1st Look at Mickey Rourke as Whiplash

Is that Whiplash or Maximus? We've all been wondering how the Comeback Kid would appear when he graces the screen in the Iron Man sequel, here he is lookin' like a Roman gladiator. For awhile it was looking like Rourke would be playin' the role of the Crimson Dynamo, another of Tony Stark's armored enemies, but this shot pretty much confirms otherwise. Obviously this is an early prototype of the Whiplash armor, which bares a resemblance to the early Iron Man suit from the first film.

Iron Man 2 is set to drop in May 2011, and also stars Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johannson, and Sam Rockwell.