
ScreenRant has your first look at Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke as the villain “Whiplash” in the superhero action flick Iron Man 2.
Whiplash, along with The Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), will take on Iron Man in the eagerly-awaited sequel to last summer’s box office smash, due in theaters May 7, 2010.

Mickey Rourke made it to WrestleMania after all. The Wrestler actor Mickey Rourke returned to the ring to take on WWE superstar Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 25 on Sunday night–and the outcome was a TKO. Read the rest of this entry »


Megan Fox has signed on to star alongside Mickey Rourke in the upcoming independent drama Passion Plays.
According to The Hollywood Reporter’s “Risky Business Blog,” the actress has been tapped to play an angel who provides redemption for Rourke in 1950s Los Angeles.

Mickey Rourke has proposed to a former Russian boxer.
In this week’s edition of The Globe, Irson Kudikova, who is now a pop star in the former Soviet nation, reveals that The Wrestler star asked her to marry him during a recent trip to Russia, where he’s researching his role as a villain in the upcoming Iron Man sequel.
“He told me, ‘You’re a fantastic woman. I want to marry you.’”

Mickey Rourke will attend WrestleMania 25. Read the rest of this entry »

Scarlett Johansson has been cast as Russian femme fatale Black Widow in the highly anticipated sequel to last summer’s blockbuster Iron Man. The Golden Globe-nominated star joins fellow castmates Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, and franchise newcomer Mickey Rourke, who will take on the role of villian Whiplash, Yahoo! has learned.
“Scarlett is thrilled to be a part of Iron Man,” the actress’ Marcel Pariseau said Thursday.
Iron Man 2 is scheduled for release in May 2010.

Mickey Rourke didn’t pick up a statue at the Academy Awards on Sunday, but he’s still going to get his very own Oscar — an adopted Chihuahua to replace his beloved dog Loki who recently passed away.
“Mickey has other dogs but he misses Loki terribly,” a friend of the star tells RadarOnline.com. “He doesn’t want to wait long either — he wants to get his new pooch this week. The new dog won’t replace Loki but by naming it Oscar, Mickey says he’ll make his comeback year even more special.”


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Sad news for comeback kid Mickey Rourke as he heads to the Oscars this weekend; the actor’s beloved chihuahua, Loki, passed away on Monday night at the age of 18. Read the rest of this entry »