bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 Last I heard, Terrance Howard confirmed he'd been offered the role, but no word on if he's accepted it yet. Also there was no mention of War Machine itself per se, just James Rhodes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 I'm not feeling it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubq 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 Mandarin was the chinese crime lord with those magic rings right? Yep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger Snaps 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 Is Terence Howard a little above this at this point? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epic Reine 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 Heh, I remember when there was first talk about making an Iron Man movie in 2004 and they said that Tom Cruise was a big possibility to play Stark. I think Downey is a fine choice. He's fallen on some hard times latley and this is exactly what he needs to get his career back in check. PREDICTION: Some shitty nu-metal band will cover Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" for the film's soundtrack despite the fact that the song has nothing to do with the superhero. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 Is Terence Howard a little above this at this point? Depends on how big they try to make to role of James Rhodes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2006 PREDICTION: Some shitty nu-metal band will cover Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" for the film's soundtrack despite the fact that the song has nothing to do with the superhero. Does have anything to do with Nissan cars, either, but that didn't stop them from using it in their commercial. The song's lyrics probably have more in common with the comic character than virtually anything else the song has ever been associated with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2006 I cannot believe someone suggested Brad Pitt as Tony Stark. Does anyone here remember Ben fucking Affleck as Daredevil? Same kind of thing. Going for the name recognition rather than an actor that can pull you into the story. Brad Pitt has never impressed me as an actor. At all. Don;t get me wrong, when my co-worker told me about Robert Downey Jr., a big red question mark popped on over my head as well. Hes a great actor, but we will see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2006 It's a song about rejection. How does that fight Iron Man the character? Its also a song about a guy who is made out of metal and blows stuff up. No, that's nothing like the comics character AT ALL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2006 Robert Downey Jr. was a good choice to play Iron Man, exhibit A: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2006 It's a song about rejection. How does that fight Iron Man the character? Its also a song about a guy who is made out of metal and blows stuff up. No, that's nothing like the comics character AT ALL. I was looking to the deeper meaning. Yeah, you might want to stop doing that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Connzilla Report post Posted October 2, 2006 Ghostface Killah is Tony Starks, Ironman. Not Robert Downy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 EHME, I'm still seeing Terrance Howard rumored to play Jim Rhodes...talk about damn fine casting. Now, who plays Mandarin? Someone chinese? Of course, in Hollywood, it doesn't matter, Asian is Asian. Ken Watanabe? Chow Yun-Fat? It's gotta be someone middle-aged, somewhat handsome...Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa perhaps? He did play Shang Tsung pretty well, after all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 Jackie Chan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 I don't think Jackie Chan has ever gone heel...has he? on a side note, it looks like Jackie Chan and Jet Li are finally doing a movie together... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pochorenella 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 EHME, I'm still seeing Terrance Howard rumored to play Jim Rhodes...talk about damn fine casting. Now, who plays Mandarin? Someone chinese? Of course, in Hollywood, it doesn't matter, Asian is Asian. Ken Watanabe? Chow Yun-Fat? It's gotta be someone middle-aged, somewhat handsome...Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa perhaps? He did play Shang Tsung pretty well, after all. Those are pretty good choices for the role of Mandarin. Have to remember that whomever they choose has to be able to bring the kung-fu action, as Mandarin is a martial arts master. Hopefully they show this side as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 Ken Watanabe would be awesome, though he'd probably be worried about typecasting after playing faux Ra's Al Ghul in Batman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 Ken Watanabe would be awesome, though he'd probably be worried about typecasting after playing faux Ra's Al Ghul in Batman. the thing about Asians in Hollywood, unfortunantly, is that they're automatically typecast simply because they're asian! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pochorenella 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 Adding to the rumour mill, along with Terrence Howard being mentioned for the Jim Rhodes part, now Famke Janssen is also being mentioned as Tony Stark's love interest. Could she be The Big M/Madame Masque? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2006 Famke??? Holy f'n shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conspiracy_Victim 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2006 Famke? As a Janssen fanboy of sorts (I even watch that piece of shit "Deep Rising" because of her) that upgrades this movie out of the "wait for DVD" to "possibly catch a matinee showing". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luke-o 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2006 I didnt rate downey jr, but then i saw kiss kiss bang bang and he was really good in that. I think it should be good. Anyone else think its weird that monica from friends ex boyfriend who went on to become a UFC fighter and get his ass kicked by tank abbot is dircting this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2006 If you only know Jon Favreau from those couple of episodes of Friends, you are missing out on a great actor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubq 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2006 Seriously. Swingers & Made were just amazing flicks that he's starred in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2006 Is Terence Howard a little above this at this point? Are we talking about the same Terence Howard, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 Seriously. Swingers & Made were just amazing flicks that he's starred in. He's been in lots of stuff. Sports fans should recognize him as the Hobbit's buddy in Rudy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 Is Terence Howard a little above this at this point? Are we talking about the same Terence Howard, right? The same Terrence Howard who was nominated for an Oscar last year, and also stared in the movie that won the best picture. While I don't think Terrence Howard is in the elite class of actors, he's on his way to become one. Terrence Howard has alot of big roles in it, he's suppose star in the Luke Cage movie as DiamondBack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger Snaps 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 That's what I mean. He's on his way to becoming A-list. He doesn't need to play a super-heroe in a comic book movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubq 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 ^^^ He doesn't need to - but maybe he wants to. Michael Caine doesn't need to be in Batman or the Prestige, but he is. Same goes for Kevin Spacey in Superman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
