The Crimson Dynamo!
[UPDATE: OK, maybe Rourke is NOT the Crimson Dynamo after all.]
According to Variety, Mickey Rourke is in talks to play the Russian bad guy in Iron Man 2.
Woah.
Also being considered is the very cool Sam Rockwell as a secondary villain in the film.
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From Variety:
“Rourke is in discussions to play a villain described as Tony Stark’s Russian alter ego, a heavily tattooed bruiser who is in the arms trade and battles Iron Man in his own nuclear-powered armored suit.”
So there you go. As far as I know this is the first confirmation of who the villain will be in the Jon Favreau-helmed sequel. The article says “speculation is that villain is likely comicbook nemesis Crimson Dynamo” but anyone familiar with the comic knows that’s who it is from the description above.
I don’t know what “secondary villain” might be played by Rockwell, but I can tell you that the phrase “secondary villain” scares me. I prefer ONE villain per movie. Two is one too many. Sam Rockwell is slated to play Justin Hammer, corporate nemesis of Tony Stark. I’ll take him as a secondary villain in the film as he is instrumental in the downfall of Tony in the comics which led him into deep alcoholism and losing everything he had.
Good news all around (if it sticks).
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29 Comments
Great news! I’m most excited about Rockwell as Justin Hammer, not that Rouke isn’t an excellent addition.
IMHO, if Justin Hammer is developed second Ironman and not killed off in, THEN we could see a variety of different villians with a strong foundation for motive and direction in destroying Ironman. Justin Hammer(ruthless, cunning, multi-billioniare, businessman rival to Stark Industries)develops and/or hires a huge gallery of mercanries like the following: 2 different Spymasters, Whiplash, 4 different Blizzards, Force, Adueduct, Blacklash, Beetle, Bleu Streak, Boomerang, Discus, 2 different Eels, Porcupine, Man-Killer, Melter, Cyclone and several others!
Just check out Vic’s other site AdvancedIron.org, tons more villians there.
With S.H.E.I.L.D.(Blackwidow, Nick Fury, and maybe Hawkeye) and possibly Hammer Industries in the mixes, this IM movie could vastly expand the Marvel Universe for the Avenger film.
I am ok with any villian, as long as they keep it grounded and in the same context and reality of the first one, the last thing we need is ti see IM suddenly go all Fantastic Four like.
Don’t worry Metallicat, Fox isn’t producing IM2, so that shouldn’t happen, lol. Imagine if he was like “My suit is powered by a Hemi.”
when I was dreaming of Iron Man movies. I thought Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal would be perfect.
Hmmm, Heath. Sounds like a certain Marrs twins!!
@Hube:
HUBE! Yes indeed, it was the Marrs twins. And I think you and I talked about this over the phone 6 years ago.
Email me sometime.
heath
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