While the domestic poster shows off both Iron Man and War Machine standing back-to-back, the international poster seems to focus more on Robert Downey Jr.’s star power as he is without his mask.

I think it is still a pretty cool poster, but I would much rather see War Machine. Have a look at the full poster below.

Director Jon Favreau has dropped a hint on Twitter that we may see a trailer for Iron Man 2 ahead of Sherlock Holmes on Christmas Day. Even if it does take that long, I think we will see it online sooner… even if it is a low quality version.

Paramount has released four new images from Jon Favreau’s Iron Man 2, which feature Tony Stark, Whiplash, and Black Widow. The one of Scarlett Johansson looks very similar to one we’ve seen before, but it and the rest are cool nonetheless.

With the new poster we posted yesterday and these new pictures, a trailer shouldn’t be far off. Director Jon Favreau has hinted via Twitter that we will likely see it ahead of Sherlock Holmes on Christmas Day.

Have a look at the new photos below.

Iron Man 2 is set for release on May 7, 2010 and stars Robert Downey Jr., Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke, and Don Cheadle.

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment have debuted the first poster for Jon Favreau’s Iron Man 2 over at Yahoo. With the release on this poster, which features Iron Man and War Machine back-to-back, one can only assume we will be treated with a trailer sometime soon.

Jon Favreau previously dropped hints via Twitter that we will likely see the trailer in front of Sherlock Holmes, which also stars Robert Downey Jr..

Check out the full poster below!

Iron Man 2 is set for release on May 7, 2010 and also stars Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke, and Don Cheadle.

There’s not really that much to report here except that Jon Favreau retweeted a message regarding an Iron Man 2 trailer which has many believing we will be getting a great look at the film just ahead of Sherlock Holmes.

Here’s the retweeted message, as proof:

RT @Ann_Howard: @Jon_Favreau PLEASE tell us the trailer is coming soon – w/Sherlock Holmes, perhaps??

Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes releases to theaters on Christmas day and it is no surprise that they would opt to put the Iron Man 2 trailer just ahead of it, considering both films star Robert Downey Jr..

I would have hoped we would see this trailer sooner, and it is likely that we will in this age of the internet. If the a pretty version hasn’t leaked by then, I’m sure we will at least have a low quality one to gawk at.

As soon as the trailer is available online, you can expect to see it here!

Everyone should know by now that actor Don Cheadle will be replacing Terrance Howard in Jon Favreau’s Iron Man 2 flick to hit theaters next year.

Apparently, there is no animosity between the two actors about the role swap. Regarding his landing of the role of Jim Rhodes/War Machine from Howard, Cheadle states:

“Terrence is a friend of mine…But the actual playing [of Rhodey], I just felt like it was my role. I wasn’t made to feel like I had to sort of take care of what was done before. I really feel like I could make it my own.”

Now that that is out of the way, we can get to some more interesting news. First comes another quote from Cheadle discussing his role as Rhodey/War Machine.

“I think the character that I play, my CGI character worked as much as I worked… The stuntman worked as much as I worked. It’s a huge undertaking. It was great. It was a really different experience than I have worked on before.”

Cool, cool–but that’s not exactly the type of news to swoon over, am I right? So next we have a quote from Sam Rockwell, who plays Justin Hammer, from a recent video interview. More information on this Justin Hammer character after the quote.

“Don’s character, Rhodey, needs to work with me. He has no choice… So we team up and we build this fabulous War Machine.”

In case you don’t know, Justin Hammer is a frequent adversary of Iron Man and a Stark Industries rival. Therefore, him joining forces with War Machine will obviously cause some tension between Stark and Rhodes, right?

Well, let’s look at that. From earlier reports, it seems that part of the plot of Iron Man 2 revolves around Tony Stark keeping the Iron Man technology out of the wrong hands, including the government. Meanwhile, he must also deal with all that comes with being a newly-outed superhero. Additionally, in the teaser trailer, Nick Fury tries to tell Stark that he has now become part of a bigger universe and that he will likely need the help of others to deal with his enemies.

If that wasn’t enough for Stark to handle, in an interview at Comic-Con, Cheadle hints at the growing tension between Rhodey and Stark, giving us reason to believe that this tension could lead to a battle between the two.

Lastly (and most exciting), MTV’s Splash Page has revealed through their latest interview with Cheadle that he has struck a deal to have a starring role in the Marvel mash-up known as The Avengers!

So courtesy of MTV, that’s all we have for you on War Machine and Iron Man 2 right now, but that’s a lot to digest. We’ll keep you updated with news as it develops.

MTV has released a new video featuring Brian Bendis, who relaunched the New Avengers back in 2004, talking about his opinion on how Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America could mix into the highly anticipated The Avengers movie.

You can watch the video below:

I’m pretty excited about the Marvel mash-up and think it will turn out well… not because it is incapable of turning out badly, because it very well could. I just think that with the success of Iron Man, the hype behind Iron Man 2, and how they have chosen to tie all the movies/superheroes together that it will be hard to screw up.

I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

USA Today has released several new photos from Iron Man 2, featuring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, and Jon Favreau.

You can see those below.

We also have another picture (not from USA Today) inside a courtroom. Check it out:

And lastly is the photo of Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow.

Thanks to Shockya, we know that Variety Magazine has reported that TV host Olivia Munn, from G4’s daily “Attack of the Show”, has been given a role in the upcoming super hero flick, Iron Man 2, from Marvel Studios.

At this time, it is unknown what Munn’s role in the film will be.

Munn is also attached to Date Night, with Tina Fey and Steve Carrell, Freeloaders, and the upcoming Broken Lizard comedy The Slammin Salmon.

ron Man 2 is in theaters May 7th, 2010 and already features a great cast of stars that include Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark aka Iron Man, Don Cheadle as Jim Rhodes, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, , Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, Samel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, and Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow.

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