SF Universe » Scarlett Johanssen http://www.sfuniverse.com SF Universe is your Science Fiction central. From SciFi television to movies to books and more. All the latest news, reviews and insights from SciFi experts. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Iron Man 2 Gets Rourke, Johanssen http://www.sfuniverse.com/2009/03/12/iron-man-2-gets-rourke-johanssen/ http://www.sfuniverse.com/2009/03/12/iron-man-2-gets-rourke-johanssen/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:54:28 +0000 brian http://www.sfuniverse.com/2009/03/12/iron-man-2-gets-rourke-johanssen/ Post from: SF Universe

]]> 90305X2 There are big doings regarding the blockbuster sequel to one of 2008’s surprise hits. Yahoo Movies confirms that Mickey Rourke has signed on to play the villain Whiplash in Iron Man 2. One of the initial sticking points was reportedly a $250,000 offer to Rourke, whose Oscar-nominated turn in The Wrestler has raised his price tag considerably.

Money was also reported to be a problem with Terrence Howard, who played Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes in the first movie. He’ll be replaced by Don Cheadle in the sequel.

I’m assuming Marvel Entertainment opened up the purse strings a little more to get Scarlett Johanssen cast as sexy Russian super spy Black Widow. One of the movies rumored to be in development at Marvel is based on SHIELD, the spy agency that assists Marvel heroes on their missions sometimes.

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