-
Been a while since I was up here
in front of you.
-
Maybe I'll do us all a favour
and just stick to the cards.
-
There's been speculation that I was
involved in the events that occurred
-
on the freeway and the rooftop...
-
Sorry, Mr Stark, do you
honestly expect us to believe that
-
that was a bodyguard
in a suit that conveniently appeared,
-
despite the fact
that you sorely despise bodyguards?
-
Yes.
-
And this mysterious bodyguard
was somehow equipped
-
with an undisclosed
Stark high-tech powered battle...
-
I know that it's confusing.
-
It is one thing to question the official
story, and another thing entirely
-
to make wild accusations,
or insinuate that I'm a superhero.
-
I mean, let's face it,
I'm not the heroic type.
-
A laundry list of character defects,
-
all the mistakes I've made,
largely public.
-
The truth is
-
I am Iron Man.
-
Ivan.
-
Vanya.
-
270 at 30 knots.
Holding steady at 15,000 feet.
-
You are clear for exfiltration
over the drop zone.
-
Tony! Tony! Tony! Tony!
-
It's good to be back.
-
-You missed me?
-Blow something up!
-
I missed you, too.
Blow something up? I already did that.
-
I'm not saying that the world is enjoying
-
its longest period of uninterrupted peace
in years because of me.
-
I'm not saying
that from the ashes of captivity,
-
never has a greater phoenix metaphor
been personified in human history.
-
I'm not saying that Uncle Sam
can kick back on a lawn chair,
-
sipping on an iced tea
-
because I haven't come across anyone
who's man enough
-
to go toe-to-toe with me on my best day.
-
I love you, Tony!
-
Please, it's not about me.
-
It's not about you.
-
It's not even about us. It's about legacy.
-
It's about what we choose
to leave behind for future generations.
-
And that's why for the next year
and for the first time since 1974,
-
the best and brightest men and women
-
of nations and corporations
the world over
-
will pool their resources,
share their collective vision,
-
to leave behind a brighter future.
-
It's not about us.
-
Therefore, what I'm saying,
if I'm saying anything,
-
is welcome back to the Stark Expo.
-
And now,
making a special guest appearance
-
from the great beyond
to tell you what it's all about,
-
please welcome my father, Howard.
-
Everything is achievable
through technology.
-
Better living, robust health,
-
and for the first time in human history,
the possibility of world peace.
-
So, from all of us here
at Stark lndustries,
-
I would like to personally introduce you
to the City of the Future.
-
Technology holds infinite possibilities
for mankind,
-
and will one day rid society of all its ills.
-
Soon, technology will affect the way
you live your life every day.
-
No more tedious work,
-
leaving more time for leisure activities
and enjoying the sweet life.
-
The Stark Expo. Welcome.
-
We are coming to you live
from the kickoff of the Stark Expo,
-
where Tony Stark
has just walked offstage.
-
Don't worry
if you can't make it down here tonight
-
because this Expo goes on
all year long.
-
And I'm gonna be here
checking out all the attractions
-
and the pavilions and the inventions
from all around the world.
-
-Make sure you join me...
-All right, it's a zoo out there, watch out.
-
-Open up, let's go.
-Hey! Nice to see you.
-
-All right. Thank you. I remember you.
-Tony, Tony...
-
Hey, hey...
-
-Call me.
-Hey, hey, hey, hey. Come on, come on.
-
Hello. It would be a pleasure.
-
-Okay.
-See you, buddy.
-
This is Larry.
-
Hey, the oracle of Oracle.
What a pleasure.
-
-Nice to see you.
-Call me. Call me.
-
-Larry King.
-Larry!
-
Yes, my people, my people.
-
Come on, Tony. There we go.
-
-Very mellow.
-That wasn't so bad.
-
No, it was perfect.
-
Look what we got here, the new model.
-
-Hey, does she come with the car?
-I certainly hope so.
-
-Hi.
-Hi.
-
-And you are?
-Marshal.
-
-Irish. I like it.
-Pleased to meet you, Tony.
-
I'm on the wheel. Do you mind?
Where you from?
-
-Bedford.
-What are you doing here?
-
-Looking for you.
-Yeah? You found me.
-
-What are you up to later?
-Serving subpoenas.
-
He doesn't like to be handed things.
-
-Yeah, I have a peeve.
-I got it.
-
You are hereby ordered
-
to appear before
the Senate Armed Services Committee
-
tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m.
-
-Can I see a badge?
-You wanna see the badge?
-
He likes the badge.
-
-You still like it?
-Yep.
-
-How far are we from D.C.?
-D.C.? 250 miles.
-
Mr Stark, could we pick up now
where we left off? Mr Stark. Please.
-
-Yes, dear?
-Can I have your attention?
-
Absolutely.
-
Do you or do you not possess
a specialised weapon?
-
-I do not. I do not.
-You do not?
-
Well, it depends
on how you define the word "weapon."
-
-The Iron Man weapon.
-My device does not fit that description.
-
Well... How would you describe it?
-
I would describe it by defining it
as what it is, Senator.
-
-As?
-It's a high-tech prosthesis.
-
That is... That is...
-
That's actually the most apt description
Ican make of it.
-
It's a weapon. It's a weapon, Mr Stark.
-
Please, if your priority was actually
the well-being of the American citizen...
-
My priority is to get the Iron Man
weapon turned over to the people
-
-of the United States of America.
-Well, you can forget it.
-
I am Iron Man. The suit and I are one.
-
To turn over the Iron Man suit
would be to turn over myself,
-
which is tantamount
to indentured servitude or prostitution,
-
depending on what state you're in.
-
-You can't have it.
-Look, I'm no expert...
-
ln prostitution? Of course not.
You're a senator. Come on.
-
I'm no expert in weapons.
-
We have somebody here
who is an expert on weapons.
-
I'd now like to call Justin Hammer,
our current primary weapons contractor.
-
Let the record reflect that I observed
Mr Hammer entering the chamber,
-
and I am wondering
-
if and when any actual expert
will also be in attendance.
-
Absolutely. I'm no expert.
I defer to you, Anthony.
-
You're the wonder boy.
-
Senator, if I may.
-
I may well not be an expert,
but you know who was the expert?
-
Your dad. Howard Stark.
-
Really a father to us all,
and to the military-industrial age.
-
Let's just be clear.
He was no flower child. He was a lion.
-
We all know why we're here.
ln the last six months,
-
Anthony Stark has created a sword
with untold possibilities.
-
And yet he insists it's a shield.
-
He asks us to trust him
as we cower behind it.
-
I wish I were comforted, Anthony,
I really do.
-
I'd love to leave my door unlocked
when I leave the house,
-
but this ain't Canada.
-
You know, we live in a world
of grave threats,
-
threats that Mr Stark
will not always be able to foresee.
-
Thank you.
-
God bless Iron Man. God bless America.
-
That is well said, Mr Hammer.
-
The committee would now like to invite
-
Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes
to the chamber.
-
Rhodey? What?
-
Hey, buddy.
I didn't expect to see you here.
-
Look, it's me, I'm here.
Deal with it. Let's move on.
-
I just...
-
-Drop it.
-All right, I'll drop it.
-
I have before me a complete report
on the Iron Man weapon,
-
compiled by Colonel Rhodes.
And, Colonel, for the record,
-
can you please read page 57,
paragraph four?
-
You're requesting
that I read specific selections
-
-from my report, Senator?
-Yes, sir.
-
It was my understanding
that I was going to be testifying
-
in a much more comprehensive
and detailed manner.
-
l understand.
A lot of things have changed today.
-
-So if you could just read...
-You do understand
-
that reading a single paragraph
out of context does not reflect
-
-the summary of my final...
-Just read it, Colonel. I do. Thank you.
-
Very well.
-
"As he does not operate within
any definable branch of government,
-
"Iron Man presents a potential threat
to the security of both the nation
-
"and to her interests."
-
I did, however, go on to summarise
-
that the benefits of Iron Man
far outweigh the liabilities.
-
-And that it would be in our interest...
-That's enough, Colonel.
-
-...to fold Mr Stark...
-That's enough.
-
...into the existing
chain of command, Senator.
-
I'm not a joiner, but I'll consider
Secretary of Defense, if you ask nice.
-
We can amend the hours a little bit.
-
I'd like to go on and show, if I may,
-
the imagery
that's connected to your report.
-
I believe it is somewhat premature
to reveal these images
-
-to the general public at this time.
-With all due respect,
-
Colonel, I understand.
-
And if you could just narrate those
for us, we'd be very grateful.
