Terrence Howard Hopes Don Cheadle Does Well in IRON MAN 2

Posted on May 6, 2009 - 2:00pm by Contributing Co... Okay, so I know that everyone under the sun has been commenting on Terrence Howard's recent statements about having been replaced for the new Iron Man sequel, but there's something to be said for what he said specifically about Don Cheadle, who will play James Rhodes/War Machine.

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As I read in this Us Magazine article, Howard says that he's "definitely looking forward to seeing the movie."  Not only that, but on the subject of Don Cheadle specifically, he says that he wants "to see Don Cheadle do better than me [...] I have a lot of love for him."

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Personally, I think this is an admirable sentiment coming from Howard.  It's all too often you hear about stars getting fired from films and then completely blasting everything about the project that ousted them.  Howard, though, took the classy road, and even though it's evident he is still a bit miffed about being kicked off Iron Man 2, at least he's not shouting drunkenly about Jon Favreau being some sort of mole person.

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Essentially, I'm just glad that Terrence Howard chose to praise Don Cheadle, who, admittedly, is an awesome actor and will hopefully do the role of James Rhodes/War Machine justice.  It shows a sort of integrity on his part that we don't get to see too much of when most entertainment news is mostly a bombardment of Lindsay Lohan's latest infamy, among other things.