 3:30 PM

I have even less optimism. Lots of great comic-looking effects/characters, but it looks like it's going to follow Hollywood Action Sequel Protocol: More characters(and substitutions), more effects, less characterization, less thoughtfulness, less soul. The best comics have compelling human stories to go with the visuals and heroics.

Posted by: RPM at March 13, 2010 12:36 PM

Why did the word "stories" become a link in my post. Not my doing.

Posted by: RPM at March 13, 2010 12:39 PM

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