My interview with the Iron Man 2 star that has nothing to do whatsoever with Cowboys and Aliens.

The pressure was on. With the release of Iron Man in 2007, Marvel Studios and the universe created by director Jon Favreau turned the world of comic book movies upside down. With all eyes on the sequel, did they pull it off?

A year ago, almost to the week, Paramount Pictures made Austin, TX the epicenter of geek envy with a surprise premiere of Star Trek at the Alamo Drafthouse. And as summer 2010 began to approach, the question on everyone’s minds was whether or not we’d get another surprise. On Tuesday night, we had our answer.

Hero Complex is reporting this week that the inevitable sequel to Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes could be in 3D. We follow up on that report by scouring the globe in search of someone who is surprised by this news…

Throughout the week, Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment have been slowly releasing little clips from their upcoming tentpole Iron Man 2. Most of them have been rather boring. Not this one, though.

If you ever wondered what kind of stuff happens at a press conference, this is the article for you. Plus, we learn a few things that are actually about the movie, too!

What Sam Mendes might be doing when he should be directing Preacher.

Earlier today, Paramount Pictures released their final press kit for Iron Man 2, and with it come a few brand new pictures. There are also some old pictures. All of them are in very high resolution, which I’m sure will interest some of our readers — as high resolution photos of everyone’s favorite badass tin can make for sweet desktop wallpapers. Amirite?

As we here at Reject HQ prepare to preview for you the must see movies of summer, we are ever-mindful of how necessary it is for us to include some of the smaller movies. You know, those scrappy little movies that might not make it into the mainstream spotlight. Like Iron Man 2.

With Iron Man 2, Paramount and Marvel appear to be holding back quite a bit of the film. And even though this new (and very cool) interactive trailer has new footage, it doesn’t appear to be footage from sequences that we haven’t seen before. Either way, it still looks very cool.

When Geoff Boucher of Hero Complex noted that Sam Rockwell was on the short list to helm the Iron Man franchise, I couldn’t help but feel like we may have missed something equally amazing, if not slightly different than the RDJ portrayal.

Some think that drinking is easy, but Sherlock Holmes will tell you that knocking a few back is simply elementary. With Guy Ritchie’s hip, updated Sherlock Holmes hitting DVD and Blu-ray this week, it’s time to drink some with the most famous detective in literature.

A week ago today, the international theatrical poster for Iron Man 2 was released on the web. The reaction was less than enthusiastic from commenters on this site, many calling out the mediocre Photoshop skills employed to put it together. I have a feeling that the reaction to the domestic theatrical poster, which was released today via MySpace, will be similar.

A flash of undeniable style. Hard-hitting wit and charisma. Samuel L. Jackson asking a man in a bright red, iron suit to exit a donut. Yes, it must be another promo spot for Iron Man 2, perhaps the most anticipated movie of 2010.

CinemaBlend’s Josh Tyler is stretching things a bit with his story about Iron Man 3, making a few assumptions about the possible Marvel double-trouble mix of both a third Iron Man film and The Avengers being released in the same summer. However, it does raise an interesting hypothetical situation.

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios have released today the international theatrical poster for Iron Man 2, which is quickly approaching its release date. It’s hard to believe that it’s only about six weeks away at this point, but it is.

Just in case the fever generated by the newly released Iron Man 2 trailer has not worn off just yet, Paramount Pictures has released a set of images showing us what some of the in-theater marketing for the film will look like.

In a manner of speaking, it is perfectly acceptable for someone like Tony Stark to upstage the Oscar ceremonies — it fits with his modus operandi perfectly. And while I will accept the fact that Tony Stark is a fictional character played by Robert Downey Jr. and the Academy Awards are very (mostly) real, the assessment still stands: this brand new Iron Man 2 trailer, which debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live this evening, is far more exciting than the Oscars.

As we continue on into Spring, the movie trailer game is heating up. There are summer tentpoles, winter blockbusters and surprise indies that have been hanging around, leaving fans wondering what they will be like. This is the time when we learn a lot about these upcoming films, including the likes of Tron Legacy (which premieres its trailer with Alice in Wonderland tomorrow) and Iron Man 2.

A petty criminal (Robert Downey Jr.) in NYC stumbles into a film audition while on the run from some cops and earns himself a trip out to LA and a chance to star in a Hollywood production. Once there the studio hooks him up with a gay P.I. (Val Kilmer) for detective lessons, and soon this unlikely pair are knee-deep in a twisted tale of murder, mystery, and mistaken identity.