-
Let's have the images.
-
Intelligence suggests
that the devices seen in these photos
-
are, in fact, attempts
at making manned copies
-
of Mr Stark's suit.
-
This has been corroborated by our allies
and local intelligence on the ground,
-
indicating that these suits are quite
possibly, at this moment, operational.
-
Hold on one second, buddy.
Let me see something here.
-
Boy, I'm good.
I commandeered your screens.
-
I need them.
Time for a little transparency.
-
-Now, let's see what's really going on.
-What is he doing?
-
If you will direct your attention
to said screens...
-
l believe that's North Korea.
-
Can you turn that off? Take it off.
-
Iran.
-
No grave immediate threat here.
Is that Justin Hammer?
-
How did Hammer get in the game?
-
Justin, you're on TV. Focus up.
-
Okay, give me a left twist.
Left's good. Turn to the right.
-
Oh, shit. Oh, shit!
-
Wow.
-
Yeah, I'd say most countries,
five, 10 years away.
-
Hammer Industries, 20.
-
I'd like to point out
that that test pilot survived.
-
l think we're done,
is the point that he's making.
-
-I don't think there's any reason...
-The point is, you're welcome, I guess.
-
-For what?
-Because I'm your nuclear deterrent.
-
It's working.
We're safe. America is secure.
-
You want my property?
You can't have it.
-
But I did you a big favour.
-
I've successfully privatized world peace.
-
What more do you want? For now!
-
I tried to play ball with these ass-clowns.
-
...you, Mr Stark. ...you, buddy.
-
We're adjourned.
We're adjourned for today.
-
-Okay.
-You've been a delight.
-
My bond is with the people.
-
And I will serve this great nation
at the pleasure of myself.
-
If there's one thing I've proven
-
it's that you can count on me
to pleasure myself.
-
Wake up. Daddy's home.
-
Welcome home, sir.
-
Congratulations on
the opening ceremonies.
-
They were such a success,
as was your Senate hearing.
-
And may I say how refreshing it is
-
to finally see you in a video
with your clothing on, sir.
-
You!
-
I swear to God I'll dismantle you.
I'll soak your motherboard.
-
I'll turn you into a wine rack.
-
How many ounces a day
of this gobbledegook
-
am I supposed to drink?
-
We are up to 80 ounces a day
to counteract the symptoms, sir.
-
Check palladium levels.
-
Blood toxicity, 24%.
-
It appears that the continued use
of the Iron Man suit
-
is accelerating your condition.
-
Another core has been depleted.
-
God, they're running out quick.
-
I have run simulations
on every known element,
-
and none can serve
as a viable replacement
-
for the palladium core.
-
You are running out of both time
and options.
-
Unfortunately, the device
that's keeping you alive
-
is also killing you.
-
Miss Potts is approaching.
-
-I recommend that you inform her...
-Mute.
-
Is this a joke?
-
-What are you thinking?
-What?
-
-What are you thinking?
-Hey, I'm thinking I'm busy.
-
And you're angry about something.
-
Do you have the sniffles?
I don't wanna get sick.
-
-Did you just donate...
-Keep your business.
-
...our entire modern art collection
to the...
-
-Boy Scouts ofAmerica.
-...Boy Scouts ofAmerica?
-
Yes. It is a worthwhile organisation.
-
I didn't physically check the crates
but, basically, yes.
-
And it's not "our" collection,
it's my collection. No offence.
-
No, you know what?
I think I'm actually entitled
-
to say "our" collection
-
considering the time that I put in,
over 10 years,
-
-curating that.
-It was a tax write-off. I needed that.
-
You know,
there's only about 8,01 1things
-
that I really need to talk to you about.
-
Dummy. Hey, stop spacing out.
-
The Bridgeport's
already machining that part.
-
The Expo is a gigantic waste of time.
-
I need you to wear a surgical mask
until you're feeling better.
-
-Is that okay?
-That's rude.
-
There's nothing more important to me
than the Expo.
-
It's my primary point of concern.
-
-I don't know why you're...
-The Expo is your ego gone crazy.
-
Wow. Look at that.
-
That's modern art. That's going up.
-
-You've got to be kidding.
-I'm gonna put this up right now.
-
-This is vital.
-Stark is in complete disarray.
-
-You understand that?
-No. Our stocks have never been higher.
-
-Yes, from a managerial standpoint.
-You are... Well, if it's messy,
-
-then let's double back.
-Let me give you an example.
-
-Let's move on to another subject.
-No, no, no, no.
-
You are not taking down
the Barnett Newman
-
-and hanging that up!
-I'm not taking it down.
-
I'm just replacing it with this.
-
-Let's see what I can get going here.
-Okay, fine.
-
My point is,
we have already awarded contracts
-
-to the wind farm people.
-Yeah. Don't say "wind farm."
-
-I'm already feeling gassy.
-And to the plastic plantation tree,
-
which was your idea, by the way.
Those people are on payroll...
-
-Everything was my idea.
-...and you won't make a decision.
-
I don't care
about the liberal agenda any more.
-
It's boring. Boring.
I'm giving you a boring alert.
-
-You do it.
-I do what?
-
Excellent idea. I just figured this out.
You run the company.
-
-Yeah, I'm trying to run the company.
-Pepper, I need you to run the company.
-
-Well, stop trying to do it and do it.
-You will not
-
-give me the information...
-I'm not asking you to try...
-
-...in order to...
-I'm asking you
-
to physically do it. I need you to do it.
-
-I am trying to do it.
-Pepper, you're not listening to me!
-
-No, you are not listening to me.
-I'm trying to make you CEO.
-
Why won't you let me?
-
-Have you been drinking?
-Chlorophyll.
-
I hereby irrevocably appoint you
chairman and CEO of Stark Industries,
-
effective immediately.
-
Yeah, done deal. Okay?
-
I've actually given this
a fair amount of thought,
-
believe it or not.
Doing a bit of headhunting, so to speak,
-
trying to figure out
who a worthy successor would be.
-
And then I realised
-
it's you. It's always been you.
-
I thought there'd be a legal issue,
-
but actually I'm capable
of appointing my successor.
-
My successor being you.
-
Congratulations?
-
-Take it, just take it.
-I don't know what to think.
-
Don't think. Drink.
-
There you go.
-
The notary's here! Can you please
come sign the transfer paperwork?
-
I'm on happy time.
-
-Sorry.
-What the hell was that?
-
It's called mixed martial arts.
It's been around for three weeks.
-
It's called dirty boxing.
There's nothing new about it.
-
All right, put them up. Come on.
-
I promise you this is the only time
I will ask you to sign over your company.
-
I need you to initial each box.
-
Lesson one. Never take your eye off...
-
That's it. I'm done.
-
-What's your name, lady?
-Rushman. Natalie Rushman.
-
Front and centre. Come into the church.
-
-No. You're seriously not gonna ask...
-If it pleases the court, which it does.
-
-It's no problem.
-I'm sorry. He's very eccentric.
-
What?
-
-Can you give her a lesson?
-No problem.
-
-Pepper.
-What?
-
-Who is she?
-She is from legal.
-
And she is potentially a very expensive
sexual harassment lawsuit
-
-if you keep ogling her like that.
-I need a new assistant, boss.
-
Yes, and I've got
three excellent potential candidates.
-
They're lined up and ready to meet you.
-
I don't have time to meet.
I need someone now. I feel like it's her.
-
No, it's not.
-
-You ever boxed before?
-I have, yes.
-
What, like, the Tae Bo? Booty Boot
Camp? Crunch? Something like that?
-
-How do I spell your name, Natalie?
-R-U-S-H-M-A-N.
-
-What, are you gonna google her now?
-I thought I was ogling her.
-
-Wow. Very, very impressive individual.
-You're so predictable, you know that?
-
She's fluent in French, Italian,
Russian, Latin.
-
-Who speaks Latin?
-No one speaks Latin.
-
-No one speaks Latin?
-It's a dead language.
-
You can read Latin
or you can write Latin,
-
-but you can't speak Latin...
-Did you model in Tokyo?
-
-'Cause she modeled in Tokyo.
-Well...
-
I need her.
She's got everything that I need.
-
Rule number one,
never take your eye off your opponent.
-
Oh, my God!
-
-Happy!
-That's what I'm talking about.
-
-I just slipped.
-You did?
-
-Yeah.
-Looks like a TKO to me.
-
Just... I need your impression.
-
You have a quiet reserve.
I don't know, you have an old soul.
-
-I meant your fingerprint.
-Right.
-
-So, how are we doing?
