Cinimatical made it official news in the City today; Mickey Rourke is going to play an IRON MAN 2 baddie and the Black Widow is Scarlett Johansson. Last month Rourke was none too pleased about what he was being offered for the role, so I am guessing he got the suits to watch him cry in THE WRESTLER and they were convinced he could play the best Russian bad guy ever. Johansson? Really?
Rourke’s character is described as “Tony Stark’s Russian alter ego, a heavily tattooed bruiser who is in the arms trade and battles Iron Man in his own nuclear-powered armored suit.” Iron Man 2 will hit theaters on May 7, 2010. Scarlett Johansson has officially signed to replace Emily Blunt as the Black Widow. Johansson? Really?
Tags: iron man, mickey rourke, robert downey, scarlett johansson, tony stark
