Don Cheadle replaces Terrence Howard as Rhodey in IM2

[pandanoai.livejournal.com]

I need a hug...

::sad face::

Comments

[grey-bard.livejournal.com]

CHEADLE?!?!?!?

No offense to Don Cheadle, but he doesn't exactly have a similar vibe to Terrence Howard. At all.

Who thought *that* was a good recasting choice?

[grey-bard.livejournal.com]

Oh, and if the "new direction" for the part is "Wacky Sidekick", somebody's aiming for death by spork. Just saying.

[pandanoai.livejournal.com]

I'm just hoping it's like... a distraction Marvel put out to hide something big they did :P

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Dang. But it'll be interesting to see what DC does.

[pandanoai.livejournal.com]

it would be... he's great! It's not that i don't love him... it's more that i'd feel disloyal or something to TH

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean, and it's hard to imagine him in the part, but I'll give it a chance.

[mechanicaljewel.livejournal.com]

Upon reflection, since the only source for this is The Hollywood Reporter, which is frankly no Variety, I'm going to put this in the "Unsubstantiated Rumor" pile until I hear from someone from Marvel.

[pandanoai.livejournal.com]

hopefully!

[chrisbarajas.livejournal.com]

G4 reported it as well. Sounds like it's true, dang it.

[mechanicaljewel.livejournal.com]

Yes, but did they just repeat the HR article? Spreading a rumor doesn't make it anymore true. I'm holding out for Marvel to make an official statement.

[pensive]

;________________;

FUCK YOU HOLLYWEIRD POLITICS

[pandanoai.livejournal.com]

word! lol

[tavella.livejournal.com]

That kind of sucks for Howard. He did the first, extremely underwritten for Rhodey, film mostly on the promise that he'd have a bigger part later on.

And man, Marvel is really being miserly with the second movie, aren't they? They tried to cheap Jon Favreau, too.

[mechanicaljewel.livejournal.com]

To be fair, I actually can't blame Marvel. They're technically an independent film company with a very limited slate of films they need to make profit on. They're not like a big studio that makes 20-30 films a year and makes the money for all of them back with 3-5 of them. They have, at most, two films out a year. They turned a huge profit with Iron Man, yes, but very little for the Incredible Hulk, and they've still got to be able to finance Thor, Ant-Man, Captain America, The Avengers and (I believe) Runaways.

[pandanoai.livejournal.com]

you make a good point... doesn't mean i won't pout about it though :P

[pandanoai.livejournal.com]

That's exactly how i feel too! I couldn't believe they didn't just throw money at Favs' feet after the first one!

[mizuko060.livejournal.com]

W-WTF?

I hope to God this isn't true. I mean, no offense to Cheadle or anything....but that would be difficult for me to get over. Probably just a rumor, but GOD, the idea of it....*.*

[pandanoai.livejournal.com]

exactly!!

There's nothing wrong with Don Cheadle

[jazzypom.livejournal.com]

But Terrence Howard was a great Rhodey, though. I wonder what happened?

Re: There's nothing wrong with Don Cheadle

[pandanoai.livejournal.com]

Something about money issues... i dunno. Marvel hasn't made an official comment so maybe it's just a mean rumor the Hollywood Reporter made up :P

Money issues

[jazzypom.livejournal.com]

LOL. Yeah, I can see Howard being a bit difficult in terms of that. He takes his 'artistry' and self worth seriously. He also wasn't amused with the time he got in the movie... but why leave a big popcorn movie? Is he crazy?! Granted, he made a good Rhodes, and I don't mind Cheadle... but we will see.

[thironmaden.livejournal.com]

The more I think about it the more depressed I get...

I got nothing against Cheadle, but Terrence Howard was the one to make me love Rhodey and get interested in his character, not Cheadle! And now I can't imagine anyone else in that role... :(

[pandanoai.livejournal.com]

yeah that's pretty much how i feel about it...

Good thing they didn't replace RDJ! Or then i wouldnt be able to watch it! (at least not until it came out on DVD)

[thironmaden.livejournal.com]

I would REFUSE to watch to watch it if RDJ wasn't playing Tony Stark.

HE IS TONY STARK!! JUST LIKE TH IS RHODEY!!

[kesomon.livejournal.com]

This...gives me mixed feelings. o.o Do I like canonocity better, or is Don Cheadle's win-factor more powerful?