-Great. Just wrapping up. Hey.
-
-You're the boss.
-Will that be all, Mr Stark?
-
-No.
-Yes, that will be all, Ms Rushman.
-
Thank you very much.
-
-I want one.
-No.
-
You know, it's Europe.
Whatever happens the next 20 minutes,
-
-just go with it.
-Go with it? Go with what?
-
-Mr Stark?
-Hey.
-
Hello. How was your flight?
-
It was excellent.
Boy, it's nice to see you.
-
We have one photographer
from the ACM, if you don't mind. Okay?
-
-When did this happen?
-What? You made me do it.
-
-I made you do what?
-You quit. Smile. Look right there.
-
Stop acting constipated.
-
-Don't flare your nostrils.
-You are so predictable.
-
-That's the amazing thing.
-Right this way.
-
-You look fantastic.
-Why, thank you very much.
-
But that's unprofessional.
What's on the docket?
-
You have a 9:30 dinner.
-
-Perfect. I'll be there at 11 :00.
-Absolutely.
-
-Is this us?
-It can be.
-
-Great. Make it us.
-Okay.
-
-Mr Musk. How are you?
-Hi, Pepper.
-
-Congratulations on the promotion.
-Thank you very much.
-
Elon, how's it going?
Those Merlin engines are fantastic.
-
Thank you. Yeah, I've got an idea
for an electric jet.
-
-You do?
-Yeah.
-
Then we'll make it work.
-
-You want a massage?
-Oh, God. No,
-
-I don't want a massage.
-I'll have Natalie make an...
-
-I don't want Natalie to do...
-Don't want you tense.
-
By the way, I didn't mean
to spring this on you.
-
Thank you very much.
-
-Green is not your best colour.
-Oh, please.
-
Anthony! Is that you?
-
-My least favourite person on Earth.
-Hey, pal.
-
-Justin Hammer.
-How you doing?
-
You're not the only rich guy here
with a fancy car.
-
You know Christine Everhart
from Vanity Fair.
-
-You guys know each other?
-Hi.
-
-Yes.
-Yes.
-
-Yes, roughly.
-We do.
-
BTW, big story.
The new CEO of Stark Industries.
-
-I know. I know.
-Congratulations.
-
My editor will kill me if I don't grab
a quote for our Powerful Women issue.
-
-Can I?
-Sure.
-
She's actually doing a big spread on me
for Vanity Fair.
-
I thought I'd throw her a bone, you know.
-
-Right.
-Right?
-
Well, she did quite a spread
on Tony last year.
-
And she wrote a story as well.
-
-It was very impressive.
-That was good.
-
-Very well done.
-Thank you.
-
-I'm gonna go wash.
-Don't leave me.
-
-Hey, buddy. How you doing?
-I'm all right.
-
-Looking gorgeous.
-Please, this is tough.
-
-Can I ask you... Is this the first time...
-Fromage.
-
-Say, "Brie."
-...that you guys have seen each other?
-
God, that's so awful.
-
Listen, is it the first time you've seen
each other since the Senate?
-
Since he got his contract revoked...
-
-Actually, it's on hold.
-...when you were attempting to...
-
That's not what I heard.
What's the difference between "hold"
-
-and "cancelled"? The truth?
-Yes, what is?
-
No. The truth is...
Why don't we put that away?
-
The truth is, I'm actually hoping
to present something at your Expo.
-
Well, if you invent something
that works,
-
I'll make sure I get you a slot.
-
-Mr Stark, your corner table is ready.
-Yes?
-
I actually have a slot this year. Yes, I do.
-
-Hammer needs a slot, Christine.
-We kid, yeah.
-
We kid. We're kidders.
-
Got any other bad ideas?
-
Tony!
-
Tony and I... Tony... I love Tony Stark.
Tony loves me. We're not competitors.
-
Him being out of the picture
created tremendous opportunities
-
for Hammer Industries, you know?
-
-Everything that Tony and I do...
-Well, what's the use of having...
-
-...is a healthy...
-...and owning a race car...
-
-...competition.
-...if you don't drive it?
-
Is he driving?
-
Natalie. Natalie!
-
-Yes, Miss Potts?
-Did you know about this?
-
This is the first that I have known of it.
-
This... This cannot happen.
-
Absolutely. I understand.
How can I help you?
-
-Where's Happy?
-He's waiting outside.
-
-Okay, get him. I need Happy.
-Right away.
-
Tony's... You know, he...
-
We're not competitive.
You know what I mean?
-
Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know,
-
-can you excuse me just one second?
-Just read me what you wrote.
-
-I will. I will, after.
-Just read it back to me.
-
But I have to make one quick phone call.
-
-Where are you going?
-This is great.
-
-I've got some caviar coming.
-This is great stuff.
-
-I'll be right back.
-Look!
-
That's Stark.
-
Go, go!
-
Hang on.
-
-Give me the case.
-Here. Take it.
-
-Where's the key?
-It's in my pocket.
-
Car!
-
Oh, my God!
-
-Are you okay?
-Yeah.
-
-Were you heading for me or him?
-I was trying to scare him.
-
-'Cause I can't tell!
-Are you out of your mind?
-
-Better security.
-Get in the car right now!
-
I was attacked! We need better security.
-
-Get in the car!
-You're CEO. Better security measures.
-
God, it's embarrassing.
-
First vacation in two years.
-
Oh, my God!
-
-I got him!
-Hit him again. Hit him again.
-
Football.
-
-I got him!
-Take the case! Take it!
-
-Take the case!
-Give him the case!
-
Stop banging the car!
-
Calm down.
-
God! God!
-
Give me the case! Please! Come on!
-
You... You lose.
-
You lose. You lose, Stark.
-
Pretty decent tech.
Cycles per second were a little low.
-
You could have doubled up
your rotations.
-
You focused the repulsor energy
through ionized plasma channels.
-
It's effective. Not very efficient.
-
But it's a passable knock-off.
-
I don't get it. A little fine tuning,
-
you could have made a solid paycheck.
-
You could have sold it
to North Korea, China, Iran,
-
or gone right to the black market.
-
You look like you got friends
in low places.
-
You come from a family
of thieves and butchers.
-
And now, like all guilty men,
-
you try to rewrite your own history.
-
And you forget all the lives
the Stark family has destroyed.
-
Speaking of thieves,
where did you get this design?
-
My father. Anton Vanko.
-
Well, I never heard of him.
-
My father is the reason you're alive.
-
The reason I'm alive
is 'cause you had a shot, you took it,
-
you missed.
-
Did I?
-
If you can make God bleed,
-
the people will cease to believe in him.
-
And there will be blood in the water.
And the sharks will come.
-
The truth,
all I have to do is sit here and watch
-
as the world will consume you.
-
Where will you be watching
the world consume me from?
-
That's right. A prison cell.
I'll send you a bar of soap.
-
Hey, Tony. Before you go,
-
palladium in the chest,
painful way to die.
-
It's just unbelievable. It proves
that the genie is out of the bottle
-
and this man has no idea
what he's doing.
-
He thinks of the Iron Man weapon
as a toy.
-
I was at a hearing
where Mr Stark, in fact, was adamant
-
that these suits
can't exist anywhere else,
-
don't exist anywhere else,
never will exist anywhere else,
-
at least for five to 10 years,
-
and here we are in Monaco realising,
"These suits exist now."
-
Mute.
-
He should be giving me a medal.
That's the truth.
-
-What is that?
-This is your in-flight meal.
-
Did you just make that?
-
Yeah. Where do you think I've been
for three hours?
-
Tony,
-
what are you not telling me?
-
I don't want to go home. At all.
-
Let's cancel my birthday party and...
-
We're in Europe.
Let's go to Venice, Cipriani.
-
-Remember?
-Oh, yes.
-
It's a great place to
-
-be healthy.
-I don't think this is the right time.
-
We're in kind of a mess.
-
Yeah, but maybe that's why
it's the best time.
-
-'Cause then we...
-Well, I think as the CEO,
-
I need to show up.
-
As CEO, you are entitled to a leave.
-
-A leave?
-A company retreat.
-
-A retreat? During a time like this?
-Just a ride.
-
Well, I'm just saying, to recharge
our batteries and figure it all out.
-
Not everybody runs on batteries, Tony.
-
Hey, there he is.
-
There he is.
-
What an absolute pleasure. Welcome.
-
Oh, goodness gracious.
-
Can we get the handcuffs
off my friend here?
-
Forgive me, I'm sorry.
I'm such a huge fan of yours.
-
I didn't want to make
a first impression like this.
