IRON MAN 2 Concept Art: Unused International Robots
During the Senate hearing scene, with Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark) and Gary Shandling (Senator Stern), you briefly saw a few failed attempts by the international community to make their own Iron Man armor. Come see some that didn't make it into the movie.
Conceptual illustrator, Scott Patton, was tasked with the mission to make the failed robots that other countries created in order to compete against Tony Stark and his Iron Man suit. You can see the scene with the international robots in the video below.
Also of interest, are variation of Ivan Vanko's (Mickey Rourke) whips. The original plan was to give Whiplash (Rourke) mini-whips, having his character be cunning, something akin to a James Bond-like role.
Russian Iron Man
North Korean Iron Man
Iron Man 2 was directed by Jon Favreau, from a screenplay written by Justin Theroux. The cast included: Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Mickey Rourke. The film was a box office success, earning a total of $624 million worldwide, with a budget of $170–200 million.