Mickey Rourke has signed on to be the Russian villain in Iron Man 2

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The see-saw negotiation is finally over, Mickey Rourke has signed on to play the villain in Iron Man 2 after they finalize a better deal.

Accordinding to Deadline Hollywood Daily, "I just heard that ICM has scored its second casting deal for Marvel's Iron Man 2. After at first being low-balled by the studio to the tune of $250K, Rourke has signed on for the role of the Russian villain in the sequel after his agent David Unger got the quote up to a "significant" level despite this punishing economic climate where the studios are taking advantage of talent.

I can also tell you that Sony was considering hiring Mickey to play the villain in Spider-Man 4."

Rourke will be playing as Tony Stark's Russian alter ego, a heavily tattooed bruiser who is in the arms trade and battles Iron Man in his own nuclear-powered armored suit.

Mickey Rourke is getting all the big guns...

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