-
He's not an animal. Come on.
-
He's a human being. Thank you.
-
We're fine.
-
My name is Justin Hammer.
-
I'd like to do some business with you.
Please sit.
-
Dig in. What do we have today, Jack?
-
-We have some salmon carpaccio.
-Salmon carpaccio.
-
Anything you want here, we got it.
-
I like my dessert first.
I had this flown in from San Francisco.
-
It's Italian, though.
-
Organic ice cream.
-
I got a sweet tooth.
Apparently you do, too, for Tony Stark.
-
What I saw you do to Tony Stark
on that track,
-
how you stepped up to him
in front of God and everybody,
-
that was... Wow!
-
You spoke to me with what you did.
-
And I know that you knew
that I'd be listening.
-
This is why I couldn't bear
to have you shipped off
-
to God knows where. It would have been
such a waste of talent.
-
But if I might make a suggestion,
-
you know,
you don't just go and try and kill the guy.
-
I think, if I may, you go after his legacy.
-
That's what you kill.
-
You and me,
we are a lot alike in a lot of ways.
-
The only difference between you and I
is that I have resources.
-
I think, if I may,
-
you need my resources.
-
Someone behind you, a benefactor.
-
I'd like to be that guy.
-
Okay. Do you speak English?
Because I can get a translator.
-
I don't know. Have you been
understanding everything I'm saying?
-
Very good, man.
-
-Very good, man.
-Very good, man.
-
Hey!
-
-Hey.
-Yes?
-
I want my bird.
-
-A bird? You want a bird?
-I want my bird.
-
I can get you a bird.
I can get you 10 birds.
-
I want my bird.
-
Well, okay.
Nothing's impossible. I could...
-
Are we talking about...
Is this a bird back in Russia?
-
Yes, but the fundamentals
of the company are still very, very strong
-
-despite the events in Monaco.
-Yes, of course.
-
-The AP wants a quote.
-Don't tell him. Fax them...
-
Where is he?
-
-He doesn't want to be disturbed.
-He's downstairs.
-
-...what happened in Monaco?
-Yes, but...
-
But his continuing erratic behaviour
-
may lead many people
to ask themselves,
-
"Can this man still protect us?"
-
Iron Man never stopped protecting us.
The events in Monaco proved that.
-
Query complete, sir.
Anton Vanko was a Soviet physicist
-
who defected to the United States
in 1963.
-
However, he was accused of espionage
and was deported in 1967.
-
His son, Ivan, who is also a physicist,
-
was convicted of selling Soviet-era
weapons-grade plutonium to Pakistan,
-
and served 15 years in Kopeisk prison.
-
No further records exist.
-
Tony, you gotta get upstairs
-
and get on top
of this situation right now.
-
Listen. I've been on the phone
with the National Guard all day,
-
trying to talk them out
of rolling tanks up the PCH,
-
knocking down your front door
and taking these.
-
They're gonna take your suits,
Tony, okay?
-
They're sick of the games.
-
You said nobody else would possess
this technology for 20 years.
-
Well, guess what?
Somebody else had it yesterday.
-
It's not theoretical any more.
-
Are you listening to me?
-
-Are you okay?
-Let's go.
-
Hey, man. Hey, hey!
-
-You all right?
-Yeah, I should get to my desk.
-
-See that cigar box?
-Yeah.
-
It's palladium.
-
Is that supposed to be smoking?
-
If you must know, it's neutron damage.
It's from the reactor wall.
-
You had this in your body?
-
And how about the high-tech
crossword puzzle on your neck?
-
Road rash.
-
Thank you.
-
-What are you looking at?
-I'm looking at you.
-
You wanna do
this whole lone gunslinger act
-
and it's unnecessary.
You don't have to do this alone.
-
You know, I wish I could believe that.
I really do.
-
But you've gotta trust me.
-
Contrary to popular belief,
I know exactly what I'm doing.
-
This is where we do it.
This is my humble abode.
-
You can work in absolute peace.
Must be fun to be dead, right?
-
No pressure.
-
Here they are. I'm very excited.
They're combat-ready.
-
I may have done a few miscalculations
-
and rushed the prototype
into production.
-
Sue me, I'm enthusiastic.
-
Go ahead, take a look around.
-
You don't wanna do that.
-
You'll be able to access that
-
as soon as we generate
some encrypted pass codes.
-
Can we generate
some encrypted pass codes?
-
Get some of those
encrypted pass codes, Jack.
-
Never mind, I...
-
Wow. Okay. Good stuff.
-
-Sorry?
-Software shit.
-
Well...
-
You're good.
-
You really blasted in
past the firewall there.
-
Let me show you where
you're gonna be working primarily.
-
Go ahead, take a look.
-
Get a good look at that.
That's something, isn't it?
-
You know,
those are really just for show and tell.
-
They're $1 25.7 million a pop, so...
Wait! Oh, gosh.
-
Jesus Christ. Get somebody up here.
-
That's where the pilot goes.
-
I'm having a tough time
finding volunteers.
-
I'll take care of that, just leave it.
-
What you want them do?
-
Well, long term, I want them to put me
in the Pentagon for the next 25 years.
-
I want to make Iron Man
look like an antique.
-
I wanna go to that Stark Expo,
-
I wanna take a dump
in Tony's front yard.
-
You know what I'm talking about?
-
-I can do that. No problem.
-Yeah?
-
Hey, fabulous! I love it.
-
Hey, this is our guy. Didn't I tell you?
I had a feeling.
-
Do you know which watch
you'd like to wear tonight, Mr Stark?
-
I'll give them a look.
-
I should cancel the party.
-
-Probably.
-Yeah.
-
-'Cause it's...
-Ill-timed.
-
Right, sends the wrong message.
-
Inappropriate.
-
Is that dirty enough for you?
-
Gold face, brown band.
The Jaeger. I'll give that a look.
-
Bring them over here.
-
I'll take that. Why don't you...
-
I gotta say it.
It's hard to get a read on you.
-
-Where are you from?
-Legal.
-
Can I ask you a question,
hypothetically?
-
Bit odd.
-
If this was your last birthday party
you were ever gonna have,
-
how would you celebrate it?
-
I'd do whatever I wanted to do
with whoever I wanted to do it with.
-
-Good evening.
-Good evening.
-
Yes, sir, I understand.
-
No. No, sir, that will not be necessary.
I'll handle it.
-
Sir, I personally guarantee
that within 24 hours,
-
Iron Man will be back on watch.
-
Hey, Pepper.
-
I'm going to go get some air.
-
What's wrong?
-
-I don't know what to do.
-You gotta be kidding me.
-
-That's it. I'm making... Pepper.
-No, no, no. Don't call anyone.
-
This is ridiculous.
I just stuck my neck out for this guy.
-
I know. I know. I get it.
-
I'm gonna handle it, okay?
Just let me handle it.
-
Handle it. Or I'm gonna have to.
-
You know, the question
I get asked most often is,
-
"Tony, how do you go to the bathroom
in the suit?"
-
Just like that.
-
Does this guy know
how to throw a party or what?
-
I love you.
-
Unbelievable! Thank you so much.
-
Tony, we all thank you so much
for such a wonderful night.
-
And we're gonna say good night now,
and thank you all for coming.
-
No, no, no, we can't... Wait, wait, wait.
-
We didn't have the cake.
We didn't blow out the candles.
-
You're out of control, okay?
Trust me on this one, okay?
-
-You're out of control, gorgeous.
-It's time to go to bed. It's time.
-
-Give me another smooch.
-You're not going to be
-
-happy about this.
-Come on, you know you want to.
-
You just peed the suit.
-
-I know. It has a filtration system.
-It's not sexy.
-
You could drink that water.
-
Just send everybody home, okay?
It's time to...
-
-If you say so.
-Okay.
-
I'll take this, you take that.
-
Pepper Potts.
-
She's right. The party's over.
-
Then again, the party was over for me,
like, an hour and a half ago.
-
The after-party starts in 15 minutes.
-
And if anybody, Pepper,
doesn't like it, there's the door.
-
Yeah!
-
Hit!
-
Pull!
-
I think she wants the Gallagher!
-
I'm only gonna say this once.
-
Get out.
-
You don't deserve to wear one of these.
Shut it down!
-
Goldstein.
-
Yes, Mr Stark?
-
Give me a phat beat
to beat my buddy's ass to.
-
I told you to shut it down.
-
Now, put that thing back where
you found it before someone gets hurt.
-
Really?
-
Sorry, pal,
but Iron Man doesn't have a sidekick.
