Iron Man 2
Jon Favreau, 2010
Iron Man
Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby, 1964
Iron Man 2 is a movie directed by Jon Favreau in 2010 and based on the characters from the comic book Iron Man by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first published in 1964. The movie features Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, and others.
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Storyline
In Russia, the media covers Tony Stark’s disclosure of his identity as Iron Man. Impressed by Vanko’s performance, Stark’s rival, Justin Hammer, fakes Vanko’s death while breaking him out of prison and asks him to build a line of armored suits to upstage Stark.
Movie vs Book
Year
2010
Minutes
124
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Year
1964
Pages
512
Book Rate
7.64
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
Iron Man
Author: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby
Country: USA
First published in: 1964
Length: 512 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Iron Man
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