Mickey Rourke | featured news

Hey folks, Harry here... Shifting realities is often a part of the film biz. Arnie in, Arnie wavering... Rourke out, Rouke maybe in. Often times in Hollywood, the public reports you see are all about positioning - what THEY need you to hear.

In January when trade reports announced that Mickey Rourke was in talks to play a villain in Iron Man 2 , it was believed that he would take on the role of Crimson Dynamo. Robert Downey Jr. tells MTV that doesn't seem to be the case, however.

The Oscar-nominated actor will star in the gangster film.

Economic worries haven't managed to put a major dent in the major studios' release schedules yet -- but they have pushed down stars' salaries, and almost everyone is feeling the pinch.