After the earthshattering, revolutionary film that was Iron Man, Marvel decided to continue building the MCU through Tony Stark's wild and (mostly) selfish antics. With the same snappy humour, great special effects, and quality performances by our protagonists, Iron Man 2 set out to build us the universe that would inspire this very podcast. It is not all sunshine and rainbows, though, as the villain problem that would plague the MCU is birthed in this film.