Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson Confirmed for Iron Man 2

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on March 12, 2009

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The production of Iron Man 2 is very much under way. Know how I know that? Well, it doesn’t exactly take any secret inside sources — if you follow John Favreau on Twitter, then you’ve seen the first image of the director and DP Matthew Libatique in what will be Tony Stark’s house. Another thing that leads me to believe that production is gearing up: casting confirmations.

Nikki Finke posted separate stories last night, one confirming Mickey Rourke as a “Russian villain” and another confirming that Scarlett Johansson would be replacing Emily Blunt in the role as Natascha Romanoff, aka The Black Widow. As far as we can tell, though we have no confirmation on this, Rourke’s role is likely Ivan, otherwise known as Whiplash.

And now some reaction for you: the Mickey Rourke thing is simple, he should be good for the movie. The common reaction to the Scarlett Johansson is that she’s going to “ruin” the movie with her half-assed acting. And while I would agree that Scarlett’s never been more than just something fun to look at, but we have to trust Jon Favreau’s vision on this one, do we not? Favreau passed the test of making Iron Man with flying colors and I believe that we owe it to him to not get too upset about Don Cheadle, Scarjo or any other casting decision until we see some footage. That said, I would agree that she wouldn’t be my first choice and I hate the fact that Emily Blunt had scheduling conflicts, because she’s a damn fine actress.

What do you think of Rourke and Scarjo putting their hats officially in the ring for Iron Man 2?


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  • yuck. She's good in indie and romantic roles, but for a superhero movie? Come the fuck on.
  • it could have been a lot worse...I'm just glad they didn't hire some flavor of the month television actor to replace Blunt...I'm curious to see if Rourke ends up playing a villain in Spidey 4...since it was mentioned Sony was considering him...he's the villain in Iron Man 2 and more than likely won't be returning in the other Marvel Studios films...it would be cool to see him playing Kraven The Hunter...I'm all for The Lizard and Kraven for the next Spidey film...
  • Well we all know that Scarlett Johansson is going to look amazing in the outfit they squeeze her into, but her acting is likely going to leave a void in the connection we gain with the character. This is fine because that seems to be what they are striving for with the female superheroes in any superhero movie. No one cares if the actress can actually act the part so long as they look the part. Seriously, other then Batman Returns where Michelle Pfeiffer shines as Catwomen. I can't think of another superhero movie that had a well portrayed female superhero. Don't get me wrong she looked amazing in the leather, but she also acted the role very well. Meh either way looking forward to seeing Johansson popping out of a tight outfit.

    Rourke is a badass this we know. I’ve always thought he was a good actor so he should be great in this movie.

    Overall pretty amped up about this movie.
  • I've always enjoyed Rourke although I didn't start noticing him until Once Upon A Time In Mexico, Man on Fire, Sin City and Domino...all movies I own on DVD so I found it a bit weird they said he was back and given a second chance.....lol...all great films and he was in a 1# film with Sin City as one of the leading actors...so it was more successful than The Wrestler was money-wise...he's such a great character actor I can't say he's going to be a leading man again but the man is talented the more movies he's in the better...
  • Rocket
    I think this is in general is good news. Rouke should knock this out of the park and am really looking forward to him n going toe to toe with RDJ. Scarjo is going to look absolutely amazing as the black widow; no doubts there. I have this horrible feeling that as soon as she opens her mouth with some god awful attempt at a Russian accent it will take away some of the magic that was in the first film, every time she's on screen.
  • Bruce frickin Campbell as Kraven
  • yeah I'd love to see him play Kraven although he might end up playing Mysterio...I'm tried of only seeing him in small cameos...he needs a bigger part in the next film...
  • My Name Is Bruce! That was more then a cameo sir that was an amazing moment in movie history.
  • Why coulnd't they have picked someone who looks just like The Black Widow, who can act and they could have gotten for a lot less money. Wasn't that the reason they dropped a few key people from the first movie. money?
  • I choked on my starbucks when I heard about Scar-Jo. Does that qualify for a refund from Favreau?
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