Iron Man 2
Film · 2010 · 124 minutes · Phase One
As the government pressures Tony Stark to hand over his Iron Man technology, he faces the dying effects of his arc reactor's palladium core, a vengeful new enemy in Ivan Vanko, and the machinations of a rival, Justin Hammer.
Follows on from
- Iron Mandirect-sequel — Picks up Tony Stark's story directly after the first film.
Leads to
- The Avengersdirect-sequel — Tony Stark continues directly from Iron Man 2, now recruited into the Avengers Initiative.
- What If... the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes? — S01E03timeline-branch — Diverges from Iron Man 2's storyline: in the film, Natasha Romanoff's syringe injection was only a temporary measure (lithium dioxide) to slow Tony Stark's palladium poisoning, not a cure; here Hank Pym rigs that same syringe, administered via Natasha, to kill Tony outright before the Avengers Initiative can begin.