'Iron Man 2': Rourke And Johansson OFFICIALLY On Board

It seems that two things have officially been confirmed:

First, actors are big, fat LIARS. It seems that Mickey Rourke, despite confirming his non-involvement with the film, will indeed be part of Iron Man 2 as the whip-wielding villain, Whiplash. You fooled us, Mick, what can we say?

Secondly, casting must be an extremely arduous process. I mean, how else could they have combed through countless candidates to find the PERFECT Black Widow, only to come up with Scarlett Johansson? Well, apparently, that's what they did according to E! Online. It is now officially confirmed that "ScarJo" will play the sexy Russian spy, Black Widow in the film.

I think I've made my thoughts on Scarlett's casting pretty clear, so I will not go down that path any further. I've had my say -- it's out there. As for Rourke, while I admire his comeback story, and I absolutely loved him in The Wrestler, I can't help thinking that his presence in the film, is also a bit of "flavor of the month" casting. While I don't think fans will object to the obvious difference Rourke's version of Whiplash will have in contrast to the comic version (a younger man, who looks more like the love child of Liberace and a Mexican Luchador), it just seems like the role was essentially "given" to him, at the expense of a more comic-accurate, or compelling candidate. I'm not sure why they (the producers...whoever) think that it is necessary to cast "celebrities" in these key roles. The film certainly had no shortage of star power as it already stood. This may be overkill in the casting of tabloid-fodder.

What do you think? Was the casting of these two the right move?

Source:http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/pos

Scarlett Johansson: Neurotic Woody Allen ‘won’t even eat new kind of sandwich’

Scarlett Johansson has revealed that director Woody Allen is too neurotic to try his hand on
new things.

The actress, who has worked with her mentor three times, said that she was done suggesting new matter, including music, to Allen since he refused to budge from his choices.

“One day, I said something about [the singer] Neil Young and he was like, ‘Neil Young? Who’s Neil Young?’” the Daily Express quoted her as saying.

“It’s impossible. He won’t even eat a new kind of sandwich,” she added.

The ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ star further told Glamour magazine that she had let go of the chance to meet her idol David Bowie to be on the sets of Allen’s ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’.

She said: “I was in Spain shooting when he came in. I said to Woody, ‘If you knew what I sacrificed to be on this set?’

Source:http://www.entertainmentandshowbiz.com