Ironman II News

[Geekyfanboy]

Howard Out, Cheadle In On "Iron Man 2"
By Garth FranklinTuesday, October 14th 2008 8:12am

Don Cheadle will replace Terrence Howard in Marvel Studios' "Iron Man" sequel says The Hollywood Reporter.

Howard played Colonel James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, Tony Stark's best friend in the first feature. Negotiations with Howard apparently fell through over financial differences amongst other reasons.

Marvel decided to take the role in another direction and approached Cheadle. Rhodes is expected to gestate into the armor-clad hero War Machine either in this film or the next.

Justin Theroux is penning the screenplay, Jon Favreau is returning as director and Robert Downey Jr. is set for Tony Stark. Gwyneth Paltrow is also expected to return.

[Rico]

Heard about this too.  Not official yet.  I hope it's not true and just a negotiating ploy.

[Geekyfanboy]

I tend to believe the Hollywood Reporter..

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ibc7ed676383467c2448e29f67361b144

Don Cheadle joins 'Iron Man 2'
He'll replace Terrence Howard in Marvel Studios' sequel
By Borys Kit

Oct 14, 2008, 01:00 AM ET

Don Cheadle is stepping in to replace Terrence Howard in "Iron Man 2," Marvel Studios' sequel to its summer blockbuster.

In the movie, 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.

Marvel had no comment, but 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. Justin Theroux is writing the screenplay.

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.

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."

[Darth Gaos]

I am OK with it.  Don Cheadle is a great actor so I think he will do well and have fun with the role.

[Rico]

This is pretty big news...

Downey, Favreau sign on for "Avengers" at Marvel
Wednesday October 29 2:47 PM ET

"Iron Man" duo Robert Downey Jr. and director Jon Favreau will reunite for "The Avengers," Marvel Studios' film about its team of superheroes.

Don Cheadle, whose deal to replace Terrence Howard in the "Iron Man" movies has been finalized, also has signed to perform in the action movie. It is set for release in 2011.

Downey has signed a four-picture deal with Marvel Studios, which will see him reprise the character of Tony Stark not only for "Iron Man 2" and "Iron Man 3," but also for the "Avengers" movie. (The deal retroactively includes the first "Iron Man," which grossed $580 million at the worldwide box office this year.)

Favreau, who is directing "Iron Man 2," will executive produce "Avengers." Cheadle will play Jim Rhodes, Stark's best friend, who becomes the suit-wearing hero "War Machine."

Marvel's current slate is designed to introduce superhero characters via individual movies that lead up to the characters teaming up for "Avengers."

Downey and Cheadle are the first stars to sign for "Avengers," whose roster of superheroes includes Iron Man, Captain American, Hulk, Wasp, Giant Man, Hawkeye and Thor.

Edward Norton portrayed Bruce Banner/Hulk in "Hulk" this year, but the actor clashed with the studio over the movie's cut. It is unclear whether he will return.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

[Geekyfanboy]

More On "Iron Man 2" Casting Change
By Garth FranklinMonday, November 3rd 2008 12:26am

When it was announced that Don Cheadle would take over Terrence Howard's in the upcoming "Iron Man" sequel, many knew that something was fishy behind the scenes. Now, Entertainment Weekly has released a detailed story explaining what happened and it makes for an interesting read.

Some label the change due to Howard's difficult behavior on the set of the first "Iron Man", Favreau and co. apparently cut and reshoot many of his scenes during production.

Others say the situation is most likely a matter of finances. Howard was the first actor signed to the film and the highest paid - and so when the film came together it was too late to renegotiate his deal.

So when Favreau and scribe Justin Theroux sat down to flesh out the sequel, the Rhodes character has been minimized and so the studio went to the actor's agents with a new, drastically reduced offer.

Sounds harsh? Well apparently the offer was similar to what supporting cast members were paid for the first movie, but was an estimated 50-80 percent pay cut from Howard's paycheck for the first film.

[Geekyfanboy]

check out this cool photo of RDJ in the suit on the set of Ironman 2

[cosmonaut]

oooohhhhh... shiny! :)
doesn't seem to be shopped, yet it looks great.

[Meds]

Cool picture kenny.

[Rico]

EW cover showing Stark & the villains (notice Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow).

[Meds]

Coooooooooooooooool cover. Got to love Scarlett Johansson.

[Geekyfanboy]

Check it out quickly before it's pulled.... footage from Ironman II from comic con.

Iron Man 2 Movie Comic Con Teaser LEAKED

[Rico]

WOW!  Looks great! 

[Bryancd]

Is that Mickey Rourke as the bad guy? And how about Garry Shandling as the Senator! I used to love his HBO show.

[Rico]

Glad I saved that Youtube video.  If you missed it I put it on my site. 

Here you go:

http://www.treksinscifi.com/video/Iron_Man_2_Movie_Teaser.flv