Reid About It

Variety is reporting that Mickey Rourke is on talks to play the bad guy in the next Iron Man movie.

Let's hold off on that one for a few minutes. I hear nothing but good things about his performance as a washed-up has-been in "The Wrestler," but that could be a bit of typecasting. The guy's headlined one movie in the past two decades that wasn't embarrassing, and the first thing he did with his rekindled fame was almost wind up in the main event at Wrestlemania. That's not exactly the mark of stability.

I love a good comeback story as much as the next guy, but let's make sure the train is firmly on the tracks before we all climb on board. Robert Downey Jr. had what, a dozen restarts on his career before making the current one stick? At this point when you see Mickey Rourke's name in a headline, you're still not sure if it will be followed by "Wins Academy Award" or "Assaults Hamburger-Chain Spokesman In Chemically Altered Drive-Thru Rampage."