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UPDATE: Mickey Rourke Officially in Iron Man 2

March 12, 2009

After a lot of back and forth, Deadline Hollywood Daily has confirmed today that Mickey Rourke has officially signed on to play a villain in Iron Man 2:

I just heard that ICM has scored its second casting deal for Marvel's Iron Man 2. After at first being low-balled by the studio to the tune of $250K, Rourke has signed on for the role of the Russian villain in the sequel after his agent David Unger got the quote up to a "significant" level despite this punishing economic climate where the studios are taking advantage of talent. (No wonder Mickey kept thanking Unger so profusely in acceptance speeches for the BAFTA, Golden Globes, Spirit, and other awards.) But don't expect Marvel to confirm any of this: they won't until all the i's are dotted and t's crossed on the contracts. I can also tell you that Sony was considering hiring Mickey to play the villain in Spider-Man 4.

Director Jon Favreau will start shooting Iron Man 2 very soon for a May 7, 2010 release date.

UPDATE: Variety adds that Rourke will play "Whiplash, a character that includes elements from that comicbook villain and Crimson Dynamo, another Russian baddie." In related news, The Hollywood Reporter says the actor will also star in Mitch Glazer's indie drama Passion Plays.

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COMMENTS (55)

Posted by:

andy

March 11, 2009

YAY!

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KGB

March 11, 2009

Sweet

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Unknown

March 11, 2009

Feck yes

Posted by:

IlikedSM3SoSTFU

March 11, 2009

YES YES

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HeadMcGee

March 11, 2009

So what villian will he be playing?

Posted by:

Frasier

March 11, 2009

Who the **** was he going to play in Spider-man?

Posted by:

Adamthefirst

March 11, 2009

Eddiethehead, you need to calm it down a bit. That movie will be awesome, but I think there are other "stars" they could have used that would be been better... ie, Peter Stormare. He would have been perfect. He was great in Prison Break and Minority Report.

Posted by:

Gary

March 11, 2009

Villain in Spider-Man 4... Kraven?

Posted by:

Smasher/Devourer

March 11, 2009

oh **** yeah...

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ILikedSM3SoSTFU

March 11, 2009

HeadMcGee, in Iron Man 2, he will be playing the Crimson Dynamo.