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I can sort of see Rockwell as Tony's rival
I can sort of see Rockwell as Tony's rival
Iron Man 2 villains revealed
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Sooooo, no Mandarin?
Perhaps Mandarin is in the background pulling the strings.
so the basic idea is..........."escalation"? (where have we heard that before...)
The United States has a technological exo-suit super-soldier....who just publicly announced his identity at the end of the first film.........so the Ruskies respond by making their own exo-suit super-soldier?
This ain't a sequel, it's a god-darned arms race.
The United States has a technological exo-suit super-soldier....who just publicly announced his identity at the end of the first film.........so the Ruskies respond by making their own exo-suit super-soldier?
This ain't a sequel, it's a god-darned arms race.
Iron Monger was an evil version of Stark. However, I think there are at least two other armor-powered villians that Iron Man fights in the comics-Titanium Man and Crimson Dynamo. I don't really have a problem with another armor-powered guy because Iron Man doesn't have a lot of strong villians IMO.
Plus, with Hammer in there-a good move-it's like they are going to show dark versions of Stark/Iron Man, whereas Iron Monger represented all that in one package.
I hope they include the Mandarin again in some fashion and have him in the third film as the main villian.
Plus, with Hammer in there-a good move-it's like they are going to show dark versions of Stark/Iron Man, whereas Iron Monger represented all that in one package.
I hope they include the Mandarin again in some fashion and have him in the third film as the main villian.
I love Sam Rockwell! The Iron Man franchise is shaping up wonderfully. Who'd have thought it? 
Based on Rockwell's casting, it seems like they're going to remake Hammer as a more direct contrast to Stark in terms of age/etc rather than the more traditional version of the character.
I suspect the Mandarin will be the third film, if they're going to do him.
Most of Iron Man's rogues are tech-based, since they reflect his gimmick.
I suspect the Mandarin will be the third film, if they're going to do him.
Maybe, but the whole business man/rival to Stark is what led me to the parallel.
I'm really not so sure that Crimson Dynamo is right way to go here. It has the potential to be far too much like a retread of the same ground covered in the first film. The Mandarin, besides being Iron Man's arch nemesis (seriously, this would be like Batman or Superman waiting until their third film to face The Joker or Lex Luthor) also has the benefit of being an entirely different style villain than the Iron Monger.
Crimson Dynamo fans, don't your hopes up; Rourke is also rumored to be playing Whiplash.
Yeah. If it he ain't involved in some manner I ain't interested.
Didn't anyone notice the bit about Natasha at the end? That's more interesting. Black Widow dude.
Yeah, I seriously doubt the main physical villain of the story will be a guy with a heavy-duty whip.
This sounds great.
Other than "Watchmen," the "Iron Man" films are the only superhero movies I give a fuck about. Maybe if Warner Bros does something interesting with "Green Lantern" that'll be worthwhile - Jordan and his buddies are my all-time favorite costumed comic book heroes (Superman is a close second).
Other than "Watchmen," the "Iron Man" films are the only superhero movies I give a fuck about. Maybe if Warner Bros does something interesting with "Green Lantern" that'll be worthwhile - Jordan and his buddies are my all-time favorite costumed comic book heroes (Superman is a close second).