03.12.09 MICKEY ROURKE SIGNS FOR IRON MAN 2
Mickey Rourke, the ne’er-do-well recovering alcoholic uncle I never had who I just want to hug, has signed on to play a villain in Iron Man 2. Marvel had originally lowballed him with an offer of $250K, but Nikki Finke reports that Rourke’s agent negotiated a “significant” increase.
“I can also tell you that Sony was considering hiring Mickey to play the villain in Spider-Man 4.”
It’s unclear how much we’re supposed to read into that past tense, or whether we’re supposed to be excited about a fourth Spider-Man. ADDITIONAL INFO FOR NERDS:
“Rourke’s Whiplash will incorporate elements of the Crimson Dynamo’s backstory and appearance, along with elements of the comic book Whiplash, a former Stark employee who builds a costume that allows him to wield cybernetically controlled and electrically charged whips that can cause some serious damage to the Iron Man armour.” [Empire]
They shouldn’t have to mine TWO separate comic book characters to create a part for Mickey Rourke. The guy has a Clayface, often wears a mustache/soul patch combo, and carries a little dog around in a duffel bag. Hello? He’s already a comic book villain.
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MICKEY ROURKE SIGNS FOR IRON MAN 2
Whiplash? Hrmm. I would think they would have picked a more appropriate name like….um…. Captain Eczema or The Impetigo Hulk or Melanoma Man. Perhaps Mr. Psoriasis or even Lesion Luthor.
They should cast him for the part of Post-Roided-Moron Man. He was born for that role.
I hate to see what happened to the guy that bent up that cowboy hat. And that dog looks delicious.
We had a guy in our college dorm we called the Crimson Dynamo, after he came home one night with a piece of string stuck in his goatee.
They should cast him as Snidely Whiplash and give him a stovepipe hat and a handlebar mustache.
Crimson Dynamo would have been appropriate. Mickey’s face always looks like its in mid-electrocution anyway.
I was looking everywhere for that string!
Crimson Durstamo?
Wait, so the Crimson Dynamo is a Marvel character? Huh, I always figured him for DC.
/(bad)electricity joke
Mickey Rourke’s villain in Spider-man 4 was simply going to be reshooting the wrestling scene from the first Spiderman with Randy “The Ram” Robinson killing Uncle Ben with the Ram Jam in a ‘roided rage.
I checked out Crimson Dynamo on Urban Dictionary and it involves pile driving a chick on the rag so I think Clayface can pull it off. Now I hope Megan Fox signs on.
I know my face is just a broken down piece of meat. and looking like this means I deserve to be alone. I just don’t want you to stare at me. (Single Tear Drop)
I think Crimson Whiplash is when you french kiss aunt flow.
I would pay money to see him running around with gamma radiated chihuahuas that attack on command (he and Nick Nolte could be an evil duo). Mickey Rourke is CHOLO, the criminal who’s bite is worse than his bark…Nick Nolte is The Bum, the evil criminal who’s BO is worse than…well..everything.
What I want to know is whether or not iron man 2 will feature any bathroom ass banging by crimson whiplash
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