Video - Meet The Villains Of Iron Man 2

When Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark returns to the big screen May 7 he'll be facing a new set of foes in the form of Mickey Rourke's unpredictable Whiplash and Sam Rockwell's nefarious Justin Hammer. Get a first look!

"Justin Hammer is a rival arms dealer to Tony Stark," explains Sam of his character, who teams up with the Russian Whiplash, aka Ivan Vanko. "Our characters are so much the opposite that it works pretty well."

"He's driven through desperation to reach out to Ivan Vanko," says director Jon Favreau of Hammer. "With Ivan's talent, together they might be able to challenge Tony Stark."

"We did whip training; we used bullwhips," says Mickey about his character's signature weapons. "There were a lot of almost-martial arts moves where I was familiar with using nunchucks, so old training from a long time ago came in handy."

Robert adds of his devoted co-star, "The interesting thing about the guy was no sooner was Mickey cast than he was literally spotted in a Russian prison doing research."



Source: Entertainment Tonight