Don Cheadle: War Machine?

Due to reported disputes over cash, Terrence Howard will not be reprising his role as Jim Rhodes, AKA War Machine, in Iron Man 2. The movie is scheduled to be released in May 2010. Marvel, which has been chomping at the bit to cast Cheadle in something, has approached him to take over the role.

If you asked me, Cheadle would not have been my first choice as a replacement. His is a great actor, one of the best out there right now. And if anyone who is miscast could over come it, he could. Nevertheless, its going to be hard to picture him as Rhodes. The true test for me will be how he does in Traitor. If he can convince me that he’s a superspy/action hero in that movie, then I will be all aboard. If not, well, we’ll just have to see.