Mickey Rourke Spoils Iron Man 2 Ending? More Score Details Revealed

Yes, we all know how most super hero movies end. It’s generally not rocket science.

That said, did Mickey Rourke, the star villain of “Iron Man 2” happen to spoil the film or the outcome for his character in a recent interview with Total Film?

(Obviously read no further if you are geeking out about staying away from key story points). ComicBookMovie.com transcribed the quotes and Rourke revealed the possible fates of his character noting that two endings were shot. Originally, an ending featuring Whiplash death was shot but a more ambiguous ending regarding the character’s fate was then produced after the fact.

Rourke isn’t officially credited to any of the upcoming Marvel universe films (“Thor,” “Captain America”) yet, so we’re not sure which ending will be used. Of course, it might make more sense to go with the more ambiguous ending to keep options open for Rourke, but as the man himself said, “it’s left up in the air.”

Our guess is they keep things open, but Rourke doesn’t come back. He certainly doesn’t seem to be a fan of the comic book genre and rumors have circulated that he’s been the most difficult actor on set (Rourke? you don’t say).

Meanwhile, earlier this month we reported that previous Jon Favreau collaborator John Debney (“Elf,” “Zathura: A Space Adventure”) would be scoring “Iron Man 2.” Today in an interview with MTV, Debney reveals that the score will be evidently “quite different” from Ramin Djawadi’s score for the first film.

Debney says that the score will be considerably “bigger and darker in tone and scope” to the point of featuring an entire choir singing Russian to reflect the origins of Mickey Rourke’s Ivan Vanko. “This film has a much deeper story arc to it than the first, and I think fans will be quite pleased by both the film and the score,” says Debney.

The score will also feature, as we reported last month, more contemporary elements and electric guitar provided by Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello (much like he did in the original “Iron Man”, much to the composer’s satisfaction. “Tom and I worked closely together as Tom added his unique guitar sound to the score. I would write the pieces and then Tom and I would work on guitar parts. I’m thrilled with the outcome as Tom’s personality shines through,” Debney told MTV.

The score will also co-exist relatively independently from a selection of AC/DC songs being used in the film. “The songs and score play two very different roles in the film,” Debney explained. “Although I’m a huge AC/DC fan, the songs did not influence [the] score.” No offense to the Aussie rockers, but thank god.