Terrence Howard WON'T be back in Iron Man II?!?!

[CAPTAIN OBVIOUS!! LVL 16!!]

I HATE when things like this happen, it wont be the same without him... 

Don Cheadle replaces Howard as the new actor portraying War Machine.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=7729
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ibc7ed676383467c2ef5b0b84b924a87b
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95833828
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/10/14/iron-man-2-star-don-cheadle-on-superhero-films-and-the-character-hed-like-to-play/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_2#Sequels

Sources say that Howard is out because negotiations fell apart over money.

[AdReNaLiNe]

i heard about this also, Terrance would have been playing a very good role for warmachine 

[Lord_Waffles]

So was Howard asking for too much?

[ATiC3]

i think that the movie people could not give him as much as they said they would. though with don, there will definitely be more comedy. :-)

[Sub-Zero]

they should have put the dude from undisputed 2

he is like the ultimate blk s uper hero actor

he is doing blk panther, he should do green lantern and he should do luke cage

[AceWonder20]

So was Howard asking for too much?

Yep  Thats HollyWood for ya.

[Violent Ken Masters]

If I was him, I wouldn't have even done it for the money.
Acting as War Machine is more of a privilege then a job.

Sucks that he turned it down, he was perfect for the character.

[AceWonder20]

If I was him, I wouldn't have even done it for the money.
Acting as War Machine is more of a privilege then a job.

Actors dont care about comics and sh*t like that.  If they did, we wouldnt have so many bad comic book/video game/cartoon/anime based movies out. 

[C.R.O.M. jodafro619]

they should have put the dude from undisputed 2

he is like the ultimate blk s uper hero actor

he is doing blk panther, he should do green lantern and he should do luke cage

OH you talkin' bout the same guy I was gonna put down !! Micheal Jai White would be the perfect WarMachine. That's the same cat that played Spawn as well...

[Gaijin]

yeah michal Jai WHite would be perfect for it. and his voice fits the part more than the other guy. And his build on his body makes him a perfect candidate because the guy who is warmachine sure isnt a skinny mofo without any muscles.

[SPOOKY77]

I think Howard is a better actor  just IMO....Isnt Cheadle old?

[eg6gsr]

I think Howard is a better actor  just IMO....Isnt Cheadle old?

not really.....he is just one year older than Robert Downey Jr.

[ATiC3]

If 43 is old.... then... dam... .... I'm sorry but 43 isn't that old.... still got a lot of years to go...

I honestly think Don Cheadle would be more perfect for the role... but I honestly think he will need to get buff more for this role... he is just too skinny... great actor... but TOO DAM SKINNY!

[SPOOKY77]

I think the problem I have is the fact that I think of Howard as more of a military kind of guy...just tougher than Cheadle...I dont want a goofy joke cracking War Machine sidekick...IDK 

[ATiC3]

but what a great mix of comedy from Robert Downey Jr. & Don Cheadle! COME ON! THAT'S AWESOME!

Like I said... all Cheadle needs to do is hit the gym more often, and he'll be perfect for the role, in my opinion.

[eg6gsr]

I think the problem I have is the fact that I think of Howard as more of a military kind of guy...just tougher than Cheadle...I dont want a goofy joke cracking War Machine sidekick...IDK 

if you look at this acting career most of the movies he is in he plays the serious role

[SPOOKY77]

but what a great mix of comedy from Robert Downey Jr. & Don Cheadle! COME ON! THAT'S AWESOME!

Like I said... all Cheadle needs to do is hit the gym more often, and he'll be perfect for the role, in my opinion.

Yeah maybe ....but I do agree with you about him bulking up...

I think the problem I have is the fact that I think of Howard as more of a military kind of guy...just tougher than Cheadle...I dont want a goofy joke cracking War Machine sidekick...IDK 

if you look at this acting career most of the movies he is in he plays the serious role

 
Yeah but Im afraid the part might be written as a "sidekick" kind of thing...and he isnt as stern as Howard so it might be cheesy

[Violent Ken Masters]

but what a great mix of comedy from Robert Downey Jr. & Don Cheadle! COME ON! THAT'S AWESOME!

Like I said... all Cheadle needs to do is hit the gym more often, and he'll be perfect for the role, in my opinion.

Yeah maybe ....but I do agree with you about him bulking up...

I think the problem I have is the fact that I think of Howard as more of a military kind of guy...just tougher than Cheadle...I dont want a goofy joke cracking War Machine sidekick...IDK 

if you look at this acting career most of the movies he is in he plays the serious role

 
Yeah but Im afraid the part might be written as a "sidekick" kind of thing...and he isnt as stern as Howard so it might be cheesy

I agree.
I mean this is Iron-Man and War-Machine we're talking about here.
Not pinky and the brain.

[eg6gsr]

well that is all in the hands of the writers....so we will just have to wait and see

[SPOOKY77]

well that is all in the hands of the writers....so we will just have to wait and see

Yep...when is this coming out 2010? or 2011?

[ATiC3]

i think early or mid 2010.

[SPOOKY77]

Sweet that means Thor and IM 2 in the same year 

[ATiC3]

Sweet that means Thor and IM 2 in the same year 

Thor.... really?

[The 4th Summers Brother]

It definitely sux when known 'chars' get replaced... My best example is the Punisher revamp but only cause I enjoyed the Thomas Jane version....jury's still out on the new one

Allegedly, whatever Terrance Howard said.... it came down to $$$$.
Not that I can blame him..(well i can his agents atleast..... Mr. Terrance H. just released an R&B album recently, and between that, and an Oscar Nom, obviously his peeps are in full throttle askin for a lot of $.)

The real problem is regardless of Terrance Howard is the amount of related movies expected to be released in a very narrow time frame...>Captain America(WWII apparently)/2009-->-Iron Man II(New War Machine obviously)/2010---Thor/2010, and then The Avengers/2011!
Now, Jon Favrau,Favre,Faverou whatever! did a great job with IronMan, and I have little doubt he'll do as good a job with part II, regardless of who plays Rhodey (as long as Downey JR is involved of course)... One of the biggest obstacles I see is who ever directs these other 'Avenger-Themed' movies, that are slated SO close together, may fumble the whole "comics-to-film-franchise's". Which hopefully is not the case but most can agree: 
X-men, X-men II=pretty good
X-men III= Still good from a fan perspective..only
Daredevil= ugggghhh!! Ben Afflec's best gig was in "Smokin' Aces" AFTER he was killed and that guy was working his mouth!!
Hulk #1... I thought sucked... haven't seen#2 yet... although I love the idea at the end of recent Marvel movies, they cross the lines.
Ironman-Loved it!
The Spidey's- Loved most of them, (Bruce Cambell rules too and I hope the Mysterio rumors come true with him) but I didn't really 'dig' Venom, and God forbid a Carnage sequel.


Instead of rushing all these great potential movies... they should cement a director or two from previous flics, to either individually, or cooperatively  develop the best possible films ever...right?