Iron Man 2: The Entire Franchise.
This weekend sees the release of the long awaited Iron Man 2. This latest installment of the armored titans tales sees Tony Stark(Played by Robert Downey Jr ) pressured by the United States government to share his technology and pursued by those determined for revenge. The film looks set to be the same sarcastic thrill ride that its first installment was and again, like its predecessor essentially a 2 hour long AC/DC music Video.
This is also evident in the fact there is not going to be an officially released original soundtrack compilation, but rather AC/DC have released their own Iron Man 2 album. This is more like a greatest hits album of the band conveniently overlooking classics like ‘A Whole Lot Of Rosie’ in place of more adrenaline pumping howl alongs in the shape of ‘Let There Be Rock’ and ‘Thunder Struck’.
The geek in me is excited to see this new peek into the Marvel comics extended universe, quivering with anticipation at the upcoming series of movies, such as Thor (which is supposedly hinted at in the closing scenes of Iron Man 2) and Captain America, setting the scene for a grander more complex story world and the eventual Avengers movie. Returning to the film at hand snippets I’ve seen of a skin tight cat-suited Scarlett Johansson in acrobatic combat and Mickey Rourke’s attempt at a Russian accent in the energy weapon wielding form of the villain Whiplash are both thoroughly tempting.
Scarlett Johansson
Those not sated by this dose or comicbook action can soon lay their hands on the tie in Iron Man 2 video game, featuring the voice acting talents of Samuel L Jackson(Nick Fury) and Don Cheadle (James Rhodes/War Machine) reprising their cinematic roles, though sadly not accompanied by Robert Downey Jr. A further thing to entice you to this game is that its predecessor helped buck the trend of mediocre tie in gaming with solid game-play throughout.
Taking a swift turn away from its movie counterpart, the soundtrack of the game will feature a song by metal band Lamb Of God which has been specially recorded for the game entitled hit the wall.
You can hear the song in the behind the scenes video below.
With expectations high for badass barrel rolling gameplay, heavy metal tunage and the fact that this is all in the shape of Iron Man please excuse me if I slip into a geek coma.
