The ass-kicking superhero sequel Iron Man 2 opens and gives the Fat Guys a chance to talk about the kick-off of the summer movie season. They also lay down a Fat Guy Five about awesome superhero sequels… which was a lot harder than they thought it would be.

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?

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!

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.

Stanley Kubrick may be gone, but he’s not done making movies just yet. According to Production Weekly, two big stars — Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson, who will share the screen this summer in Iron Man 2 — are attached to a long-dusty Kubrick script that has been resurrected from his estate.

This might just make up for those last few lackluster posters from the marketeers behind Iron Man 2. If you’re headed to WonderCon this weekend in San Francisco, you might want to see about heading to Booth #242 very early, as they will be handing out a nice little poster featuring Black Widow.

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.

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.

Some days it doesn’t take much. In fact, when the news is slow here in the movie blogosphere, a trailer-for-a-trailer is all that you need to make a big splash, especially when it’s for a movie like Iron Man 2.

Sure, Avatar is the big movie of the month. The talk of the town, the bee’s knees. And Fox is licking their chops for a gigantic opening. But that won’t stop Paramount from stealing a bit of thunder by releasing promo material’s for next year’s summer opener, Iron Man 2.

The Iron Man 2 footage from last month’s Comic-Con in San Diego has finally appeared online, courtesy of some dude and his video camera.

West Coast editor Robert Fure checks in with his own video blog reaction to the panel that blew the roof off Comic-Con’s Saturday line-up, Marvel Studios presentation of Iron Man 2.

Everyone’s in San Diego. Except those with ADD. They’re in LA, at the LA Shorts Film Festival.

The folks at Yahoo Movies have debuted one brand new photo from the upcoming Marvel Studios actioner Iron Man 2 this evening, which shows off Scarlett Johansson looking hot as Natasha Romanoff.

You’ve been clamoring for non-grainy images, so we’re delivering them to you. Free of charge. (But please tip your waitstaff).

There is something about director Jon Favreau and his cronies over at Marvel Studios that leads me to believe that they are wired perfectly for this business.

Two new cast members sign on to Iron Man 2, Jon Favreau twitters from the set and wait, did we miss the fact that one of our favorite guys from AMC’s Mad Men is playing Tony Stark’s father?

Robert Downey Jr. spills a few little thematic details, talks about the “demon in a bottle” storyline and comments on how hot Scarlett Johansson will look as Black Widow. In related news, this Iron Man 2 movie is happening.

The production of Iron Man 2 is very much under way. Know how I know that? Well, it doesn’t exactly take any secret inside sources — if you follow John Favreau on Twitter, then you know.