#RHODES IRON MAN ACTOR CHANGE SERIES#

#RHODES IRON MAN ACTOR CHANGE SERIES#

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), James Rhodes was first played by Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008), which takes place before he took on the War Machine mantle, and then by Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), the television series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and Secret Invasion (2023), the animated series What If.? (2021) and the upcoming film Armor Wars. The character has been featured in animated television series and films. The War Machine armor (Iron Man Armor Model 11) which first appeared in Iron Man #281 (June 1992) became his signature exosuit, created by Len Kaminski and Kevin Hopgood. James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 (January 1979) by David Michelinie and John Byrne. War Machine ( James Rupert ' Rhodey' Rhodes) is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Experienced Marine trained in armed and unarmed combat.Energy repulsor and variety of offensive and defensive weapons.Given this, it's not hard to believe that this conversation was deliberately crafted to send a message to the watching audience that they just needed to accept the fact that from then on, Cheadle would play MCU's War Machine moving forward. What's interesting about this particular moment is that Tony was almost never baffled, not to mention told to shut up. Typically, that would be what he did to other people who couldn't keep up with his intellect. Tony actually tries asking more questions, but Rhodey's shut down tells him categorically to drop it. However, instead of stretching out the conversation with an explanation, Cheadle, and through him, Marvel Studios, simply tells the audience that the switch has happened and they need to deal with it so that everyone can move on from it. In the exchange, Tony represents the viewers who were surprised to see a different actor playing the role. While Cheadle's dialog makes sense given the circumstances War Machine and Iron Man found themselves in, this line could also be interpreted as a meta-comment regarding the recasting. Rhodey's reply was short and simple, he tells his friend: 'it’s me, I’m here, deal with it, let’s move on.' Cheadle's first appearance as Rhodey comes during the hearing as he enters the chambers, Tony tells him that he didn't expect him to be there. He initially coped well in justifying his refusal to share his creation until thrown off-balance upon realizing that Rhodey was called to testify and build a case against him. As the government attempts to acquire his Iron Man technology, the genius, billionaire finds himself in the middle of a Senate hearing. Loosely inspired by the 'Demon In A Bottle' comic book narrative, Iron Man 2 saw Tony publicly deal with the repercussions of his decision to confirm his superhero identity, while privately battling for his life as he suffered from Palladium poisoning. Related: MCU Phase 4 Needs To Repair Iron Man's Broken Reputation

While Kevin Feige and his team have remained silent regarding this recasting, they, however, found a subtle way to address the issue in Iron Man 2. No official reason has been given by Marvel Studios regarding the matter, although some of what went down behind-the-scenes made its way online over the years. This never came to fruition as Cheadle took over the role in Iron Man 2, getting the opportunity to put on the War Machine armor - something that his predecessor never got any chance to do. It was initially the intention of bringing back Terrence Howard as Rhodey in Iron Man 2 after an explicit tease of his character assuming the character's superhero persona in the Iron Man sequel.

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