It’s safe to say this former MCU actor doesn’t have fond memories of working with Marvel Studios.
Getty A general view of Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ screening. It’s been more than a decade since Mickey Rourke battled Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 2, but it’s safe to say that he doesn’t have fond memories of working with Marvel Studios. Rourke, who played Ivan Vanko (a.k.a. Whiplash) in the first Iron Man sequel, took a dig at the acting in Marvel movies in a long Instagram post praising Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. “Respect to all of you,the work that you all do is real acting,not like that crap that all on Marvel s***,” Rourke wrote at the end of a lengthy caption. In the post, Rourke — who says he just discovered Law & Order: SVU six months ago — sang the praises of Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, and other members of the cast for their performances on the show. Getty Mickey Rourke at the Premiere of ‘Sin City: A Dame To Kill For.’ It didn’t take long for Rourke to sour on his time working with Marvel Studios. Just a year after the release of Iron Man 2, he ripped into the still young company for editing his character, Vanko, into a much more one-dimensional villain that he intended in his performance.
