Iron Man 2
Summary
Iron Man 2 ’s wasted scoundrel was n’t just dislike by audiences , but by the actor himself as well . After an volatile start to theMCUwithIron Man , Marvel Comics fan thirstily expect the continuation moving-picture show . Unfortunately , Iron Man 2fell flat as several points when compared to its predecessor , despite being a decent film . One of the biggest unfavorable judgment ofIron Man 2was its lusterless main scoundrel , Ivan Vanko , a Russian physicist who wanted revenge on the Starks and took on the assumed name Whiplash to do so .
After getting taken down by Iron Man and War Machine in his novel tech , Whiplash ultimately self - destructed his armor , preventing anyupcoming Marvel moviesfrom pay off the character ’s line drawing . American actor Mickey Rourke played Whiplash inIron Man 2and consecrate mountain of drive to convey the character to life , include an actual misstep to a Russian pokey for inquiry . With Rourke ’s efforts and Whiplash ’s moving-picture show motivation , he should ’ve been an interesting character forthe MCU timelineto explore . Unfortunately , Whiplash fall dupe to the MCU ’s trope of unsatisfying villains .
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Mickey Rourke Hated Playing Iron Man 2’s Villain
Rourke wanted to make Ivan Vanko a complex scoundrel , giving the character level beyond simply being a homicidal X - convict . To prepare for hisIron Man 2role , Rourke go the method - roleplay itinerary and visit Butyrka prison house in Moscow for observation . He was intemperately convoluted with the maturation of his case , even getting music director Jon Favreau and writer Justin Theroux on board with his idea ( viaComplex ) . Rourke want to portray a villain that could experience cashable . However , most of Whiplash ’s scenes stop up being cut from the final moving picture .
According to Rourke , Marvel Studios wanted to make Whiplash more one - dimensional , which is why they issue out so many of Vanko ’s setting inIron Man 2 . Unsurprisingly , reducing the scoundrel ’s persona in the motion picture led to frustration , with Rourke stating in an interview withCrave Onlinethat , " If they want to make mindless laughable Good Book motion-picture show , then I do n’t want to be a part of that … I did n’t work for three months on the accent and all the adjustments and go to Russia just so I could end up on the floor . "
Rourke would n’t be the first actor to butt head with Marvel over creative differences , and his complaints about Whiplash ’s characterization have been mirror in many complaints surrounding the movie and its resister . Though an unfortunate choice asIron Man 2would’ve benefited from a inviolable scoundrel , the MCU has since more or less better on the villain front .
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Why Iron Man 2 Cut So Much Of Whiplash’s Story
Whiplash ’s history was likely edit fromIron Man 2becausethe studio wanted to give more sentence to typeset up the greater MCU . Vanko was already share covert time with the film ’s other villain , Justin Hammer , and their joint level was n’t even the biggest subplot of the film . Though they were creditworthy for the terminal confrontation , Tony ’s biggest battle was really with himself after determine about the poison in his arc nuclear reactor . Alongside this plot , much of the film ’s centering was consecrate to work up up Tony ’s fictional character and set up Iron Man ’s future MCU function as an Avenger .
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AsIron Man 2was free in the early years of the MCU , some of its story had to be sacrifice to make room for the big exposure . Tony Stark ’s character had to be build up , along with other key succeeding MCU players like Natasha Romanoff and James Rhodes . Many likely agree with Rourke that it was a mistake to turn out out Whiplash ’s fib , as the villain ’s special screentime and development also limitedIron Man 2 in many aspect . However , the moving-picture show was ultimately a product of the former MCU at a clip when the studio ’s centering was build the universe .
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