-
Sidekick this!
-
Had enough?
-
-Natalie!
-Miss Potts.
-
Don't you "Miss Potts" me! I'm on to you.
-
You know what?
Ever since you came here...
-
Pepper!
-
Get out of here. Get out of here.
-
You want it? Take it!
-
Put your hand down.
-
You think you got what it takes
to wear that suit?
-
We don't have to do this, Tony.
-
You wanna be the War Machine,
take your shot.
-
-Put it down!
-You gonna take a shot?
-
-Put it down!
-No!
-
-Drop it, Tony!
-Take it.
-
Edwards Tower, this is Lieutenant
Colonel James Rhodes,
-
inbound from three miles east
at 5,000 feet...
-
Colonel.
-
Major.
-
Wow.
-
Yeah.
-
Let's take it inside.
-
Clear the area.
-
Sir!
-
I'm gonna have to ask you
to exit the doughnut.
-
I told you I don't wanna join
your super-secret boy band.
-
No, no, no. See, I remember,
you do everything yourself.
-
-How's that working out for you?
-It's... It's... It's...
-
I'm sorry.
I don't wanna get off on the wrong foot.
-
Do I look at the patch or the eye?
-
Honestly, I'm a bit hung over.
-
I'm not sure if you're real
or if I'm having...
-
I am very real.
-
I'm the realest person
you're ever gonna meet.
-
-Just my luck. Where's the staff here?
-That's not looking so good.
-
I've been worse.
-
We've secured the perimeter,
-
but I don't think we should
hold it for too much longer.
-
-You're fired.
-That's not up to you.
-
Tony, I want you to meet
Agent Romanoff.
-
-Hi.
-I'm a S.H.I.E.L.D. shadow.
-
Once we knew you were ill,
I was tasked to you by Director Fury.
-
I suggest you apologise.
-
You've been very busy.
-
You made your girl your CEO,
you're giving away all your stuff.
-
You let your friend
fly away with your suit.
-
Now, if I didn't know better...
-
You don't know better.
I didn't give it to him. He took it.
-
Whoa, whoa, whoa. He took it?
-
You're Iron Man and he just took it?
-
The little brother walked in there,
kicked your ass and took your suit?
-
Is that possible?
-
Well, according to Mr Stark's
database security guidelines,
-
there are redundancies
to prevent unauthorised usage.
-
-What do you want from me?
-What do we want from you?
-
What do you want from me?
-
You have become a problem,
a problem I have to deal with.
-
Contrary to your belief,
you are not the centre of my universe.
-
I have bigger problems than you
in the southwest region to deal with.
-
Hit him.
-
Oh, God, are you gonna
steal my kidney and sell it?
-
Could you please not do anything awful
for five seconds?
-
-What did she just do to me?
-What did we just do for you?
-
That's lithium dioxide.
It's gonna take the edge off.
-
We're trying to get you back to work.
-
Give me a couple of boxes of that.
I'll be right as rain.
-
It's not a cure,
it just abates the symptoms.
-
Doesn't look like it's gonna be
an easy fix.
-
Trust me, I know. I'm good at this stuff.
-
I've been looking for a suitable
replacement for palladium.
-
I've tried every combination, every
permutation of every known element.
-
Well, I'm here to tell you,
you haven't tried them all.
-
Hey, hey, hey. Special delivery.
-
Candygram.
-
I brought you something.
-
Oh, yeah.
-
We got you the bird, pal.
-
This is not my bird.
-
What do you mean?
That's the bird. This is the bird.
-
Yeah. Pulled a lot of strings
to get this bird.
-
This is a great bird.
-
-It's a beautiful bird.
-We got this all the way from Russia.
-
Hey, man, this not my bird.
-
Well, listen, even if it's not the bird,
I mean, this is a gorgeous bird.
-
I mean, you know, look,
don't get so attached to things.
-
Learn to let go.
-
Wait a minute. Jack, what is that?
-
Is that... That's not a helmet.
What is that?
-
Ivan... What's this? Jack.
-
Is that a helmet?
It doesn't look like a helmet to me.
-
How... How are you supposed
to get a head in there?
-
-Jack, could you put your head in there?
-No.
-
Try to put your head in there.
Go ahead. Try to put your head in there.
-
See, Ivan?
He can't put his head in there.
-
That's... That's not a helmet. It's a head.
I need to put a guy in there.
-
I need to fit a person in that suit.
You understand?
-
-Drone better.
-What? Drone better?
-
Why is drone better?
Why is drone better?
-
People make problem.
-
Trust me. Drone better.
-
Ivan, you know, I like you.
I got you the bird.
-
You said, "No problem."
-
That's what you said to me.
You said, "No problem."
-
Now I need suits.
The government wants suits.
-
Like Iron Man. You understand?
-
That's what the people want.
That's what's gonna make them happy.
-
Hey, man.
-
Don't get too attached to things.
-
Learn to let go.
-
These drones
better steal the show, Ivan.
-
You understand?
Better rock my world, Ivan.
-
Unbelievable.
-
This ought to get the Senate off my ass.
-
-It's functional?
-Fully mission-capable.
-
Good. Get Hammer down here
to weaponize it.
-
Sir?
-
Justin Hammer's making
a weapons presentation at the Expo.
-
We'd like this to introduce it.
-
Sir, I don't believe that the Expo...
-
Colonel, the world needs
to see this fast.
-
-We've got to make this happen.
-Yes, General, but...
-
It's also an order.
-
Yes, sir.
-
Good work, Colonel.
You've made your country proud.
-
Thank you, sir.
-
That thing in your chest
is based on unfinished technology.
-
No, it was finished.
-
It has never been particularly effective
until I miniaturised it and put it in my...
-
No. Howard said the arc reactor
-
was the stepping stone
to something greater.
-
He was about to kick off an energy race
that was gonna dwarf the arms race.
-
He was on to something big,
-
something so big that it was gonna
make the nuclear reactor
-
look like a triple-A battery.
-
Just him,
or was Anton Vanko in on this, too?
-
Anton Vanko
is the other side of that coin.
-
Anton saw it as a way to get rich.
-
When your father found out,
he had him deported.
-
When the Russians found out
he couldn't deliver,
-
they shipped his ass off to Siberia
-
and he spent the next 20 years
in a vodka-fuelled rage.
-
Not quite the environment
you want to raise a kid in,
-
the son you had the misfortune
of crossing paths with in Monaco.
-
You told me I hadn't tried everything.
-
What do you mean I haven't
tried everything? What haven't I tried?
-
He said that you were the only person
with the means and knowledge
-
to finish what he started.
-
He said that?
-
Are you that guy? Are you?
-
'Cause if you are, then you can solve
the riddle of your heart.
-
I don't know
where you get your information,
-
but he wasn't my biggest fan.
-
What do you remember
about your dad?
-
He was cold, he was calculating.
-
He never told me he loved me.
He never even told me he liked me,
-
so it's a little tough for me to digest
-
when you're telling me he said
the whole future was riding on me
-
and he's passing it down.
I don't get that.
-
You're talking about a guy
whose happiest day
-
was when he shipped me
off to boarding school.
-
That's not true.
-
Well, then, clearly you knew my dad
better than I did.
-
As a matter of fact, I did. He was one of
the founding members of S.H.I.E.L.D.
-
What?
-
-I got a 2:00.
-Wait, wait, wait, wait.
-
-What's this?
-Okay, you're good, right?
-
-No, I'm not good.
-You got this? Right? Right?
-
Got what? I don't even know
what I'm supposed to get.
-
Natasha will remain a floater at Stark
with her cover intact.
-
-You remember Agent Coulson, right?
-Yeah.
-
And Tony,
-
remember, I got my eye on you.
-
We've disabled all communications.
No contact with the outside world.
-
Good luck.
-
Please.
-
First thing, I need a little bodywork.
I'll put in a little time at the lab.
-
If we could send one of your goon squad
down to The Coffee Bean,
-
Cross Creek, for a Starbucks run,
or something like that, that'd be nice.
-
I'm not here for that.
-
I've been authorised by Director Fury
-
to use any means necessary
to keep you on premises.
-
If you attempt to leave
or play any games,
-
I will tase you and watch Supernanny
while you drool into the carpet.
-
-Okay?
-I think I got it, yeah.
-
Enjoy your evening's entertainment.
-
Think this is the power source?
-
Major, this is not a scientific exercise.
Let's just focus on arming it, all right?
-
Yes, sir.
-
Oh, yes!
-
Oh, yes, yes, yes.
-
Is it my birthday?
-
You got it.
