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    Iron Man 2 Villain Casting

    http://movies.ign.com/articles/942/942623p1.html

    January 7, 2009 - Mickey Rourke, the so-hot-right-now comeback star of The Wrestler, and Sam Rockwell (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) are in talks to join the upcoming Iron Man sequel as dual villains.

    Rockwell, The Hollywood Reporter says, is up for the part of Justin Hammer, "a multibillionaire businessman and a rival of industrialist" of Tony Stark. Incidentally, Rockwell was one of director Jon Favreau's original choices for the Iron Man role.

    As for Rourke's part, there appears to be some confusion. Variety says that he would play "Tony Stark's Russian alter ego, a heavily tattooed bruiser who is in the arms trade and battles Iron Man in his own nuclear-powered armored suit." The trade mag hints that he's the Crimson Dynamo.

    But wait... The Hollywood Reporter describes the character differently. They say Rourke will portray "a tattooed Russian heavy named Ivan who becomes Whiplash, a man with deadly, technologically enhanced coils." That doesn't sound like Whiplash at all -- that character is a girl, except in the Ultimate universe where he's only been briefly glimpsed. The description sounds a little bit like Omega Red, but we're inclined to think that Rourke is actually playing Crimson Dynamo, as Variety states.


    Did somebody get their wires crossed here? Is it intentional misinformation? We think the latter is a real possibility given the extremely convoluted nature of today's announcements.

    Finally, THR scoops that another role, that of Tony Stark's assistant Natasha, has yet to be cast. Confused yet?


    UPDATE: Marvel's profile of Whiplash reminds us that he was once called Blacklash. His real name is Mark Scarlotti and he was a weapons designer and head of research for Stark International who fell in with organized crime. At one point "he was an operative for Justin Hammer, another rival of Tony Stark. Hammer called on Scarlotti for various reasons even if he had to turn him against another Hammer employee." Scarlotti was killed by the sentient Iron Man armor in Iron Man #28.

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    Hmmmm. Never big on Iron Man anything but keeping a good cast (except for the T. Howard thing) is a plus. Enjoyed the first film.

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    The Mandarin should be the villain anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cmurdur View Post
    The Mandarin should be the villain anyway.
    i loved the first one so much, i just hope the second one is just as good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cmurdur View Post
    The Mandarin should be the villain anyway.
    faithfulness to the Iron Man canon, aside, I'd be stunned if they rolled with a fu-manchu-ed villain named "The Mandarin" these days...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grendel View Post
    faithfulness to the Iron Man canon, aside, I'd be stunned if they rolled with a fu-manchu-ed villain named "The Mandarin" these days...
    I'm sure the character would be re-tooled to avoid controversy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MaryPoppins View Post
    i loved the first one so much, i just hope the second one is just as good.
    The greatest Iron Man story has yet to come. The second act is usually the darkest, and nothing worse has happened to Tony Stark than his alcohol addiction. There are several hints at alcoholism throught Iron Man. Even the first shot of him is his hand holding a drink. And the casting of Justin Hammer, who was the main villain in Demon in a Bottle, leads me to believe that "Iron Man 2", will be a pretty straight adaptation off the story. The same way The Long Halloween was to The Dark Knight.


    What I really like about Iron Man is that it's much more about Tony Stark than ol' Shell Head. And the addiction story line will only continue that and hopefully give us a great story. A lot of people like to talk about Hancock and how the alcoholism was a great add to the story. If done right, Hancock will have nothing on "Iron Man 2." Seeing Tony Stark crave the bottle as if his life depend on it and watching him flying around in the Mark III drunk will be some powerful stuff.

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    wasn't Justin Hammer an old guy? Oh well it'll still be cool. And It'll be interesting to see the final look of the crimson dynamo. I was just hoping for The Mandarin this time around.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chief Falling Rock View Post
    wasn't Justin Hammer an old guy?
    I'm sure they'll make him into a Lex Luthor style villain. He was the one who orchestrated Iron Man's fall in Demon in a Bottle.

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    <------Lowers head in shame. I still have not watched Iron Man.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smokey View Post
    <------Lowers head in shame. I still have not watched Iron Man.
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    theres a rumor now that Emily Blunt will play black widow.

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    Rourke: No Iron Man 2

    Best Actor contender turns down sequel.
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    February 18, 2009 - Despite public pleas from star Robert Downey, Jr. to appear in Iron Man 2, it doesn't look like Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke will play the villain in the Marvel sequel after all.

    Rourke, who is the frontrunner to win Best Actor at this weekend's Academy Awards ceremony, told New York Magazine, "Right now, we're not doing Iron Man 2." The magazine said that Rourke's agent is currently "battling Marvel for a bigger paycheck."

    Rourke reportedly received a lowball offer of $250,000 from Marvel to play either the Crimson Dynamo or Whiplash, depending on which trade paper you read.

    Iron Man 2 doesn't have a set script or firm start date yet, but it's expected to begin filming sometime in April.

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    Sam Jackson also got low-balled to reprise his role as Nick Fury. Marvel Studios is putting forth a lot of effort into their movies, but they don't seem to have a clue on how to pay their actors.

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    There must be Cilfhanger at end of Iron Man 2
    because there Iron Man 3 (2012)

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