Mickey Rourke Speaks Russian for ‘Iron Man 2′, Trashes ‘Spider-Man’
Above: Mickey Rourke visited a Russian prison to prepare for his role in Iron Man 2 In an new and fascinating interview with Mickey Rourke over at The Guardian , the actor touches upon everything from his days living in a $600-a-month apartment to his comeback role in The Wrestler to losing his entire family to the preparations he had to make for his part in Iron Man 2 to how he really feels about all these superhero movies. One part you Iron Man fans might find interesting was when Rourke talks about having to learn Russian for his role as Tony Stark’s nemesis Ivan (aka Whiplash). According to Rourke, he’ll be speaking Russian for most of the film. He says, “I decided to do half my role in Russian, and that’s hard because the Russian language doesn’t roll off the English-speaking tongue very easily.

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