3. Don Cheadle
After contract negotiations broke down between Terrance Howard and Marvel Studios for Iron Man 2, it was to my utter dismay that they turned to the most irritating face in Hollywood, Don Cheadle, to play Colonel Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes. Iron Man’s sidekick in the original was portrayed deftly by Howard: he brought a calm resolve to the role that added class and authority to the first film. Cheadle does what he usually does and turned the role into an overacted cartoon of a character. Rhodes got more involved in Iron Man’s business and the mutual respect between Stark and Rhodes didn’t seem to be there with Cheadle as it was with Howard. Maybe I’m biased as I will never forgive Cheadle’s attempt at an English accent in the Ocean’s franchise: “UN-bloody-believable mayte!”
