<P> Additionally , news anchor Christiane Amanpour and political commentator Bill O'Reilly play themselves in newscasts . Adam Goldstein appears as himself and the film is dedicated to his memory . Further cameos include Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk and Oracle Corporation CEO Larry Ellison . Favreau 's son Max appears as a child wearing an Iron Man mask who Stark saves from a drone . This was retroactively made the introduction of a young Peter Parker to the MCU , as confirmed in June 2017 by eventual Spider - Man actor Tom Holland , Feige and Spider - Man : Homecoming director Jon Watts . </P>
<P> Additionally , news anchor Christiane Amanpour and political commentator Bill O'Reilly play themselves in newscasts . Adam Goldstein appears as himself and the film is dedicated to his memory . Further cameos include Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk and Oracle Corporation CEO Larry Ellison . Favreau 's son Max appears as a child wearing an Iron Man mask who Stark saves from a drone . This was retroactively made the introduction of a young Peter Parker to the MCU , as confirmed in June 2017 by eventual Spider - Man actor Tom Holland , Feige and Spider - Man : Homecoming director Jon Watts . </P>
who plays the little kid in iron man 2
who plays the little kid in iron man 2
Favreau 's son Max
Favreau 's son Max