“That’s actually incorrect,” Downey told MTV News when asked if Rourke was being considered for the aforementioned Iron Man rogue. When pressed if, instead of Crimson Dynamo, Rourke was up for the role of Whiplash, another potential role bandied about on blogs these days, Downey had a more cryptic response.
“I can neither confirm nor deny that,” said Downey. “Or maybe it’s some semblance of both. Here, I can tell you everything about the story except I won’t give away the ending. The nerd stuff is top-drawer security.”
So could he be playing Whiplash? If so, will they...change his costume? Will Rourke even be in the movie? He hasn't been officially signed on. There's still the question of him being lowballed with an offer of only $250,000. Will that be enough for him? Would Whiplash be someone you'd want to see on the big screen?
Here's the video footage from MTV. The possibility of too many villains is also addressed.