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 Entertainment, 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 (Rourke) creates his own version and plots revenge against the Stark family.
