Mickey Rourke suits up as Whiplash for ‘Iron Man 2′
Posted on June 15, 2009 by Marty
People have been asking to see Mickey Rourke as Whiplash since he’s been talking about him kicking so much ass on Twitter. And now we have our first look courtesy of USA Today! Rourke stars as Ivan Vanko aka the villain Whiplash in Iron Man 2!
In Iron Man 2, the scarlet and golden-metaled hero must face an adversary with some amazing gadgets of his own.Whiplash (Mickey Rourke) sports a power pack on his chest that looks similar to the one that Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) uses.
“The technologies are definitely related,” says director Jon Favreau. “That’s part of the core theme of the film.”
The villain’s alter ego, Ivan Vanko, is a Russian who “has constructed his own version of a suit,” Favreau says. Among the creative innovations: a pair of whips, powered by the suit’s glowing chest piece, that are expected to keep Iron Man cracking.
Whiplash “is going to light them up,” Rourke quips.
this will def be worth the trip to the cinema…