According to TheHollywoodReporter, Don Cheadle has been picked to replace Terrence Howard in the sequel "Iron Man 2".
Cheadle will take Howards place as Jim Rhodes, Iron Man's best friend, who also had dreams of stepping into the superhero role as War Machine. One scene featured Howard looking at a silver suit of armor and saying "Next time," a line that many fans would deem as exciting, just for the simple fact that you knew that there would be a follow up to the summer hit.
Sources close to the deal said negotiations with Howard fell through over financial differences, among other reasons. Marvel, which had wanted to work with Cheadle, then decided to take the role in another direction and approached the actor, who is shooting Antoine Fuqua's "Brooklyn's Finest" with Richard Gere and Ethan Hawke. Rhodes is expected to play a larger part in the sequel, which is rumored to go beyond high-tech villains.
Robert Downey Jr. is expected to comeback as billionaire industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man. Gwyneth Paltrow also is expected to be back as Stark's assistant, Pepper Potts. Cheadle, repped by UTA, most recently starred in "Traitor," a thriller on which he was also a producer. He will next be seen in DreamWorks' "Hotel for Dogs."
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