Various rumors were circulating around the internet that Mickey Rourke would likely play the Soviet-era villain The Crimson Dynamo in the upcoming Iron Man sequel. However, the rumor was shot down by the Robert Downey Jr., who told MTV that early reports were incorrect.

Downey also couldn’t “confirm nor deny” that Rourke would play Whiplash or even appear in the film at all. “Here, I can tell you everything about the story except I won’t give away the ending. The nerd stuff is top-drawer security.”

He is currently at work on Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes.