Iron Man 2's Whiplash Probably Looks Like This
Mickey Rourke, who will be playing the metal-suited villain Whiplash in Iron Man 2, recently talked to Empire about what his still-unseen costume entails:
It's been really brutal, because my Iron Man suit weighs 23lb. It's sort of a half-suit, with half my skin showing, with lots of Russian tattoos, because [Whiplash is just] out of a Russian-zone prison.
OK, I think I see what you're getting at, Mickey. Something like this:
Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is what it will look like. Let's just call this the first photo of Whiplash, because I nailed it with this mock-up. You're seeing the future.
Thanks to the Expendables poster and Tobor the Great for the help.
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