What did you do? What did you do?
-
-Is this what I think it is?
-Yes, it is.
-
Hammer, I want to know
what you're gonna do for us.
-
What am I going to do for you?
-
Well, the first thing I'm gonna do for you
is I'm gonna upgrade your software.
-
-And then, second, I think I should...
-That's not what I'm talking about.
-
I'm talking about firepower.
-
Well, you're talking to the right guy.
-
Claridge Hi-Tec,
semi-automatic, 9mm pistol.
-
Too downtown? I agree.
-
M24 shotgun, pump action.
-
Five-round magazine.
-
You know what? You're not a hunter.
-
What am I talking about?
I'm getting rid of it.
-
This is the FN-2000 from Belgium.
-
They do make something
better than waffles.
-
It's beautiful, but I can tell
this isn't disco enough for you,
-
so I'm gonna put it right here.
-
You're looking at
a Milkor 40mm grenade launcher.
-
Tear gas, smoke. Hippie control.
-
You're tough.
-
Let me tell you something.
Size does matter.
-
Don't let anyone tell you different.
-
This is an M1 34 7.62 Minigun.
-
Six individual barrels.
The torso taker, powder maker.
-
Our boys in uniform call it
Uncle Gazpacho,
-
or Puff the Magic Dragon.
-
Okay.
-
These are the Cubans, baby.
This is the Cohibas, the Montecristos.
-
This is a kinetic-kill, side-winder vehicle
-
with a secondary
cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine RDX burst.
-
It's capable of busting the bunker
under the bunker you just busted.
-
If it were any smarter,
it would write a book.
-
A book that would make Ulysses
look like it was written in crayon.
-
It would read it to you.
-
This is my Eiffel Tower.
-
This is my Rachmaninoff's Th ird.
My Pietà.
-
It's completely elegant.
It's bafflingly beautiful.
-
It's capable of reducing the population
of any standing structure to zero.
-
I call it the Ex-Wife.
-
That's the best I got.
-
Are we gonna do this?
Give me something here.
-
-You're like a sphinx. I can't read you.
-I think I'll take it.
-
-Which one?
-All of it.
-
All of it.
-
Everything is achievable
through technology.
-
Better living, robust health
-
and for the first time in human history,
the possibility of world peace.
-
I'm Howard Stark,
-
and everything you'll need for the future
can be found right here.
-
City of the Future?
City of Tomorrow? City of...
-
I'm Howard Stark,
-
and everything you'll need in the future
can be found right here.
-
So, from all of us at Stark lndustries,
-
I would like to personally...
-
Tony, what are you doing back there?
What is that?
-
Put that back.
Put it back where you got it from.
-
Where's your mother? Maria?
-
Go on. Go, go, go, go.
-
All right, I think we got...
-
I'll... I'll... I'll come in and...
-
Are you waiting on me?
-
So, from all of us at Stark lndustries,
I'd like to personally show you
-
my ass.
-
I'd like to... I can't... This is...
-
I can't... We have this, don't we?
-
This is a ridiculous way...
-
Everything
-
is achievable
-
through technology.
-
Tony?
-
You're too young
to understand this right now,
-
so I thought
I would put it on film for you.
-
I built this for you.
-
And someday you'll realise
that it represents a whole lot more
-
than just people's inventions.
It represents my life's work.
-
This is the key to the future.
-
I'm limited by the technology of my time,
but one day you'll figure this out.
-
And when you do,
-
you will change the world.
-
What is and always will be
my greatest creation
-
is you.
-
-$6. Six.
-I don't have any dough.
-
-Here.
-No, sir, that's too much.
-
No, it's fine. Take that.
-
-It's fine.
-No, señor.
-
Take it. Take it.
I don't like people handing me things.
-
If you just drop that there,
that'd be great.
-
-Are you Iron Man?
-Sometimes.
-
We believe in you.
-
It was an illegal seizure
of trademark property.
-
-Miss Potts?
-Relax.
-
-Mr Stark...
-Is here.
-
-He refuses...
-I don't. It's fine.
-
-I'll just be a second.
-Listen, it's our position
-
that Stark has and continues to maintain
-
proprietary ownership
of the Mark II platform.
-
When Mr Stark announced
he was indeed Iron Man,
-
-he was making a promise to America.
-No, the suit belongs to us.
-
We trusted that he would look out for us.
-
-Yeah, but you're not... Burt...
-He obviously did not.
-
-And now we learn that his secretary...
-Yes, it does.
-
...a woman named
Virginia "Pepper" Potts,
-
has been appointed
as CEO of Stark lndustries.
-
What are her qualifications?
-
-No.
-Ms Potts is doing
-
nothing to manage this terrible...
-
-Mute.
-No...
-
Burt... Burt... Burt, listen to me.
-
Don't tell me that we have
the best patent laWyers in the country
-
and then not let me pursue this.
-
I'll get this stuff out of here.
-
Well, then, tell the President
to sign an order.
-
We'll talk about it at the Expo.
-
Hammer's giving some presentation
tomorrow evening.
-
-Will Tony Stark be there?
-Will I?
-
-No, he will not. Bye.
-I would like to be.
-
-Got a minute?
-No.
-
Come on, you just got off the phone.
You're fine, 30 seconds.
-
Twenty-nine. Twenty-eight.
-
I was just driving over here,
-
and I thought I was coming
to basically apologise, but I'm not.
-
-You didn't come here to apologise?
-Look, that goes without saying,
-
and I'm working on that.
-
But I haven't been
entirely upfront with you,
-
and I just want to try to make good.
-
Can I move this? This is crazy.
-
It's like a Ferris wheel going.
-
-I'm trying to get some...
-No.
-
Do you know how short life is?
-
And if I never got to express...
-
And by the way,
this is somewhat revelatory to me.
-
And I don't care...
I mean, I care. It would be nice.
-
I'm not expecting you to...
-
Look, here's what I'm trying to say.
-
-I'm just gonna say it.
-Let me stop you right here, okay?
-
Because if you say "I" one more time,
-
I'm gonna actually hurl something
at your head, I think.
-
I am trying to run a company.
-
-Do you have any idea what that entails?
-Yes.
-
People are relying on you to be Iron Man
and you've disappeared,
-
and all I'm doing is putting out your fires
and taking the heat for it.
-
I am trying to do the job
that you were meant to do.
-
Did you bring me strawberries?
-
Did you know that there's only
one thing on Earth that I'm allergic to?
-
Allergic to strawberries.
-
This is progress, Pepper.
-
I knew there was a correlation
between you and this.
-
-I need you...
-I need you, too.
-
-...to leave now.
-That's what I'm trying to...
-
Ms Potts?
-
-Hi, come on in.
-Wheels up in 25 minutes.
-
Thank you.
-
-Anything else, boss?
-I'm good, Hap.
-
No, I'll be just...another minute.
-
I lost both the kids in the divorce.
-
No.
-
Are you blending in well here, Natalie?
Here at Stark Enterprises?
-
Your name is Natalie, isn't it?
-
I thought you two didn't get along.
-
-No. That's not so.
-It's just me you don't care for.
-
-No? Nothing?
-Actually, while you're here,
-
maybe you and Natalie could discuss
the matter of the personal belongings.
-
Absolutely.
-
I'm surprised
you can keep your mouth shut.
-
Boy, you're good.
-
You are mind-blowingly duplicitous.
How do you do it?
-
You just tear things...
You're a triple impostor.
-
I've never seen anything like you.
Is there anything real about you?
-
Do you even speak Latin?
-
Which means? Wait. What?
What did you just say?
-
It means you can either drive yourself
home or I can have you collected.
-
You're good.
-
Jarvis, could you kindly Vac-U-Form
a digital wire frame?
-
I need a manipulatable projection.
-
1974 Stark Expo
model scan complete, sir.
-
How many buildings are there?
-
Am I to include
the Belgian waffle stands?
-
That was rhetorical. Just show me.
-
What does that look like to you, Jarvis?
Not unlike an atom.
-
In which case the nucleus
would be here.
-
Highlight the unisphere.
-
-Lose the footpaths. Get rid of them.
-What is it you're trying to achieve, sir?
-
I'm discovering... Correction.
-
I'm rediscovering a new element,
I believe.
-
Lose the landscaping,
the shrubbery, the trees.
-
Parking lots, exits, entrances.
-
Structure the protons and the neutrons
using the pavilions as a framework.
-
Dad.
-
Dead for almost 20 years,
and still taking me to school.
-
The proposed element should serve
as a viable replacement for palladium.
-
Thanks, Dad.
