Rourkex-Large
Via USA TODAY, Rourke’s appearance as a villain in IRON MAN 2.

Is he wearing one of those fake tattoo undershirts?

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  1. According to the DVD audio commentary from director Nick Meyer, that was Montalban’s real chest– and he (Montalban) was very touchy about the jokes (I’ve done a ton of research on Star Trek related empheria recently).

    Even as an old man, Montalban could kick most men’s asses. Has anyone seen his early films? He was billed as a Mexican Rudolph Valentino in the early days.

    related– it is always interesting to see how Hwood solves the problem of how to translate the idea of a costumed hero/villain to screen– most actors would refuse to appear in key scenes with a mask or a hood covering their who face. The Orphanage did a great job of solving this in Iron Man (they invented the idea of the “inside helmet” shots of Downey Jr), a character with a mask/helmet which allows for zero facial expression. Looks a bit like Whiplash is wearing NASCAR driver pants in the shot above.

  2. It’s supposed to be the Monaco Grand Prix. Maybe Tony Stark is a celebrity driver & Rourke shows up. Rourke is some sort of Russian gangster out of prison, explaining the tattoos & orange jumpsuit.

    Looks like he MacGuyver’d some of Stark’s black market parts for a proto Whiplash suit.