So, it was recently confirmed that Mickey Rourke dropped out of Iron Man 2, citing low salary offer.
Yesterday, however, he signed on the dotted line. Things have apparently been worked out. Reportedly, he's playing Whiplash, rather than Crimson Dynamo. While I'm more interested in the latter, the former is a lot less redundant. Many pointed out, and rightly so, that Crimson Dynamo and Iron Monger in back to back movies might be a bit repetitive.
But wait! There's more! Rourke isn't alone. Apparently, Scarlett Johansson has signed on as well, playing Black Widow.
Minor details here.
In related, but wholly shitty news, all three subsequent Marvel movies have been delayed. Iron Man 2 is still on target for next year, but Captain America, Avengers and Thor have all been delayed. Thor was pushed back a year to 2011, followed a month later by Captain America. Avengers will follow a year later in 2012. No news on why for Thor and Avengers, but Captain America was pushed back a few months as Sony have confirmed Spider-Man 4 for May of 2011, which would have conflicted with Cap.
Details.