More details about Terrence Howard being recast in Iron Man 2 has been revealed – it was originally thought that Howard was too difficult to work with, but now insiders are revealing that he was the highest paid of all of the actors in Iron Man because he was signed first to the film.

Other reasons for Terrence Howard being bumped from the Iron Man sequel include his performance in this original, which apparently led to a lot of editing and reshoots. Director Jon Favreau has not yet commented on this rumor.

Don Cheadle will replace Terrence Howard as Col. Jim Rhodes.

Sounds like Terrence Howard wasn’t offered enough money to sign on to Iron Man 2 – Don Cheadle will replace Howard in the summer blockbuster sequel.

Terrence Howard played Jim Rhodes in Iron Man, best friend to Tony Stark/Iron Man as well as future armor-clad hero War Machine. Don Cheadle is a pretty cool replacement though. Read the rest of this entry »

The 2005 movie Crash, which won an Academy Award for best picture and an Oscar for original screenplay is coming to TV on Starz channel. Don Cheadle, who co-produced, helped with casting the movie and he’s likely to do the same with the series, in which he is expected to reprise his role as a police detective. The initial run will be thirteen episodes, which will start shooting in the spring and might air by August.