When promotion first began for Iron Man 2 and we started to hear more about the new stuff that would be coming in the sequel, one of the more baffling bits was a quote in Entertainment Weekly by newcomer Mickey Rourke when he said Jon Favreau let his character have a pet cockatoo who he could "talk to and get drunk with" while constructing the Whiplash suit. Even for a man with as strange a past and personality as Rourke's, this came across as a bit weird. That feeling doesn't fade once you see the bird.
Yahoo! has posted three new stills from the film, one of which features Rourke with his aforementioned feathered friend. Also pictured is Favreau playing Stark bodyguard Happy Hogan with the Iron Man suitcase chained to his wrist (you may remember this wonderful device for it's appearance in the last ten seconds of the second trailer that premiered on Oscar night).
Check out the new photos below and join me in wondering if that phone Rourke is holding actually works.
