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    Tony Stark was the arrogant son of wealthy, weapon manufacturer Howard Stark. Tony cared only about himself, but he would have a change of heart after he was kidnapped by terrorists and gravely injured. Pressured to create a weapon of mass destruction, Stark instead created a suit of armor powerful enough for him to escape. Tony used his vast resources and intellect to make the world a better place as The Invincible Iron Man. Stark's super hero identity led him to become a founding member of the Avengers.

    Jon Favreau & Mickey Rourke Talk Iron Man 2

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    We're all on the edge of our seats waiting for any tiny piece of news over Iron Man 2.  Actually there has been some very very minor information lately.  Mostly location shoots and such.  Nothing really juicy. 

    In a talk with Empire Online, Jon Favreau and Mickey Rourke have revealed a couple little things.  Favreau has mentioned that Tony Stark is now expected to be a role model and his dealing with that pressure will be one of the "tensions" of the movie.  He also hinted that Rhodey (Don Cheadle) may be putting on an armored suit of his own.
    Rhodesy is definitely stepping up in this film. Let me put it this way: Tony's not the only person with technology in the film.

    Whiplash Character Design?
    Whiplash Character Design?
    Let's not forget about Mickey Rourke's character.  It seems they're going with Rourke playing Whiplash despite his Russian/Crimson Dynamo similarities.  Perhaps the movie will feature an mix of the two characters.  Rourke is enjoying his time on set and also mentioned having some "technology" to wear.
    It's been really brutal, because my Iron Man suit weighs 23lb. It's sort of a half-suit, with half my skin showing, with lots of Russian tattoos, because [Whiplash is just] out of a Russian-zone prison.

    It's still unclear what Whiplash will look like.  The guys over at Latino Review received the character design sketch from an anonymous source recently (seen to the left).  There does appear to be some armor and more than the recent bondage look in the comics. 

    Is May 7, 2010 feeling like a long ways of to you too?
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    #1  Edited By the Vica

    Any Iron Man movie news is good news.

    Already picturing Whiplash in my head.

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    #2  Edited By gmanfromheck

    I just hope it's not like this:

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    (sighs) .... o.k. I'm still on board

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    #4  Edited By Sheep-Kill

    whiplash looks cool so far.

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    #5  Edited By the Vica
    G-Man said:
    I just hope it's not like this: [more]
    Well make it heavier and add in some tattoos and it does fit Rourke's description, lol
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    #6  Edited By Decept-O

    When I see that pic of Whiplash you posted G-Man, I hate to say it, but it reminds me of the basement scene in "Pulp Fiction". 

    You know the one....."Bring out the gimp".  Oy.  

    I agree, it's way too long to wait for all these potentially kick-ass Marvel movies, I surely hope IM2 will be great. 

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    #7  Edited By sora_thekey

    The relese date seems so far away now!

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    #8  Edited By dane

    wow. As long as we don't get Mickey Rourke in a creepy bondage suit I'm ok. I honestly think Crimson Dynamo is enough of a character to not need the combination with Whiplash to be interesting. Whiplash on the other hand... I always felt like he needed to be in a team to be a threat to Iron Man, maybe just me though.

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    #9  Edited By SUNMAN

    whiplash? we couldn't get another villain?

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    #10  Edited By elessar

    Can't wait , it looks so promising!

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    #11  Edited By TheSavageAssasin

    looks great and g-man ur right i hope that the costume is tottally different and while i didnt like how they made the  wiplash costume in Iron man:armored adventures cuz of the technology added i dont think i would have a problem with it in this movie

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    I hope this isnt it either
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    #12  Edited By elessar

    I trust that John Favreau won't let us down!

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    #13  Edited By mattydeNero
    G-Man said:
    I just hope it's not like this: [more]

    I agree, it's too "Comedian".  I think they should have a fresh take.  I wouldn't be mad if that pic above in the article was Rourke's actual get-up.
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    #14  Edited By King Quisling

    Eh....I would honestly prefer the bondage look. You don't wanna over do it with too many armored characters. It was done in the first film, shouldn't be repeated so soon. But anyways, what's up with Hawkeye?! Is that all rumor or what? I need to know!

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    #15  Edited By Meteorite

    There are worse villains that Whiplash.

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    #16  Edited By elessar

    I would love to see a suit based on the extremis suit (only the way that it assembles and applies on the body!!)

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    #17  Edited By MercenaryX

    LOL

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    #18  Edited By Illuminarch

    I don't have a problem with Whiplash per se, but if they're going to have an armored Russian villain, why not just make it be Dynamo or Titanium Man? I guess I'm just not Hollywood enough to understand that kind of thought process, much like the roster choices for the new GI Joe movie.

    Writer: "We need a character that fits X, Y, and Z."
    Marvel Consultants: "Great! We have several characters like that!"
    Writer: "Nah, let's pick another character and make him fit that description."

    And has Whiplash always been associated strongly  as an Iron Man villain? I thought this was mainly a brain-bug from the 1990s cartoon. I remember Whiplash being a Maggia associate more than a specific Iron Man villain (let alone Russian - his name, after all, is Mark Scarlotti, not Marco Scarlatovich). I don't usually think of him as an Iron Man villain any more than, say, Dreadknight.

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    #19  Edited By the Vica

    I think Crimson Dynamo being the villain would've triggered complaints about 'Not ANOTHER armored guy...' considering the first villain was Iron Monger... And unless Dynamo conveniently invents his armor around the same time Stark did, we'll have a second case of some guy stealing Tony's armor and probably his arc reactor too.


    This way we get a villain that isn't just another armored dude, and done well (Which I have full faith he will be) Whiplash could make a very good villain.

    Who cares if he isn't an A-Lister in comics? This is a movie, they are going to adapt the character to fit the movie, and I have faith that Favreau has good reason for including Whiplash. Even if he doesn't have a good reason, I'm sure he'll be awesome anyway.
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    #20  Edited By elessar
    the Vica said:
    I think Crimson Dynamo being the villain would've triggered complaints about 'Not ANOTHER armored guy...' considering the first villain was ... [more]
    I totally agree !!
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    #21  Edited By Jonny Ruckus
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    I"m DYING to see what War Machine is gonna look like!

    I hope to beef up the armor ya know?

    Back in the day as much and the armors looking the same WM was always bigger
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    #22  Edited By elessar
    Jonny Ruckus said:
    I"m DYING to see what War Machine is gonna look like!I hope to beef up the armor ya know?Back in ... [more]
    He 's probably gonna be bigger than Iron Man because he's carrying much more weapons than him.....can't wait for a first look at his armor!!!!!!!!
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    #23  Edited By Media_Master

    sweet design!!!

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