The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has recently nominated mercurial artist Tom Waits for induction. They may just take that nomination back when they hear his rejected theme song for Iron Man 2!

It comes as no surprise that Waits is a cinema nut but who knew he was so passionate about Tony Stark and his suit of iron? Take a listen for yourself and see what you think of the Tom Waits’ Iron Man 2 theme song that didn’t make the grade.

Great minds think alike and in the case of the much hyped “Iron Man 2″ it looks like Director Jon Favreau mined an invaluable resource in the form of the animated series “Samurai Jack” and creator Genndy Tartakovsky. Read what Favreau had to say about the influence of “Samurai Jack” on “Iron Man 2.” (Caution spoilers sort-of)

The much-anticipated Iron Man 2 had its World Premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood Monday and as you would have expected all the big names came out: Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mickey Rourke but all that star power was upstaged by…

IRON MAN DANCERS!

Or would that be Iron Mancers? Either way – these sexy young Iron-Man-themed ladies shook their Pepper Potts and gave the red carpet event a real John Starkian flair!

Marvel has released two new movie posters for their much-anticipated sequel Iron Man 2 featuring the always-sexy Scarlett Johansson in a skin-tight blue catsuit and bright red hair. Click to check out the hi-res image as well as a couple still images of Scar Jo as the BW!

Marvel has released the first image of Mickey Rourke as super-villain Whiplash from the Iron Man 2 movie currently in production. (Click the image for the full size photo) Heh heh! Ram Jam time! Now, if they would just get us an image of Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow already!

A source tells The Sun that tempers are flaring on the set of Iron Man II, but not between hero Iron Man and villain Whiplash. The tension is between the two leading ladies in the film – Gwyneth Paltrow and Scarlett Johansson. The source says the two starlets “come from different worlds and have completely [...]