Na eerdere berichten dat Mickey Rourke NIET een rol als villain in Iron Man 2 zal spelen, meldt Deadline Hollywood Daily dat Rourke toch WEL van de partij is.
UPDATE: Volgens Variety speelt Rourke de rol van Russische villain Whiplash en niet Crimson Dynamo.
Op de website Deadline Hollywood Daily staat onder meer het volgende te lezen:
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.
Hieronder trouwens de allereerste Iron Man 2 setfoto:
