Cheadle Replaces Howard in ‘Iron Man 2′
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Actor Don Cheadle is stepping in to replace Terrence Howard in Iron Man 2, Marvel Studios’ sequel to its summer blockbuster.
In Iron Man, Howard played Jim Rhodes, Tony Stark/Iron Man’s best friend and future armor-clad hero War Machine. One scene featured Howard looking at a silver suit of armor and saying “Next time,” a line that caused great delight for fans.
But there will be no next time for Howard.
Supposedly, negotiations with Howard fell through over financial differences, among other reasons. Marvel then decided to take the role in another direction and approached Cheadle.
Rhodes is expected to play a larger part in the sequel, which is being written by Justin Theroux.
Jon Favreau is returning as director, and Robert Downey Jr. is expected back as billionaire industrialist Stark/Iron Man. Gwyneth Paltrow also is expected to be back as Stark’s assistant, Pepper Potts.
Iron Man 2 hits theaters April 30, 2010
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Ah well, that’s too bad. But I like Cheadle, so it’s all good.
I suspect that the “other reasons” are more to blame than money.
I kind of liked Howard in Iron Man, but I didn’t think he was that great in the role. I usually like Don Cheadle, so I’m interested in seeing what he does with the role.
What was Howard thinking?
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20236884,00.html
So that explains it. Not sure on truthiness, but it explains alot.