Don Cheadle replaces poor Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes in the upcoming Iron Man sequel. So says The Hollywood Reporter. They sound impressive. Howard apparently ran out of luck by asking for a little more of that blockbusting blockbuster money. Oh well, Howard's poorly advised blockbuster loss is our blockbuster gain: Soderbergh / PT Anderson favourite Cheadle to get his own gun metal Tony Stark hyper-armour, but with added First Amendment powers? Multi-phase missiles, enemy wilting flamethrowers and all round death-rod bullet vomiting? Yes please! P Diddy will do a shit - and no not because of some dreary blingin' gangster rap reference, lord no! Puffy is just all for mainstream equality superheroing. Recently moored in birdbrained Bratner boobery, Ocean's sequels, and Oscar pretender mulch, it's nice to see The Chead' in a position to perhaps have a bit of centre(ish) stage fun and make some cash. Cheadle may even be able to get his Black Panther take on Cleopatra Jones, or Elmore Leonard adaptation Tishomingo Blues back up and running. I can dream. Now, if only they could work out a part for Luis Guzman, and set the whole film in the back of a surveillance van, Iron Man II (Iron Men?) might well be the greatest film of our times.
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