I think we can all agree that Jon Favreau’s Iron Man was one of those rare adaptive triumphs and so it comes as no surprise that the trailer for Iron Man 2 looks similarly amazing. Mainly focused on Mickey Rourke’s inception as the fearsome villain Whiplash, we are also treated to welcome glimpses of Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Don Cheadle as War Machine. Whiplash’s electric weapons look particularly menacing, although a bit limiting, so it will be interesting to see how he develops as a threat to Stark. It all comes across as very dramatic anyway and thanks to a rather booming soundtrack, makes me tingle when I watch it.

A film starring Wesley Snipes that isn’t going straight to the discount DVD bin? I’m not kidding, Brooklyn’s Finest actually looks pretty bad ass. Of course, it also has Ethan Hawke, Richard Gere and Don Cheadle in it, so it’s not like Old Wes is carrying the damn thing. I’m just recovering from some sort of horrendous virus (unfortunately not the t-virus), so I can’t really be bothered to break it down too much, but this is what I ascertained from the trailer: guns, crime, drugs, money. Fast cuts and high octane action!

Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the man behind Training Day, Brooklyn’s Finest is out next year. Watch the trailer over at Apple and get a little excited.