Rourke Starts a WAR OF THE GODS

Another day.  Another blockbuster for Mickey Rourke to gnash his teeth into.  He’s already set to kick a little Downey ass in IRON MAN 2.  Just last week, Rourke officially signed on to play CONAN’s daddy in the new version of that film.  Now, Rourke is absolutely going God-like, as Variety is reporting he has stepped into the role of the villain, King Hyperion, for Tarsem Singh’s WAR OF THE GODS.  Rourke steps into the role against Henry Cavill and Freida Pinto.

The film tells the tale of a young warrior, presumably to be played by Cavill, who leads a group of men in battle against evil gods in order to save humanity.  Something tells me this is going to be more 300 and less LEGION. One can hope, anyway.

The film is set up at Relativity Media with Universal serving as distributor.  The belief that Rourke would quietly slip back into the night after losing the Oscar has proven to be a falsehood.  The man is sticking around, and he’s taking some roles with him.  We haven’t seen him in IRON MAN 2, yet, but here’s hoping he isn’t quickly pigeon-holing himself into these smaller or villainous roles just to earn some notoriety and some fast cash.

WAR OF THE GODS is set to begin production in April.