Mickey Rourke in for "Iron Man 2"?
January 8, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
Ok, every time I see a picture of Mickey Rourke, I do a double-take. That’s him, pictured with Evan Rachel Wood.
I was talking to someone today, who brought up the idea that Mickey Rourke isn’t so much of an actor as he is someone who can bulk up or slim down for a role. Because – and I haven’t seen "The Wrestler" yet – but apparently he bulked up for the role and this person thought maybe he just did that really well, and that’s why he’s getting Oscar buzz.
Anyway, this news is even weirder, because The Hollywood Reporter has a story that Rourke might be playing a villain in "Iron Man 2," being directed by Jon Favreau.
Marvel is keeping details of the script cloaked in darkness, but we do know it’s being written by Justin Theroux. Rourke would play a tattooed Russian heavy named Ivan who becomes Whiplash, a man with deadly, technologically enhanced coils. Hmmm…
More after the jump…
Sam Rockwell is in talks to play Justin Hammer, a multibillionaire and rival of industrialist Anthony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, being played by a returning Robert Downey Jr.
Other cast includes the returning Gwyneth Paltrow, as well as Don Cheadle, who’s replacing Terrence Howard. The role of Stark’s assistant, Natasha, is still open.
The project is eyeing a spring start in Manhattan Beach. Paramount will release the movie May 7, 2010.
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