Mickey in Iron Man 2!
After resuscitating the career of Robert Downey, Jr., the IRON MAN franchise is looking to do the same with another former down-and-out star. Mickey Rourke is in talks to star as the lead villain in IRON MAN 2 for director Jon Favreau. While no in involved with the production would confirm it, Variety is reporting that Rourke's villain would be Crimson Dynamo. There are too many Crimson Dymano's to count but the general theme will be that Rourke will play a Russian equivalent of Tony Stark who builds himself a nuclear-powered suit.
Also in talks to join IRON MAN is Sam Rockwell, who will also be playing a villain in the film (though the identity of the secondary villain is unclear). Justin Theroux (TROPIC THUNDER) is currently working on the script with Jon Favreau. Already set for the film are Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle who stepped in to replace the departed Terrence Howard. I don't know about you but this pretty much makes IRON MAN 2 even more of a must-see than it already was.
UPDATE - The plot thickens... The Hollywood Reporter is chiming in saying that Rourke isn't playing a Russian Crimson Dynamo at all, that he'll instead be Whiplash, a former Stark Industries engineer who develops two cybernetically controlled whips. They also add that Sam Rockwell will be playing Justin Hammer, a rival of Tony Stark's who steps in to sell weapons as Stark (at the end of IRON MAN) backs out of that business. So who's got the right story? Stay tuned as it develops...
As previously stated, there have been numerous Crimson Dynamos throughout the years so continuity shouldn't be a problem. And from the description, it doesn't sound like any Dynamo we've ever seen. He's buff and decked out in tats (so he's kinda like Mickey Rourke...). This is how his powers are described on the Wikipedia page:
The Crimson Dynamo wears an armored battle-suit that serves as an exoskeleton, providing the wearer with superhuman strength and durability. The suit's outer layer was composed of a carborundum matrix alloy, and is equipped with: hand-blasters that can fire high-frequency electrical bolts; small missiles contained in the back shoulder area of the battle-suit; computers and radio transmitter and receiver; boot jets that allow flight. Subsequent versions of the battle-suit have featured upgrades of various kinds, by the Gremlin and other Russian scientists. As Crimson Dynamo, Valentin Shatalov's version of the armor was equipped with a powerful chest-mounted fusion-caster weapon.
Source: Variety
Extra Tidbit: So who exactly IS Sam Rockwell playing? And before you suggest Mandarin, Favreau has said not to expect him until the third film...
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As for Sam Rockwell, it would be cool if he was Hawkeye whose been rumored to be in this.
As for Sam Rockwell, it would be cool if he was Hawkeye whose been rumored to be in this.
6:19PM on 01/08/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Hitchikers' Guide, The Green Mile and Welcome To Collingwood would not be the same without him.
Hitchikers' Guide, The Green Mile and Welcome To Collingwood would not be the same without him.
1:18PM on 01/08/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
And albeit I totally respect those who genuinely liked Favreau's "film"; for the life of me I can't get how some people see anything other than a shallow action-comedy with zero integrity. Website peeps were so enamored with Favreau's fanboyism that they ...
And albeit I totally respect those who genuinely liked Favreau's "film"; for the life of me I can't get how some people see anything other than a shallow action-comedy with zero integrity. Website peeps were so enamored with Favreau's fanboyism that they completely forgot to apply him the kind of critical pattern they give to others, or just do their jobs and expose his BS. If Brett Ratner (same level of odourless filmmaking, only less sly with the internet people) churned out the same flick, he'd be given a beating. But Favreau spent so much time buttering us up with a mouthful of genre names (citing RoboCop's political aspects, the scope of Raiders of the lost ark, Batman Begins' serious nature, from the Children of Men writers to boot!) that everyone got giddy. Guess what? Nothing in these so-called influences transpired in the final product. And Alfonso Cuaron went on record to claim that these writers had nothing to do with his movie, only credited due to WGA regulations. It was just a big lowbrow RDJ show, and even if I like him I can't help but regret he followed Depp's footsteps by lending his name and talent to a lame blockbuster.
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as offensive as:
"they might as well change The Flash into a black dude because those blacks are good at running fast."
as offensive as:
"they might as well change The Flash into a black dude because those blacks are good at running fast."
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Relax.
The implication is that Robert Downey Jr. wasn't back on the A-list until IRON MAN was released, which is completely accurate.
It's the same with Mickey Rourke. He's back in the spotlight with THE WRESTLER, but until he stars in a high profile Hollywood film, he won’t be known to most of the world. It takes a big budget film to put you back on the A-...
Relax.
The implication is that Robert Downey Jr. wasn't back on the A-list until IRON MAN was released, which is completely accurate.
It's the same with Mickey Rourke. He's back in the spotlight with THE WRESTLER, but until he stars in a high profile Hollywood film, he won’t be known to most of the world. It takes a big budget film to put you back on the A-list.
And I think your opinion of IRON MAN isn't shared by many other people. So while you're entitled to it, don't bash the site.
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Iron man was frackin' weak. And did you forget little movies like "ZODIAC" (by an unknown director, David Fincher), and Kiss kiss bang bang (you know, from that unknown scenarist, Shane Black), and Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (you know, from that Secretary director, and with that B-movie scream queen, Nicole Ki...
Iron man was frackin' weak. And did you forget little movies like "ZODIAC" (by an unknown director, David Fincher), and Kiss kiss bang bang (you know, from that unknown scenarist, Shane Black), and Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (you know, from that Secretary director, and with that B-movie scream queen, Nicole Kidman), and Good Night, and Good Luck (from that Killer tomatoes wanna be star, George Clooney), and A scanner darkly (K. [link] those guys anything to do with Pirates of the Carribean?), and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, and Charlie Bartlett?
As for Mickey Rourke, have you heard about The wrestler? Have you seen him in Sin city, or Domino? Don't you think his role in The expendables could confirm his come-back before that useless sequel to a lame movie?
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I was hoping for an entirely new direction with the sequel. Someone...
I was hoping for an entirely new direction with the sequel. Someone told me Tony Start became depressed, regressed back into alcoholism, and quit being a hero for while in the comics. That sounds like better material for a sequel than rehashing the worst part of the first movie.
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I'm especially glad to see Sam Rockwell finally getting the kind of role he deserves. He was totally excellent in both Choke and Frost/Nixon, not to mention at least five other films of the past decade.
One of today's most underra...
I'm especially glad to see Sam Rockwell finally getting the kind of role he deserves. He was totally excellent in both Choke and Frost/Nixon, not to mention at least five other films of the past decade.
One of today's most underrated actors.
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I was already really lookin forward to this, now I cant wait!
He's done a lot of good work recently, and was good in the majority of films he was in before his self imposed exile. Im glad he's back :)
I was already really lookin forward to this, now I cant wait!
He's done a lot of good work recently, and was good in the majority of films he was in before his self imposed exile. Im glad he's back :)
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Who exactly is this talking about?
Who exactly is this talking about?
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And my decision is final because I have a laptop and that means I know everything.
And my decision is final because I have a laptop and that means I know everything.
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...or Marv.
...or Marv.