Mickey Rourke spends some quality time in a Russian Jail

Mickey Rourke spends some quality time in a Russian Jail

To prepare for his upcoming role as "Whiplash" Mickey Rourke spent a few hours behind bars to mentally prepare for his role of Whiplash in Iron Man 2

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By jman1977 - Mar 18, 2009 08:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man 2
Source: IESB.net

IESB.net is reporting a pic (seen below) of Mickey Rourke checking out a bunker in a Russian jail. This all has to do with the recent news of Mickey officially signing on to Iron Man 2 as "an unknown Russian villain" --which we all know is Whiplash. In the below pic we see Mickey mentally preparing himself for the role.

I wonder what the conversation was like. Probably something like...

Camera Guy: Hey Mick, whatchya think of that there bunk?

Mickey: It looks hard to sleep on. I have a back injury you know--from boxing professionally and that Wrestler movie I did recently.

Camera Guy: You should try laying on it for at least one night. Whatchya think Mick?

Mickey: Naw. I ain't stayin' here overnight to be butt raped by these REAL ruskie prisoners. Lets get the hell out of here.

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TheMyth
TheMyth - 3/18/2009, 9:21 AM
I am going to remain in denial about him being Whiplash until I hear it come from Jon F., RDJ, or Rourke himself. This is funny though. Was he just hangin' out in Russia and was all like, "Hey! Lets go kick it at the nearest gulag!"
Floppyspider
Floppyspider - 3/18/2009, 9:23 AM
@ themyth

hahahaha i wanna do that:P sounds like fun
Floppyspider
Floppyspider - 3/18/2009, 9:27 AM
@lansdowne5
nothing make up can do i mean look at the comedian in watchmen
BubbaDude
BubbaDude - 3/18/2009, 9:34 AM
Ok, I'm still confused. I thought Whiplash aka Blacklash was a two bit America gangster hood. Russian criminal to me means Crimson Dynamo.
Floppyspider
Floppyspider - 3/18/2009, 9:36 AM
and if you want an example to make people younger
just look at xavier and magneto in x3
mativ16
mativ16 - 3/18/2009, 9:48 AM
I'm sorry Jman1977 but you have not done your research correctly. Whiplash is from cleveland. So no, We all don't know it's whiplash. I think it's Crimson Dynamo. Which makes more sense considering that one of the crimson Dynamos' was the son of Black Widow's partner. And we all know black widow is in it. Plus whiplash is a gay bad guy.
TheMyth
TheMyth - 3/18/2009, 9:48 AM
If they're tossing Black Widow into it, it SHOULD be Crimson Dynamo. I can hear this conversation between Rourke and Favraeu about this:

JF: So your onboard?

MR: Sure. Why the hell not. (chuckles)Tell me what the [frick] is up with this Whiplash bullshit if I'm playin tha Crimson Dynamo.

JF: Huh? Oh, pay no mind, I'm just [frick]in with the fanboys. (laughs) They'll be bitchin about it for months. Makes buzz about the flic.
KeepItReal
KeepItReal - 3/18/2009, 10:04 AM
"just [frick]in with the fanboys"...lol...thats messed up man...
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/18/2009, 10:29 AM
Next, both he and Scarlett enroll in the 'Pavel Checkov School of Russian Accents' to learn how to switch the 'V's' and 'W's' in their sentences and talk like they just came from the dentist after a root canal....

Let's go with 'STAR' power, screw getting the RIGHT people for the job (this BLOWS)!!!!
CrookedJaw
CrookedJaw - 3/18/2009, 10:30 AM
informative article, but the last statment about Rourke not wanting to stay overnight was unnecessary and stupid...lets stick to the news people
alphamale80
alphamale80 - 3/18/2009, 10:49 AM
now do you think that he was with the general population or watching them from a safe distance ?
loganaspatch
loganaspatch - 3/18/2009, 11:33 AM
That must be the minnium security "tourist" russian jail, it looks comfortable .. i spent 2 weeks n an american jail and i would gladly trade my bunk which was a double bunk, and hey that cell has a nice view!
TheMyth
TheMyth - 3/18/2009, 11:38 AM
@Grif: LMFAO! Great caption man.

@LoganasPatch: Try spending 4 months in an American jail then. And it looks like he did have a double, and he had top, which meant he was the bitch, lol. I agree, his view was better than mine. Anyone else part of CBM's own group of convicts and rogues? lol
Apollo22237
Apollo22237 - 3/18/2009, 12:00 PM
I read on g4tv.com, not sure where they got the info, that supposedly he was going to be an amalgam of whiplash and crimson dynamo. Not sure if they are just shooting out stuff for fun but here is the link if anyone wants to see.

