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Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) has had a rough time of it since the alien invasion of New York and his time with the Avengers as Iron Man.  Stark can’t sleep and when he does his dreams are filled with images of the worm hole and his falling and more.  To occupy his time, Stark has built several different versions of his Iron Man suit.  He now is up to the 42nd design.  Stark has also injected himself with microprocessors that allow him to control his suits remotely.

Earth is nearly uninhabitable after a war with aliens known as Scavengers (Scavs for short).  The Scavs destroyed the Moon which caused massive earthquakes and tsunami then sent down an invasion force.  To win the war, humanity had to use nuclear weapons.  While the Scavs were defeated, most of the planet was ruined.  What’s left of humanity is either heading for Saturn’s moon Titan or living on a giant orbiting space station called the Tet.

The old cabin in the woods has been the sight of many fun-filled family vacations; but very bad things have happened there as well, especially in the cellar.  No one has been in the cabin for years as far as anyone knows, and it seems like the perfect place for Mia (Jane Levy) to go cold turkey off of heroin.  She will be supported in her effort by childhood friends Eric and Jessica (Lou Taylor Pucci and Jessica Lucas).  He’s a high school teacher and she’s a registered nurse.

Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is a former US Army Ranger with all the skills necessary to protect the President.  When an auto accident on an icy bridge leaves the presidential limousine dangling and about to fall into an icy river, Banning makes the tough decision of saving President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) but leaving First Lady Margaret Asher (Ashley Judd) behind.  The car slips over the edge and the First Lady dies.  While everyone agrees Banning made the right decision, the President has him reassigned to a desk job in the Treasury Department.