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Iron Man 2 (2010)
Where Iron Man 2 says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Monaco Grand Prix was a parking lot in California, and the New York Stark Expo was a green screen at a dam
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Scenes and places
Vanko builds his own arc reactor in Russia (2010)
Ivan Vanko mourns his father Anton and uses Anton's old Stark Industries blueprints to build a miniature arc reactor of his own.
Set in Russia (city not named) — Ivan Vanko grieves his father and builds a miniature arc reactor from old Stark Industries blueprints.
The Stark Expo in New York (2010)
Six months on, Tony revives the Stark Expo in New York and refuses to hand his suits to the government or to Justin Hammer, while the palladium in his reactor is secretly poisoning him.
Set in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, New York — Tony Stark re-institutes the Stark Expo in New York City's Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Sepulveda Dam, Los Angeles — A massive green screen and stacked, plaster-covered containers painted green stood here for part of the Expo exterior; the rest was shot at an area high school or added digitally. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at New York State Pavilion, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens — The real pavilion structure was used as a Stark Industries exhibit. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Monaco Historic Grand Prix (2010)
Tony races in the Monaco Historic Grand Prix. Vanko attacks him mid-race with electrified whips, and Tony has to suit up to survive.
Set in Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo — Tony races in the Monaco Historic Grand Prix, where Vanko attacks him on the track. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Downey Studios parking lot, Downey, California — The Historic Grand Prix action sequence was shot in this parking lot; race cars were added digitally. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo — Permission to film was later withdrawn, so the crew shipped one Rolls-Royce Phantom here for a single track sequence. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Hammer breaks Vanko out of prison (2010)
Impressed by Vanko's performance, Hammer fakes his death and breaks him out of prison, then asks him to build a line of armored suits to upstage Stark.
Set in Prison where Vanko is held (city not named) — Hammer fakes Vanko's death while breaking him out of prison.
Filmed at Lincoln Heights Jail, Los Angeles — The scene where Ivan Vanko breaks out of prison was filmed at this former jail. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Edwards Air Force Base (2010)
Set in Edwards Air Force Base area — Scenes were filmed at Edwards Air Force Base from May 11 through May 13, 2009. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Edwards Air Force Base, California — Scenes were filmed here from May 11 through May 13, 2009. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Hammer's drone exhibition at the Expo (2010)
At Hammer's exhibition, armored drones are unveiled and Rhodes leads them in a heavily weaponized armor called War Machine. Vanko takes control just as Tony arrives to warn Rhodes.
Set in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, New York — Hammer's drones are unveiled at the Stark Expo. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Sepulveda Dam, Los Angeles — Same green-screen Expo set as the earlier Expo scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The 'Japanese Garden' scene (2010)
Set in Stark Expo (exact spot not specified) — The crew dubbed the conclusion of the Expo climax the 'Japanese Garden' scene.
Filmed at Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California — A set for the conclusion of the climactic Expo scene was built inside Sony Studios. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Pasadena Masonic Temple, Pasadena, California — Where principal photography began, under the working title Rasputin Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Tony Stark — A billionaire inventor and Iron Man who is secretly being poisoned by the palladium in his arc reactor.
- Ivan Vanko — A Russian physicist whose father Anton worked on the arc reactor with Stark's father.
- James Rhodes — Tony's friend in the U.S. Air Force.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Iron Man 2 Monaco Grand Prix really filmed?