I always find it interesting how marketing guys tailor their promotions for a movie depending on which side of the pond the movie will play. Like the International poster for Iron Man 2 for instance. I thought that the first poster, released this week depicting Tony in armour back to back with War Machine, would have been plenty acceptable for all. Instead, for the International set, we get Tony brooding in the Iron without the helmet.

When you have a hi-rez shot of Scarlett Johansson in the probably artificial, yet wonderfully skin adhering material called pleather (plastic leather), it’s all you really need for an evening of drunken wish fulfillment. She is pretty amazing.

May 7 it says will be the day we will all be treated to some delightful “Iron Man 2″ sequel-age.  We have the first poster for you and it colourfully depicts our man Tony Stark ensconced in his new Iron Man armour back to back with the bare metal look of War Machine.

And what a high tech derriere it is! The French folks over there at CanalPlus have themselves a nifty little behind the scenes video at the “Iron Man 2″ set. It’s really pretty good, Scarlet is in it. She walks around. She drops from the roof on a rope to kick someones butt. I am captivated. There’s wicked explosions. A tiny bit of french at the opening, but don’t worry, you’ll survive it. Thanks ComingSoon for the scoop.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Scarlett Johansson got all dressed up for E.T. and dished out on their feelings about being bad, beautiful or both in next summer’s “Iron Man 2″. We’ve got the videos. Scarlett Johansson joins the team as the Black Widow, awe inspiring in pleather and Gwyneth Paltrow returns to the show as Pepper Potts.

Iron Man 2 was a pretty locked up set with very little leakage. We got Iron Man sitting in a donut. That was cool, but ultimately unsatisfying. We in the Sci-Fi community need more and especially more of Scarlet Johansson as the Black Widow. E.T. recently was granted access to the filming before it was all a wrap and they’ve got a cool video here showing plenty of interviews and footage of nifty explosions, car slicing and other behind the scenes mayhem. Iron Man 2 stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Favreau, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Garry Shandling, John Slattery, Kate Mara, Clark Gregg and Olivia Munn and was directed by Jon Favreau. Iron Man 2 will be out and about on May 7th. Thanks ComingSoon.

Take a peek at it while it’s still alive because it likely is going to get yanked by the lawyer types as soon as they wake up. This is some shaky cam footage of various scenes from Iron Man 2 shot at last months SanDiego Comic-Con.

Golly. Scarlet has joined the cast for next summers Iron Man sequel and I never get tired of posting pictures of her. She’s a lovely girl. Scarlett plays Natasha Romanoff, otherwise known as Black Widow. There will be a clip of Scarlett in motion soon I’m sure. When it gets released, you’ll see it here mighty fast. Iron Man 2 also stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson, Garry Shandling, John Slattery, Kate Mara, Clark Gregg and Olivia Munn. Iron Man 2 opens in theatres May 7, 2010. Thanks ComingSoon.

It’s not a big shot, but it is a shot of the lovely Scarlett Johansson as she vamps it up as the Black Widow in next years “Iron Man 2″. She appears to be wearing something black and stretchy and is sporting a fetching red hair color. I can provide no further details. Something is wrong with my frontal lobe. Two pics for you, one where she stalks or slinks alone and one other with a couple of guys in it I can’t identify. Bigger pics as we get them. Thanks EW.

USA Today has the first look at Mickey Rourke in costume as the Russian Whiplash for Iron Man 2. That armour of his doesn’t look like it offers a lot of padding. From the looks of it, Whiplash is on a racetrack or in an outdoor arena of some kind, perhaps engaging in some kind of gladiatorial combat, Russian style? Looks like he’s got the whip handles in his hands and he has a Stark Industries style power pack as well. Thanks Aintitcool for the early news.