Iron-Man 2 is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron-Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, it is the sequel to Iron-Man (2008) and the third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Theroux, the film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron-Man alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, and Bruce Campbell. In the film, Stark rejects government demands to share his Iron Man suit technology, which is slowly killing him. Russian scientist Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) creates his own version and plots revenge against the Stark family.
