The Return of Rourke!

For Iron Man 2, rumors are swirling that Sam Rockwell is gonna play Justin Hammer, Tony Stark's rival, who funds super-villains. And in the coolest bit of news, Mickey Rourke is gonna be either Whiplash or Crimson Dynamo.




Is it just me or do these casting decisions sound like a variation of the conflict structure of the first movie? I mean, in the first movie, Jeff Bridges basically funded himself to be a supervillain and here, it sounds like more of the same, right? C'mon, let's bring on the Mandarin! Or are they saving him for the third movie?



Not that I'm not thrilled to death that Mickey Rourke could be in a big-ass superhero movie. I still haven't seen The Wrestler, but 9 1/2 Weeks, Wild Orchid, and Angel Heart are all-time classics of awesome-ness. And he kicked all around butt in Year of the Dragon. Heck, I'm the only person on the planet who loved Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man.

Now that I think about it, he would've made a cool Venom. Screw you, Topher!