Iron Man 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Iron Man 2 or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Iron Man 2

[harry]

(At around one hour and twenty-four minutes) When Tony (Robert Downey, Jr.) is building the arc reactor, Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) pulls out a circular piece of metal that has a partial star, and red, white, and blue on it, like Captain America's shield.

[carl]

To prepare for his role as Ivan Vanko, a.k.a. Whiplash, Mickey Rourke paid a visit to Butyrka Prison, Moscow: "I tried to incorporate the whole Russian philosophy. It's a culture of its own, and I really enjoyed doing the research, and meeting the people, and they were very gracious there at the prison." Rourke also commented that Vanko's dialogue is in a Slovakian accent.

[tammy]

Each Marvel superhero movie has a main theme: -Iron Man (2008) and sequels - Weaponry and technology. -The Incredible Hulk (2008) - Mutation and nuclear power. -Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and sequels - Experimentation and espionage. -Thor (2011) and sequels - Mythology and religion. -Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Extra-terrestrial life and cosmic beings. -Ant-Man (2015) - Telepathy and control of animals. -Doctor Strange (2016) - Magic and witchcraft. -The Avengers (2012) - Alien Invasion. -Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) - Artificial Intelligence.

[carla]

The character "Rumiko Fujikawa" was initially going to appear in the film, with Marvel reportedly wanting Ziyi Zhang for the role. Her part was cut, due to the film already having too much going on, but viral marketing, showcasing her Stark-Fujikawa subsidiary, was still used to promote the movie.

[carla]

John Slattery's first appearance as Howard Stark, Tony's father. In reality, Slattery is only 2 years & 8 months older than Robert Downey Jr..

[ella]

Edward Norton was rumored to reprise his The Incredible Hulk (2008) role as Bruce Banner, in a cameo for this film, as a foreshadowing of The Avengers (2012).

[sara]

Happy ( Jon Favreau) is gives Tony (Robert Downey Jr.) boxing lessons. Jon played a boxer in Made (2001) and also an MAN fighter in Friends in 1997.

[richard]

According to Mickey Rourke, he carried out a lot of research in Russia choosing what tattoos Ivan Vanko should carry on his body. He wanted authentic Russian tattoos, which would represent Vanko's Russian heritage, prison societies, and special clubs he might be in.

[willard]

(At around one hour and twelve minutes) Hammer says, "If it were any smarter, it'd write a book, a book that would make 'Ulysses' look like it was written in crayon." Author James Joyce's eyesight was failing so badly during the writing of "Ulysses", that he had to write in large letters with a crayon on huge sheets of paper in order to see what he was writing.

[michele]

The Navy Hammer drones are marked "VX-23". VX-23 is a U.S. Navy Aircraft Test Squadron out of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, that conducts research, testing, and evaluation of fixed wing tactical aircraft, and UAVs.

[scarlett]

Features two Oscar winners: Gwyneth Paltrow and Sam Rockwell; and four Oscar nominees: Robert Downey, Jr., Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, and Samuel L. Jackson.

[scarlett]

The big fight in Monaco is supposed to take place between turns 12 ("Tabac") and 13 ("Louis Chiron") of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit.

[lynn]

Though Black Widow is a Russian, she is given an American accent for the films, as the character is a flawless linguist.

[sylvia]

The new element Stark creates comes from the Zeeman effect (a magnetic field) and the Stark effect (static electric fields).

[oscar]

This is the only film where Tony Stark is called by his legal name "Anthony Stark". Justin Hammer addresses Tony Stark as "Anthony Stark" twice in the movie.

[lonnie]

The idea of being poisoned by the suit is a reference to the Mark XVI in the comics, where Tony had to abandon it because it created health problems.

[wallace]

Black Widow's alias of "Natalie Rushman" is inspired by "Nancy Rushman", a S.H.I.E.L.D. cover identity she has used in the comics.

[jessica]

Elon Musk: (At around twenty-seven minutes) Musk was introduced to Stark in the restaurant in Monaco.