Has Mickey Rourke’s Whiplash Pic Created Panic Amongst Iron Man 2 Fans?
The first Mickey Rourke as Whiplash picture hit the internet a couple of days ago, and it appears to have created a great amount of controversy and panic. First, the pic, in case you haven’t seen it.
Now, the criticism. First, from io9:
He looks like an old-school He-Man action figure…There is nothing threatening about the way he looks at all
While the comment is incredibly hilarious (so was the accompanying action figure pic), I have a feeling that we’re not seeing the finished product in that shot. Favreau isn’t an idiot–he’s done a hell of a job promoting this 2nd film. Sending out an early version of Rourke in costume was bound to get the masses riled up. And that’s what he wanted. A couple of months from now, we’ll see a more established costume and we’ll all breathe a sigh of relief.
Over at Splashpage, Rick Marshall wonders if the mash up approach of Rourke’s character (a mix of Crimson Dynamo and Whiplash) is such a good idea.
By blending two established characters in the Marvel Comics universe (or more, given the similarities to Wolverine villain Omega Red in the look Rourke is sporting for the character, as well as his weapons’ resemblance to those of another Marvel villain, Constrictor) and creating an entirely new, mash-up character, “Iron Man 2” director Jon Favreau is treading where few filmmakers have gone before — and even fewer have traveled successfully.
Regarding this point, I somewhat concur. Mash ups have failed more than they have succeeded. However, I’m going to do something that I swore I’d never do after ‘Watchmen’: trust the director. Favreau put out a fantastic product with ‘Iron Man’ (heck, my mother in law watched it twice and she doesn’t even like movies like that). He’s marketed ‘Iron Man 2′ well, and the cast is even more solid than the original. So far, he’s given fans ZERO reason to doubt him.
So I’m gong to blindly trust Favreau and hope that he doesn’t burn me. I think we all owe him at least that much.
Has Mickey Rourke’s Whiplash Pic Created Panic Amongst Iron Man 2 Fans? : Comicbook.com Blog…
ComicBook.com’s Jack Greer takes a look at the controversy surrounding the recent Mickey Rourke/Whiplash picture. Is it much ado about nothing?…
Perhaps this is a “prototype” shot, showing Scarlotti’s initial attempt at forging his costume/weaponry early on in the movie. A more polished/fearsome rendition is yet to be manufactured.
its not the final costume. its an early picture of what looks like the basis of the costume. this is part of the film and it looks to me that he is not yet whiplash. but instead a showmen. if you look at the pic there are peolpe there watching like its a show and he is a performer. maybe something goes wrong and we see how he becomes whiplash.
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