Ten Things We Demand from Iron Man 2

Posted by Robert Fure (robert@filmschoolrejects.com) on October 6, 2008

With the fantastic Iron Man film coming out on a rocking DVD set this past week, we’ve been thinking about our favorite hard drinking, big explosion-making hero and what we want out of a second installment.  Now, Iron Man’s rogues gallery isn’t all that impressive, so we’re not doing some lame list of villains.  Mostly, we just want them to do a bang up job like they did on the first, but if they’re open to suggestions, well then….

10.  Alcoholism. In the comics, Stark battled hard with alcoholism.  It may be a tad early in the hopefully long-running series for this, but drinking has always, and should always, be a part of Tony Stark.  Besides, we really relate to this.

9.  Armor Wars Tease. Armor Wars was kind of incorporated into the first one when Stark went about destroying his technology that had been used against innocents.  In the books, Stark tracked down other powered suits and armor designs that used his stolen technology.  I wouldn’t mind seeing some imitation Iron Men, or at least more of Stark tracking down his own weapons.

8.  A Terrible Villain. Bear with me, I want a terrible villain, like Whiplash, to be handled without problem and humiliatingly defeated.  No comic movie has really introduced a laughable villain and easily dispatched him right off the bat, which I think would be funny and give Stark some easy lines to score laughs.

7.  Womanizing. There are some cut scenes on the DVD of Stark rolling deep with ladies, but his lady killer aspect should be kicked up a notch for the sequel.

6.  SHIELD. While I prefer a regular continuity Marvel Nick Fury, I do want to see a little bit more of SHIELD, maybe some bad ass operatives or Stark working on designing a helicarrier.

5.  In Continuity Cameo. We obviously need Stan Lee in the film, but we should also get a cameo from other Marvel characters in the universe, be it someone like Hugh Jackman just walking through the background or something more obvious, like an introduction to Steve Rogers.

4.  Hydra or AIM. It would be cool to see a probable and realistic introduction to a Marvel terrorist group, like Hydra or AIM.  It would have to be taken a little seriously, more so than in the comics, but giving Iron Man a group to take down is a good plan of action.

3.  Modified Armor. It is probably asking too much for some Hulk Buster armor, though that would be freaking sweet.  But it would be awesome to see Stark designing, and hopefully utilizing, some new armor designs.

2.  The Mandarin. The “Ten Rings” in the first was an allusion to the rings The Mandarin wore in the comics, so it only makes sense that one of Iron Man’s only legitimately threatening villains make an appearance in the sequel.  They should probably stay away from his more mystical qualities, though.

1.  War Machine. We’re almost guaranteed this with Jim Rhodes saying “Next time” while staring at a suit of armor.  But I demand some War Machine!

Honorable Mention: Iron Man destroying an entire armored column of enemy tanks just because that would be awesome!

So there you have it, ten things we want to see happen in Iron Man 2.  But you know, if we don’t get them all, it’ll still be alright by me, as I’m betting my money that no matter what happens, it’s going to be awesome.  But seriously, add some womanizing.  And hot bikini chicks.  I’m just being faithful to the comics!

What do you want to see in Iron Man 2?

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