iron man 2

/Film reader Erin L sent over some new photos from Iron Man 2, which appear in Entertainment Weekly’s Comic-Con preview issue. The photos include our first official photos of some of the main characters.

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  • Don Cheadle, who replaced Terrance Howard as Col. James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes, who appears to be at some kind of court hearing.
  • Sam Rockwell appears in the background as the fast-talking weapons manufacturer Justin Hammer.
  • Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr watching playback from a boxing ring.
  • Tony Stark talking to Gwyenth Paltrow, who returns as Pepper Potts, in what appears to be a court room, possibly the same one from the Rhodes photo.

  • awesome, but still am a little disappointed about the whole Cheadle from Howard change, but I still think the film will be great
  • jimmytwo2
    Don Cheadle is a great actor as well, reserve your opinion until you watch the movie.
  • i said i still think the movie will be great, so back it up
  • douche
    STFU U twat
  • DCDonner
    Yes, but you're implying that the movie will still be great even though a change has been made that you don't approve of, which jimmytwo2 is saying will be a fine performance if you just give it a chance. So back it up, and understand how he interpreted it.
  • Dvq
    i read somewhere that court scene is a hearing about the technology of the Mark 3, maybe arranged by the DoD or who knows.
  • Proud Erin Fan
    Go Erin, go Erin, go, go go Erin!
  • Love Cheadle, but still would have preferred Howard. Marvel really did him dirty.
  • Octoberist
    Usually I don't follow gossip but I've too many things about Terrance Howard. Not that he's a bad actor, I heard that he's just difficult to deal with like Val Kilmer back in the 90s.
  • optimusprime
    cool, can't wait
  • BRIAN
    AS MUCH AS I BELIEVE CHEADLE IS AN OVERRATED ACTOR, AND TERRANCE IS AN UNDERRATED ACTOR, I BELIEVE THIS FILM WILL KICK MAJOR ASS! BUT IM STILL GOING TO MISS TERRANCE
  • I'm not really sure you needed to use caps lock.
  • tom.
    Would you be able to elaborate on Cheadle being overrated please?
  • Anrkist
    Mission to Mars.
  • Bull
    Terrence Howard was in "Fighting", which was literally a piece of shit.
  • And "Awake" - literally a piece of rotting shit.
  • starscream9289
    HI BILLY MAYS HERE

    See how annoying that is.
  • Octoberist
    I'm glad that you're supporting Don, but how is he overrated? Is it because he took over for Terrance? Prior to that, did you ever came up with this 'overrated' theory?
  • I have to agree with you. Don Cheadle is one of the better (I'm gonna get shit for saying this) black actors in Hollywood. He's an excellent actor. Howard is the one who is overrated, in my opinion. I would have preferred it if they had kept Howard simply because it annoys me to no end when a character switches actors (see the girl from the latest Mummy installment and Maggie Gyllenhal in The Dark Knight, although she was a way better actress than Katie Holmes) but if they had to replace him, I am glad they chose Cheadle. They couldn't have chosen a better actor for the role, I think.
  • I agree, the actor switch is just annoying. No matter how good an actor is, overrated or underrated, it screws up the character. Don Cheadle is a great actor, BUT his portrayal will never be a copy of Howards original character, which is what I'm looking for in a sequel. He can make it his own character bla bla bla, whatever he wants, but that's not what I'm looking for.

    I expect continuity in a sequel. I expect the same character, therefore I expect the same actor. If Howard isn't as good as Cheadle, I don't care. Are we going to put Denzel in the third film? How about Samuel L. Jackson in the fourth? Just cause they need a Rhodes who can yell throughout the film? This isn't a high school relationship where you can just dump someone when someone better comes along. They chose to put Howard on the screen as Rhodes, so he is Rhodes.
  • bluefox22
    I agree. Hollywood needs to put a greater emphasis on continuity. I hated Katie Holmes in Batman Begins (we're really suppose to believe she's a D.A.? Right! She looks like a liitle girl.), but I still would of preferred her in The Dark Knight. She was gonna die anyway. I would of liked to see that!
  • Bull
    Cheadle > Howard

    Not even close.
  • Palmer
    Gwyenth Paltrow looks a little more blonder than she was in the first Iron Man.
  • Octoberist
    yeah, she's more like a Strawberry blonde here.
  • will
    Cheadle will do a great job
  • Looks more like a congressional hearing than a court room.
  • bettybanner
    Yay, my scans! I wish we could get a better look at Rockwell, though.
  • Octoberist
    Sam Rockwell's Justin Hammer should have some catchy sayings like

    "It's Hammer TIME, Iron Man!"

    or

    "You can't...touch this!"
  • Would only enjoy that coming from the the MC of Hammers. Iron Man doesn't need that much camp.
  • starscream9289
    WAR MACHINE!
  • homer
    at least cheadle doesnt sound like a little bitch when he´s talking...
  • misterclock
    That's Sam Rockwell? At first, I thought it was Michael Biehn. :)
  • vadmspartan
    What, no more pictures of Rasta Rourke?
  • Yes, I like the style but I don't agree with the replacement.
  • Dustin
    Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, and Scarlett Johansson. So that's three bad guys right? Right?
  • Black Widow isn't a villain. She's a SHIELD agent.
  • I still think Scarjo is miscast. I think she's hot, but i don't see the point in casting her as Black Widow, I kinda see someone with more of an edge like Kate Beckinsale. But whatever sells tickets...thats what its really about when it comes down to it. Look at Reynolds cast as Green Lantern.
  • theAguilar
    Sounds like you had someone better in mind for Hal Jordan. Clever way of voicing your disgruntled feelings, though!
  • LuMendz
    Wow. I dunno if it's bad scans or something else, but they made Sam Rockwell look old in that pic. Thought he was Kevin Costner. Or Michael J Fox.

    The Rhodes thing still bothers me a bit. As Hartman said, he was set up as Rhodes already, so he IS Rhodes. Cheadle may be a great actor but Howard already portrayed Rhodes his way. Cheadle would portray him another way or try his best to portray him like Howard, but they're just not the same.
  • doctorfumanchu
    errr where's Gwyenth Paltrow red hair, am i the only one to notice this?
  • They're doing it digitally, it'll be red by the time you see it. Don't fret.
  • I almost forgot to thank Jeff or Josh or, ARRRGGH! I can't remember who sent me the link to this page! I remember their name started with a J, but whoever sent me the link, thank you very much! I appreciate it! This is a new take on Justin Hammer, I will admit it. Whoever sent me the link, please respond so I can thank you properly!
  • Yeah i agree with you..Here Justin Hammer has got a new take..no doubt...very fruitful page. You will lot of good information from this iste.
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