'Iron Man 2' already owns 2010

With 2009 coming to an end, its time to start talking about 2010 and what treasures it will bring us. Without a doubt the most anticipated film of the year has to be "Iron Man 2."

The trailer showed us our first glimpses of Don Cheadle as Rhodes, Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, the continuing relationship between Tony Stark and Nick Fury and of course, War Machine.

While there are plenty of other high profile releases coming up including "Prince of Persia," "Shrek 4," "The A-Team" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." "Iron Man 2" is definitely the film everyone is waiting for.

Since the first film Robert Downey Jr. has reclaimed his a-list status and once again cemented himself as one of the most talented actors working today. With both Gwenyth Paltrow and Jon Favreau returning it looks like the filmmakers are giving fans exactly what they want.

Let's hope they avoid all the ususal sequel traps and make a film that not only surpasses the first one, but also helps set up Marvel's entire franchise which includes "Thor," "Captain America" and "The Avengers."