The Return of Mr. Stark

The wait for Iron Man 2, the continuing adventures of billionaire industrialist Tony Stark and his alter ego, Iron Man, just got a little shorter.

The first trailer for the awesomely fun-looking sequel was released this week, and the Robert Downey Jr.-starrer promises to kick off summer 2010 with a Whiplash.

Whiplash, of course, is the new villain Iron Man will face – and he’s played by Mickey Rourke.

The preview doesn’t reveal whether Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow will be good or bad – yeah, I don’t know my Iron Man lore…don’t judge me – but it offers a cheeky moment between Downey and return player Gwyneth Paltrow, as well as an action-packed first look at Don Cheadle’s (in for Terrence Howard) War Machine:



Iron Man 2 opens on May 7.