It was reported that Mickey Rourke was in negotiations to star as the villain Crimson Dynamo in Iron Man 2, but now it’s being reported, after several news stories about his small salary and him being on and off the film numerous times, that he is IN FACT going to star as the villain Whiplash.

I don’t know anything about Whiplash, but according to his Wiki, he is a gifted electrical technician at Stark International’s Cincinnati branch, but desires a life of luxury and becomes a professional criminal. With a costume and a sophisticated metal whip of his own design, he becomes Whiplash, a weapons designer, special agent, and assassin for the criminal organization the Maggia.

Following the news of Rourke’s involvement, it was announced that Scarlett Johansson will replace Emily Blunt as the Black Widow in not only Iron Man 2, but also in The Avengers movie.

Again, not knowing a lot about comic books, I had to look Black Widow up and the funny thing about the Black Widow is that she is a red head. Why did they hire a bright blond to portray a red head? I don’t understand when Hollywood does this, how hard is it to find a good actress for the role who is ACTUALLY a red head?! I know it’s not very important in the grand scheme of things, but I just wish Hollywood would hire actors/actresses based on the necessity of the character, not who’s hot right now.

Anyway, I can’t say that I am excited about the Johansson news, yeah, she’s pretty and I’m sure she’ll woo all of the male audience members when she is in the black leather, but can she hold her own as a comic book villain? Can she really be a femme fatal?

It’s good to see some news about Iron Man 2 surface and I like that the marketing machine has started on the much anticipated film. What do you think of both Scarlett and Rourke’s involvement? Comic books gurus: Is this good news for the Iron Man franchise?

Source: Screenrant