It is being reported that actors
Mickey Rourke and
Sam Rockwell are in talks currently to star as the villains in "Iron Man 2.
Rourke is rumored to play the villian of Whiplash and Rockwell to play the multibillionaire businessman and a rival of industrialist Anthony Stark, Justin Hammer. It should be noted that the character of Whiplash in more commonly known in the Iron Man comics as Backlash.
Iron man 2 is being directed by Jon Favreau and also stars Robert Downy Jr. returning Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle, who is replacing Terrence Howard as James Rhodes/War Machine. Paramount will release the movie May 7, 2010.
Source:
Hollywood Reporter
Favreau said if he did the Mandarin his powers would be based on science and not magic. He would also be the main villain in the THIRD Iron Man movie. And the Afghan dude I think was just part of the 10 Rings organization and not necessarily the main dude.
The MANDARIN Should have had this one.much better villan for IM.
Wasn't that Afghan dude with the shaved head supposed to be the Mandarin? After all, his organization was the "Ten Rings."
Whatever the case may be, I'm not really keen on the Mandarin. Magic rings that shoot lightning bolts and force fields are kind of cheesy for a film series that's trying to be as realistic as possible. Plus, I always found him kind of boring as a character (only so much "I will avenge the honor of my Chinese ancestors!" stuff I can take).
Now, make a movie featuring Spymaster and Ghost, and I'll camp out for tickets!
The MANDARIN Should have had this one.
much better villan for IM.
Drexl -
2009-01-09 @ 3:48 pm
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Here's another source that says Mickey Rourke will be playing Crimson Dynamo, not Whiplash.
Check it out.
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