Rourke and Rockwell in ‘Iron Man 2’ … Holy Sh**!

OK, wait a minute. Seriously? I wanna call “rumor foul” here, but then again… it’s being reported by both Hollywood Reporter and Variety. I think I may be dreaming!

Apparently, both Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and Sam Rockwell (Choke) are in talks to play villains in perhaps the biggest, most-anticipated sequel since ‘The Dark Knight’. That would be ‘Iron Man 2’ in case you’ve been MIA for the last two years or so. As it stands, the word on the street is that Sam Rockwell is in talks to play Justin Hammer, a multi-billionaire industrialist and arch-rival businessman of Tony Stark.

That’s all great and exciting stuff, but we all know what the big news here is… Mickey Rourke! Just the fact that he’s being considered is awesome, ad that he’s a potential villain is even better. However, there’s a problem. While both major sites are confirming the casting rumor, they differ on which role he may play.

Variety is stating that Rourke is being considered for Crimson Dynamo, the Russian counter-part to Iron Man. He’s a muscle-bound, tattooed Russian sporting a similar nuclear-powered mega-suit. On the other hand, Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Rourke may play Whiplash, who also happens to be a muscle-bound Russian thug who wields deadly hi-tech weaponized coils. Chances are, Variety is on the right path as Crimson Dynamo has more backstory and Whiplash has a relatively limited presence.

So fellow movie geeks and comic book geeks alike… what say you? Which “rumor” holds more credence? Which character would you rather Rourke portray? Here’s a rhetorical question: should Rourke be cast in ‘Iron Man2’? What are your opinions about Sam Rockwell being cast? Let us know what you think by leaving comments to this post.

[source: Collider.com]