Mickey Rourke, after a lot of will he won't he, has signed on the dotted line to play Russian baddie Whiplash in the Iron Man sequel.
Early reports had suggested that talks had broken down due to a dispute over money after the Oscar nominated actor was offered $250K for the role.
However Deadline Hollywood Daily have revealed that Rourke's agent has managed to increase his level of pay.
Samuel L Jackson looks set to return as Nick Fury after signing a nine Marvel picture deal, one of those movies being Iron Man 2.
While Emily Blunt had been linked to the role of Natasha Romanoff aka the Black Widow but due to a scheduling conflict the part has gone to Scarlett Johansson.
Robert Downey Jr will reprise his role as billionaire playboy Tony Stark with Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jon Favreau also returning.
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