-
Unfortunately, it is impossible
to synthesise.
-
Get ready for a major remodel, fellas.
We're back in hardware mode.
-
-I heard you broke the perimeter.
-Yeah.
-
That was, like, three years ago.
Where you been?
-
-I was doing some stuff.
-Yeah, well, me, too, and it worked.
-
Hey, I'm playing for
the home team, Coulson,
-
you and all your
Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.
-
Now, are you gonna let me work
or break my balls?
-
What's this doing here?
-
That's it.
-
-Bring that to me.
-You know what this is?
-
It's exactly what I need
to make this work.
-
Lift the coil.
-
Go, go. Put your knees into it.
-
There you go. And...
-
Drop it. Drop it.
-
Perfectly level.
I'm busy. What do you want?
-
Nothing. Goodbye. I've been reassigned.
-
Director Fury wants me in New Mexico.
-
-Fantastic. Land of Enchantment.
-So I'm told.
-
-Secret stuff?
-Something like that.
-
-Good luck.
-Bye.
-
-Thanks.
-We need you.
-
-Yeah, more than you know.
-Not that much.
-
Initialising prismatic accelerator.
-
Approaching maximum power.
-
That was easy.
-
Congratulations, sir.
-
You have created a new element.
-
Sir, the reactor has accepted
the modified core.
-
I will begin running diagnostics.
-
Hey, Ivan.
-
I got Senator Stern here.
-
Thought we'd swing over
and look at some of the drone designs.
-
The drone is not going to be ready.
-
Not ready? What do you mean?
-
I can make presentation,
not demonstration.
-
What the hell is the difference?
-
Presentation. No fly. No shoot.
-
Well, wait, wait. Wait, wait, wait.
-
What can you make them do? I mean,
this is a weapons demonstration.
-
-I can make salute.
-You can make salute?
-
What do you mean, "make salute"?
-
What the hell does that mean, lvan?
This is not what we agreed to, okay?
-
You promised me suits
and then you promised me drones.
-
-Hey, man, everything will be okay.
-This is not what I wanted.
-
Hey, there he is. It's the bird man.
-
Now you like the bird. Is that right?
Is that your bird? I'm confused.
-
You said it wasn't,
but now it looks like you're best of pals.
-
You love that bird, don't you?
You know what? Take the bird.
-
Hey!
-
Take his pillows, too. Both of them.
-
And his shoes. Take his shoes.
-
I took your stuff.
-
How does that make you feel?
Do you feel bad?
-
Good. 'Cause that's how I feel!
-
We had a contract.
-
I saved your life
-
and you give me suits.
-
That was our deal.
-
And you did not deliver.
-
I don't know if you're a genius or a fraud.
I don't know what you are.
-
Something really, really great
fell into my lap.
-
And if it hadn't,
I'd be at your mercy tonight.
-
Now I have a piece of Stark tech
that I pimped out myself.
-
And now your overpriced paperweights
-
are gonna look like a backdrop
to my demonstration.
-
Do you dig what I'm getting at here?
-
I don't know if you know this,
but I don't speak Russian!
-
I'm gonna leave now.
-
I'm gonna go to the Expo.
Maybe I'll even get laid.
-
You see these guys?
They're your babysitters.
-
They are not to be trifled with.
-
When I get back,
we're gonna renegotiate
-
the terms of our agreement.
-
And you're gonna make good
on our arrangement
-
because if you don't,
-
you're gonna be exactly what you were
when I found you,
-
a dead man.
-
You got that?
-
Maybe you can watch me on TV.
-
Dummy, you, can we clean up
this mess? You're killing me.
-
-You know I don't...
-Incoming call
-
with a blocked number, sir.
-
My phone privilege is reinstated. Lovely.
-
Coulson.
How's the Land of Enchantment?
-
Hey, Tony, how you doing?
-
-I double cycle.
-You what?
-
You told me double cycle's more power.
Good advice.
-
You sound pretty sprightly
for a dead guy.
-
You, too.
-
-Trace him.
-Sir.
-
Now, the true history of Stark name
will be written.
-
Jarvis, where is he?
-
Accessing the Oracle grid.
Eastern Seaboard.
-
What your father did
to my family over 40 years,
-
I will do to you in 40 minutes.
-
Sounds good.
Let's get together and hash it out.
-
Tri-State area.
-
Manhattan and outlying boroughs.
-
I hope you're ready.
-
Call trace incomplete.
-
-Sir...
-You want to run some tests, run them.
-
And assemble the suit while you're at it.
Put it together now.
-
-We are unclear as to the effects...
-I don't want to hear it, Jarvis.
-
That tastes like coconut.
-
And metal.
-
Oh, wow, yeah!
-
I'll keep the car down here, all right?
-
Thank you, Happy.
-
...Justin Hammer. His presentation
will begin shortly in the main pavilion.
-
Yeah.
-
That's what I'm talking about.
Thanks for coming.
-
Ladies and gentlemen, for far too long,
-
this country has had to place its
brave men and women in harm's way,
-
but then the Iron Man arrived,
-
and we thought the days
of losing lives were behind us.
-
Sadly, that technology
was kept out of reach.
-
That's not fair. That's not right.
-
-And it's just too bad.
-Oh, Lord.
-
Regardless, it was
an impressive innovation,
-
one that grabbed headlines
the world over.
-
Well, today, my friends,
-
the press is faced
with quite a different problem.
-
They are about to run out of ink.
-
Get that out of here.
-
Ladies and gentlemen,
-
today I present to you
-
the new face
of the United States military.
-
The Hammer drone.
-
Army!
-
Navy!
-
Air Force!
-
Marines!
-
Yeah!
-
That's a hell of a lot better
than some cheerleaders, let me tell you.
-
But as revolutionary
as this technology is,
-
there will always be a need for man
to be present in the theatre of war.
-
Ladies and gentlemen,
today I am proud to present to you
-
the very first prototype
-
in the Variable Threat Response
Battle Suit
-
and its pilot, Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes.
-
What?
-
For America and its allies,
Hammer Industries is reporting for...
-
We got trouble.
-
Tony, there are civilians present.
-
I'm here on orders.
Let's not do this right now.
-
Give them a wave.
-
Hey, all right. Yeah.
-
All these people are in danger.
We gotta get them out of here.
-
You gotta trust me
for the next five minutes.
-
Yeah, I tried that. I got tossed
around your house, remember?
-
Listen, I think he's working with Vanko.
-
Vanko's alive?
-
Yeah.
-
Where is he?
-
-What?
-Where's Vanko?
-
-Who?
-Tell me.
-
What are you doing here, man?
-
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-
-Is that you?
-No, I'm not doing that. That's not me.
-
I can't move. I'm locked up.
I'm locked up!
-
Get out of here. Go! This whole
system's been compromised.
-
Let's take it outside.
-
No. No!
-
-Jarvis, break in. I need to own him.
-Yes, sir.
-
Tony, Tony, I'm locked on.
I have target lock.
-
-On what?
-On you.
-
Tony, on your six!
-
-What's going on? What's happening?
-The software's been overridden.
-
What? What do you mean
it's been overridden?
-
-What does that mean?
-I think he slaved the drones.
-
That's impossible.
-
-Call the guards.
-All the phones are down, sir.
-
Well, then call their... Call their cells.
-
Their cell phones
are not working, either, sir.
-
He's locked us out of the mainframe.
-
Who's locked you out of the mainframe?
-
Please, please, go away. Go away.
-
-I've got this handled.
-Have you now?
-
Yes, I do.
-
In fact, if your guy hadn't showed up,
this wouldn't be happening.
-
So please, now go away. Thank you.
-
Listen, we got to get
these bitches out of here.
-
What?
-
You tell me who's behind this.
-
-Who's behind this?
-Ivan. Ivan Vanko.
-
-Where is he?
-He's at my facility.
-
-I need NYPD, please.
-No, no, no!
-
-Command Central.
-No, no, honey.
-
-Don't call the authorities.
-Okay. Right away. Right away.
-
Step aside. Step aside.
-
Tell me everything you know. Go.
-
-How are we doing, Jarvis?
-Remote reboot unsuccessful.
-
This way.
-
Nobody's answering the phone.
What's going on?
-
Get in the car.
Take me to Hammer Industries.
-
-I'm not taking you anywhere.
-Fine. You want me to drive?
-
No, I'm driving. Get in the car.
-
Nice work, kid.
-
-You got multiples coming in on you.
-Let's get this away from the Expo.
-
When we arrive,
I need you to watch the perimeter.