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/694101/Mickey-Rourke-Researches-Iron-Man-2-RoleIn-Jail.html
dizzle716
dizzle716 - 3/18/2009, 12:03 PM
If I remember correctly, didn't RDJ spend some time in jail for a movie? Oh wait, maybe that was for personal research. Must be writing a book or something :)
loelife
loelife - 3/18/2009, 12:08 PM
it's not that bad being locked up, as long as it isn't for long. mine was like a high school reunion, charleston, south kakk baby!! but on a real note, the first movie was great and the second is looking even better. great actors for all the roles, i even liked mr. howard as war machine, but don juan will be better. and i think black widow is gonna be a front runner for sexiest comic chick ever in a movie. next to...........
adamant877
adamant877 - 3/18/2009, 12:14 PM
Apollo22237: I beleive you're correct. I've read on several different treads, on a number of different movie sites, that have all posted the comment that Rourke's character will be a combination of the Crimson Dynamo and Whiplash... which, if you think about it in terms of the character's powers, makes perfect sense to me!
(One guy carries around electrically charged whips, the other wears armor that conducts massive amounts of elecricity.)

loganoniel: I don't know if I'm completely sold on the whole Scarlett Johannsen as Black Widow deal, but I completely disagree on the notion that ANY of the other actors mentioned in the recent casting choices are anything but "Stars!"
Mickey Rourke is incredibly talented, as are Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, and Sam Rockwell!
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 3/18/2009, 1:53 PM
Wow! That is one clean jail. I spent 10 months in Geogia State prison, and I got a hole in the wall, with a leaky toilet! Seriously yall southern prisons need to be reformed. They're overcrowded.

But it is nice to see Mickey researching his role.

Well, I'm gonna fly this coup.

HAWK out.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 3/18/2009, 2:52 PM
HONESTLY HE ISNT GOING TO BE WHIPLASH, HE'S GOING TO BE RUSSIAN RED DYNAMO..CMON ITS OBVIOUS, BESIDES ITS ABOUT COOL ARMOR RIGHT NOW, LETS SEE THE TWO ARMORED GUYS DUKE IT OUT..IF I WAS FAREVUE..ID SPIT IT LIKE THIS..OOOH AMERICA HAS IRON MAN WE HAVE TO TRY TO MAKE OUR OWN IRON MAN IS RUSSIA TOO, LETS MAKE CRIMSON DYNAMO USE NUCLEAR POWER, OH DANGEROUS, NO ITS SAFE..IRONMAN IRONMAN RUSSIANS MADE ARMOR AND ITS DANGEROUS WE HAVE TO STOP IT, IRONMAN"HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY"I AM CRIMSON DYNAMO, IRONMAN GIVEN BEAT DOWN,WHAT MAKES MATTERS WORSE JUSTIN HAMMER IS ON IS COMPANIES HEELS TRYING TO DO A HOSTILE TAKE OVER,PEPPER COVER MY ASS WHILE I FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEAT THIS RUSKIE.RODEY WHAT DO I DO, TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE, MAKE ME A SUIT LETS BEAT THIS PUNK, STARK BUILDS WAR MACHINE, OK BUDDY LETS PUT A BEATDOWN.THEY BEAT DYNAMO, KEEP NUCLEAR THREAT SECURED, YAY THE END.OH WAIT HAMMER?EHH YOU GUYS FIGURE IT OUT..IM TIRED
Minotauro
Minotauro - 3/18/2009, 2:54 PM
Lol!... "Butt raped by these ruskie prisoners" .. wow
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 3/18/2009, 3:15 PM
If thats what floats your boat I guess....
Gose
Gose - 3/18/2009, 4:41 PM
THE RED GUARDIAN....... aka the black widow's husband
Darkhalo
Darkhalo - 3/18/2009, 5:00 PM
Perhaps:
Crimson Dynamo
Vanguard
Red Ghost
Red Guardian
Titanium Man
Unicorn

or even:
Dmitri Smerdyakov - Chameleon
HR
HR - 3/18/2009, 6:13 PM
i think its cool when actors go that extra step to
get into character for comic book roles it show a bit of
interest in the material but i know at the end of it all it comes down to dollar figures
GameAnime45
GameAnime45 - 3/18/2009, 6:19 PM
I hope he doesn't go Heath Ledger on us.

R.I.P. Heath Ledger
Gose
Gose - 3/18/2009, 7:19 PM
THE ORIGINAL POWERMAN ! seen 1st in pages of THE AVENGERS in league with the black widow & the swordsman
Smolo
Smolo - 3/19/2009, 5:56 AM
Be kinda funny if he is the gay whiplash. Hits on Tony in and out of the Armor......

Whiplash to Iron Man: "You sure have a big red rocket......"
TheMyth
TheMyth - 3/19/2009, 8:49 AM
@THEHAWK: 10 months in a state pen, wow. I'm in KY and they put alot of money into our jail system. It's a business in this state. Kentucky has the largest prison population per-capitae in the US. Wereas most states have roughly 1 inmate to every 10 civilians, KY has 3 inmates to every 10 civilians. They give you a full year in county for possession of Mary Jane. Coomunist-wealth, I mean commonwealth states suck.
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 3/19/2009, 2:39 PM
Yeah Myth but I was innocent, I shot a guy who broke into my mom and sisters when I was visiting from college. He shot me first, and I defend myself, and I get prison time because I got a crappy lawyer!
Metron
Metron - 3/23/2009, 7:54 PM
I think he's going to be Dynamo eventually. It would work if the Black Widow was working on Stark for the Dynamo from the inside, giving him alcohol poisoning and souring his relationship with Pepper. That would be good.
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 3/23/2009, 8:12 PM
I could see that. Dynamo would be a better fight
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