Those who may not have heard through the grapevine, and I doubt there are a lot of you who do not know this by now, Don Cheadle has been announced to replace Terrence Howard in the Iron Man sequel and the impending Avengers film as the eventual War Machine.
Seriously?
Really?
No kidding?
No question, Don Cheadle should be respected by everyone for being part of such films as the Ocean's trilogy, Traffic, Crash (amazing!) and of course, Hotel Rwanda (and I seriously loved his leading role there, a role that netted him a nomination). If anything, he's a pimp, a humble kind of pimp who can easily get what he wants. But this has to be somewhat of a joke this time around. There are roles especially suited for Don Cheadle, but War Machine is NOT one of them.
And the sad part of it all is that Terrence Howard is an anomaly, being given a role that is perfect for Tony Stark's buddy, but is shadowed over thanks to negative concerns like being overpaid and hard to deal with (according to various news sources). All the more crappy is the part that the next film could deal with Tony Stark's alcoholism, something that could have helped Terrence set himself apart from the rest of the pack.
And with all due respect, Don Cheadle isn't exactly the kind of guy to be "gung ho", especially with his new role. But of course, I could be wrong. It's kinda doubtful though, and that's rare for me to say to someone as awesome as him.
Imagine how the next Iron Man games are going to be like with Cheadle in the cast. It's going to be quite an interesting set of years ahead of us, and for him.
Oh well...
Cheers to you!
Run for Japan
13 years ago
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Don FUCKING Cheadle??!!? It's a stupid desicion!! I've had it with Hollywood casting Brits as Yanks, moreso with a BRIT NIGGER as RHODEY!!!! No fucking way!!!
If it can't be Terrence, why not get Cuba Gooding Jr? He's a dead ringer!!
N word alert :D
Anyway, I agree. Don Cheadle was astounding in films such as Hotel Rwanda and Crash (Though I thought Crash was overrated). But he doesn't have that military look that Terrence has. Oh well, who knows, he might surprise us all.
Careful with the N word now, lol =P
But yeah, there are definitely limits when it comes to choosing a role by virtue of his or her accomplishments. Though Cheadle does have high credibility in his field, this is definitely out of context for the role. Hollywood better wake up and take notice on roles for actors or actresses that fit for a given character in a game or comic book, not just because the one acting won a major award or got nominated.
But then again, anything can happen and he might pull off the surprise of surprises. I'll just give it 70-30 though, with 70 on the negative side. =P Let's face it, Cheadle does not have that military solider-esque vibe to him.
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