-
I'm gonna enter the facility
and take down the target.
-
-Watch the road.
-I got it. I got it.
-
Listen, listen.
-
A pack just peeled off.
They're headed back to the Expo.
-
Got it.
-
I'm closing on you.
-
Ordnance coming in hot, Tony. Watch it.
-
-Stay in the car.
-I'm not staying in the car.
-
I said, stay in the car.
-
What are you wearing?
-
Look, I'm not letting you
go in there alone.
-
You want to help? Keep the car running.
-
Okay.
-
Hey, hey, hey. You can't come in here.
-
Hold on. Hey!
-
Each set of drones is communicating
-
-in its own unique language.
-Well, choose one and focus on that.
-
Have you tried Russian?
Why don't you try Russian?
-
Attention. We have intrusion on Grid W.
-
We got it. We're on our way.
-
I got him!
-
-Rhodey, you still locked on?
-Yeah.
-
Drop your socks and grab your Crocs.
We're about to get wet on this ride.
-
Wait, wait, wait!
-
He's gone.
-
I'm sorry, buddy.
Had to thin out the herd.
-
What's your 20?
-
-What are you doing?
-I'm rebooting Rhodey's suit.
-
Tony!
-
Reboot complete.
-
You got your best friend back.
-
-Thank you very much, Agent Romanoff.
-Well done with the new chest piece.
-
I am reading significantly higher output
and your vitals all look promising.
-
Yes, for the moment, I'm not dying.
Thank you.
-
What do you mean you're not dying?
Did you just say you're dying?
-
Is that you? No, I'm not.
-
-Not any more.
-What's going on?
-
I was going to tell you.
I didn't want to alarm you.
-
You were gonna tell me?
You really were dying?
-
-You didn't let me.
-Why didn't you tell me that?
-
I was gonna make you an omelette
and tell you.
-
Hey, hey. Save it for the honeymoon.
You got incoming, Tony.
-
Looks like the fight's coming to you.
-
-Great. Pepper?
-Are you okay now?
-
I am fine. Don't be mad.
-
-I will formally apologise...
-I am mad!
-
...when I'm not fending off
a Hammeroid attack.
-
-Fine.
-We could have been in Venice.
-
Oh, please.
-
Rhodes?
-
Snap out of it, buddy. I need you.
-
They're coming.
Come on, let's roll. Get up.
-
Oh, man. You can have your suit back.
-
You okay?
-
Yeah, thanks.
-
-Tony, look, I'm sorry, okay?
-Don't be.
-
No. I should have trusted you more.
-
I'm the one who put you in this position.
Forget it.
-
No. It's your fault.
I just wanted to say I'm sorry.
-
Thank you. That's all I wanted to hear.
Partner.
-
They're coming in hot, any second.
What's the play?
-
Well, we want to take
the high ground, okay?
-
So let's put the biggest gun
up on that ridge.
-
Got you.
-
-Where do you want to be?
-Where are you going?
-
-What're you talking about?
-I meant me.
-
You have a big gun.
You are not the big gun.
-
-Tony, don't be jealous.
-No. It's subtle,
-
-all the bells and whistles.
-Yeah.
-
-It's called being a badass.
-Fine.
-
All right.
You go up top. I'll draw them in.
-
Don't stay down here.
This is the worst place to be.
-
Okay, you got a spot. Where's mine?
-
It's the kill box, Tony. Okay?
This is where you go to die.
-
-See that?
-Yeah, yeah, nice.
-
Rhodey?
-
Get down.
-
Wow. I think
you should lead with that next time.
-
Yeah. Sorry, boss.
I can only use it once. It's a one-off.
-
I told you that five minutes ago.
-
That's your guy here.
-
-Excuse me?
-You're being placed under arrest.
-
-Are you kidding me?
-Hands behind your back, sir.
-
I'm trying to help here.
-
I get it. I see what you're doing.
You're trying to pin this on me, huh?
-
That's good. That's good.
-
You're starting to think like a CEO,
taking out the competition.
-
I like that. You think you're making
a problem for me?
-
I'm gonna make a problem for you.
-
I'm gonna be seeing you again
real soon.
-
When they get here,
I think you should station them
-
at the south, east and both west exits.
-
We shut down the 7 train
in and out of Willets Point already.
-
Well, have city buses there
to ferry people to operating lines.
-
Yeah. Are you coming with us?
-
-No, I'm gonna stay till the park is clear.
-Okay.
-
Heads up.
You got one more drone incoming.
-
This one looks different.
-
The repulsor signature
is significantly higher.
-
Good to be back.
-
This ain't gonna be good.
-
I got something special for this guy.
-
I'm gonna bust his bunker
with the Ex-Wife.
-
With the what?
-
-Hammer tech?
-Yeah.
-
I got this.
-
Rhodes. I got an idea.
-
-You want to be a hero?
-What?
-
I could really use a sidekick.
Put your hand up.
-
-This is your idea?
-Yep.
-
I'm ready. I'm ready. Go, go, go!
-
Take it.
-
You lose.
-
All these drones are rigged to blow.
We gotta get out of here, man.
-
Pepper?
-
Oh, my God! I can't take this any more.
-
-You can't?
-I can't take this.
-
-Look at me.
-My body, literally,
-
cannot handle the stress.
-
I never know if you're gonna kill yourself
or wreck the whole company.
-
I think I did okay.
-
I quit. I'm resigning.
-
That's it.
-
What did you just say? You're done?
-
That's surprising.
No, it's not surprising. I get it.
-
-You don't have to make any excuses.
-I'm... I'm... I'm not making any excuses.
-
You actually were just making excuses.
-
-But you don't have to.
-No, I wasn't making an excuse.
-
-I'm actually very justified.
-Listen. Hey, hey.
-
-You deserve better.
-Well...
-
You've taken such good care of me.
-
I've been in a tough spot,
but you got me through it, so...
-
Right?
-
-Thank you.
-Yeah.
-
-Thank you for understanding.
-Yeah, yeah. Let's talk clean-up.
-
-I'll handle the transition. It'll be smooth.
-Okay. What about the press?
-
Because you only had
the job for a week. That's gonna seem...
-
-Well, with you it's like dog years.
-I know.
-
I mean, it's like the Presidency...
-
Weird.
-
-No, it's not weird.
-It's okay, right?
-
-Yeah.
-Run that by me again.
-
I think it was weird.
-
You guys look like two seals
fighting over a grape.
-
-I had just quit, actually.
-Yeah, so we're not...
-
You don't have to do that.
I heard the whole thing.
-
-You should get lost.
-I was here first. Get a roof.
-
-I thought you were out of one-liners.
-That's the last one.
-
-You kicked ass back there, by the way.
-Thank you. You, too.
-
Listen, my car got taken out
in the explosion,
-
so I'm gonna have to hang on
to your suit for a minute, okay?
-
Not okay. Not okay with that.
-
It wasn't a question.
-
How are you gonna resign
if I don't accept?
-
I don't think I want you looking at that.
-
I'm not sure it pertains to you any more.
-
Now this, on the other hand,
is Agent Romanoff's assessment of you.
-
Read it.
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"Personality overview. Mr Stark displays
compulsive behaviour."
-
In my own defence, that was last week.
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"Prone to self-destructive tendencies."
I was dying.
-
I mean, please. And aren't we all?
-
"Textbook narcissism"?
-
Agreed.
-
Okay, here it is.
-
"Recruitment assessment
for Avenger Initiative. Iron Man? Yes."
-
-I gotta think about it.
-Read on.
-
"Tony Stark not...
-
"Not recommended"?
-
That doesn't make any sense.
-
How can you approve me
but not approve me?
-
I got a new ticker.
-
I'm trying to do right by Pepper.
-
I'm in a stable-ish relationship.
-
Which leads us to believe
at this juncture
-
we'd only like to use you
as a consultant.
-
You can't afford me.
-
Then again,
I will waive my customary retainer
-
in exchange for a small favour.
-
Rhodey and I are being honoured
in Washington and we need a presenter.
-
I'll see what I can do.
-
It is my honour to be here today
to present these distinguished awards
-
to Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes
and Mr Tony Stark,
-
who is, of course, a national treasure.
-
Thank you, Lieutenant Colonel,
-
for such an exceptionally
distinguished performance.
-
-You deserve this.
-Thank you, sir.
-
Mr Stark.
-
Thank you for such an exceptionally
distinguished performance.
-
You deserve this.
-
Oh, sorry.
-
Funny how annoying
a little prick can be, isn't it?
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Let's get a photo.
-
Sir, we've found it.