It is Official: Mickey Rourke is in Iron Man 2

First Showing reports that Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood Daily has confirmed that Mickey Rourke has officially signed on to play a villain in Iron Man 2:

"I just heard that ICM has scored its second casting deal for Marvel's Iron Man 2. After at first being low-balled by the studio to the tune of $250K, Rourke has signed on for the role of the Russian villain in the sequel after his agent David Unger got the quote up to a "significant" level despite this punishing economic climate where the studios are taking advantage of talent. (No wonder Mickey kept thanking Unger so profusely in acceptance speeches for the BAFTA, Golden Globes, Spirit, and other awards.) But don't expect Marvel to confirm any of this: they won't until all the i's are dotted and t's crossed on the contracts. I can also tell you that Sony was considering hiring Mickey to play the villain in Spider-Man 4."

Iron Man 2, which will once again star Robert Downey Jr. with Jon Favreau directing, as a May 7th, 2010 release date.

screams wrote:Actually, I believe Johanson is out. She's doing Gulliver's Travels instead.

EDIT: Oh crap, you're right. Nevermind.