Well hot damn… wouldn’t this be something. Being on something of a hot streak with Sin City and now all the acclaim he’s so rightfully been getting for “The Wrestler”, it looks like Mikey Rourke could be appearing in his first major studio film in ages. Which major studio film? How about Iron Man 2 as the bad guy!!!
The folks over at Variety give us this:
Rourke is in discussions to play a villain described as 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. Actor Sam Rockwell is in negotiations to play another villian in the pic.
The script — which is still being written — is a guarded secret, but speculation is that villain is likely comicbook nemesis Crimson Dynamo.
I always say: “It’s never a mistake to add talent”. This my friends, would be no mistake. Rourke is an insanely gifted actor and his addition would make a wonderful gift to the fans.
My one worry in all of this is Rourke’s reputation for being something of an asshole. It’s known that one of the reasons director Jon Favreau wanted Terrance Howard out of Iron Man 2 was because he had a hard time getting along with him. I wonder if Rourke can keep things in check or if there would be problems. Here’s hoping for the best.
