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Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell Possible Iron Man 2 Villains

Every superhero movie needs a good villain and Iron Man 2 may have found two good villains with Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell. The Hollywood Reporter says Rourke is being considered to play Whiplash and Rockwell would play Justin Hammer, a multibillionaire businessman rival of Tony Stark.

Rourke is making the best of the accolades he is receiving for his heart-wrenching turn in "The Wrestler." On top of this big-budget movie, the actor, who will next be seen in "The Informers," just joined the cast of "The Expendables," an action movie starring Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren.

Rockwell is best known for his indie dramas. He recently starred as a sex-addicted con man in "Choke" and as an estranged husband in "Snow Angels." He can currently be seen in the political drama "Frost/Nixon," playing David Frost's researcher, writer James Reston, Jr.

They both sound like good casting choices for the villain roles.

Posted on January 7, 2009

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