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Iron Man 2 Bonus Villain: Mickey Rourke's Drunk Cockatoo

Written by Seth Abramovitch | 16 Jul 2009, 10:00 AM | 3 comments

ironman2cockatoo.jpgEW has billionaire gadabout Tony Stark on the cover of their Comic-Con preview, flanked by new frienemies Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Kawasaki/human hybrid Whiplash, otherwise known in the discarded-Chihuahua-collecting community as Mickey Rourke. The occasion, of course, is the sequel to last summer’s breakout hit Iron Man, rocketing back to screens in early May of 2010. (Bide your time over the next ten months by following director and tireless Tournament of Champions campaigner Jon Favreau’s tweeted production updates.)

Rourke explained that he wanted his character to have layers, suggesting there’s more to him than just a do-it-yourself supervillain bent on destroying Iron Man with ultra-cool laser bullwhip beams:

“I told Favreau, ‘I don’t want to just play him as a one-dimensional p—— … He let me have a cockatoo, who I talk to and get drunk with while I’m making my suit.”

scariron2.jpgFor a second we thought he meant a Cockapoo, which would have made for a lesser-threating sidekick, though could have elicited fond memories of his beloved red carpet companion, Loki. But a drunk cockatoo is cool, too — squawking menacing encouragement into his ear between greedy swigs of malt liquor from its feeder.

· This week’s cover: ‘Iron Man 2’ with exclusive photos! [EW]

Tagged: iron man 2, jon favreau, mickey rourke, robert downey jr., scarlett johansson

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From Portmanteautally | Reply
Posted 16 Jul 2009, 10:55 AM

"A cock, or two?"

From DeltaGuy | Reply
Posted 16 Jul 2009, 11:59 AM

The villain gets drunk with his cockatoo? This movie looks horrible, I look forward to my friends ranting and raving about its brilliance.

From Lowbrow | Reply
Posted 16 Jul 2009, 3:12 PM

I can almost smell Rourke from here.

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