Casting don cheadle as war machine was always a mistake

[Forsaken]

Liked Don Cheadle since watching him in Traitor.

Cheadle is fine as War Machine.

 

[Sadbrownsfan]

Hey mane, Tony what’s up with you mane?

How come you don’t want me be be war machinnnnnnne, mannnnnnne

 

[Jaguar93]

I hate that the MCU versions of War Machine and Hawkeye are lame. Because both are really dope characters in the comics.

 

[Lannister]

Really strange guy

Seems like a stand up guy imo.

 

[Jazzy B.]

Terrence was better but only if War Machine was going to be a main character.

Terrence never came across as a sidekick but instead a main character while Cheadle felt like a sidekick/little brother.

But to be honest it would have never worked with Terrence long term because I don't think they would have made a War Machine movie and Terrence would have eventually got annoyed at that and then probably left or get replaced

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

I met cheadle and dude is literally 5’6 MAX. And slim. Most actors are small though.

Breh they played Hawkman in Black Adam was a great casting.

 

[RageKage]

Wasn't my favorite role of his but I have to assume when a studio has the opportunity to cast a well known, great actor in a big budget movie, you better have a good reason to give it to someone else.

Happy for the guy, I bet it's been a very lucrative for him.

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

I liked Terrence better in the role but Don hasn't been bad.

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[spliz]

The issue is that Terrence Howard had better onscreen chemistry with Robert Downey Jr than Cheadle does. Howard and Downey came off like they COULD be real life best friends. Cheadle can come off like he’s annoyed with Downey’s interpretation of Stark. I’d expect someone like Cheadle to smack the shyt outta Stark and ask him who the fukk he think he talking too.


Howard got fukked over by the studio because, not only did they NOT want to honor his contract, they wanted to pay him LESS than what he made on the first film and he (rightfully) told them to kiss his ass.


Its simply a case of certain factors that make an actor better for a particular role than a seemingly superior actor. Don Cheadle is also a better actor than Anthony Mackie, but Mackie makes a better Sam Wilson than Cheadle would have in my opinion.

Basically this.

 

[SPACE IS FAKE]

mcu got like 3 black men in it 2 of em sidekicks the others killed off

 

[VoxSphere74]

The issue is that Terrence Howard had better onscreen chemistry with Robert Downey Jr than Cheadle does. Howard and Downey came off like they COULD be real life best friends. Cheadle can come off like he’s annoyed with Downey’s interpretation of Stark. I’d expect someone like Cheadle to smack the shyt outta Stark and ask him who the fukk he think he talking too.

Marvel would never let Rhodey do that.

But Terrance was better comedically probably because he was playing the sidekick role and accepted it.

Cheadle on the other hand should be a lead in his own right given his talent and probably resents having to play 2nd fiddle to a guy like RDJ that he's just as good as.

 

[Lonj]

I never read the comics but I heard Rhodey was supposed to be a diesel war hero, basically a black captain america. I remember Cheadle looking real frail in one of them movies.

 

[Cloutius Maximus]

low key the breh who played M'Baku would have made a much better War Machine than Don

 

[Bar Razor]

Really strange guy

Regardless of how you feel about the trans issue, these are KIDS. Kids who have high rates of suicide/suicidal thoughts.

Suicidality Among Transgender Youth: Elucidating the Role of Interpersonal Risk Factors - PubMed

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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Data indicate that 82% of transgender individuals have considered killing themselves and 40% have attempted suicide, with suicidality highest among transgender youth.

So yes, protect trans kids.

 

[BaldingSoHard]

physically I don’t think him or terrence howard made for a good casting of james rhodes…but they were primarily in the armor anyway so it didn’t make a difference imo

I always thought Ghost would've made a great Rhodey.