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Don Cheadle’s War Machine will appear in ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’

Though Don Cheadle’s Col. Rhodes (friends call him Rhodey) wasn’t even mentioned in The Avengers, Hitfix has confirmed he will have a key part in the upcoming sequel, Age of Ultron. Cheadle took over from Terrence Howard in Iron Man 2, though it wasn’t until Iron Man 3 that the character became an integral cog in the Marvel universe, evolving into the […]

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Terrence Howard blames Robert Downey Jr for his ‘Iron Man 2’ firing

Beef alert! Terrence Howard reveals why he was booted from Iron Man 2, throwing shade at Robert Downey Jr. in the process. Howard was asked on Watch What Happens Live why he didn’t reprise the role of Rhodey in Iron Man 2 after starring in the original. His answer was recorded for posterity by THR. “It turns out that the […]

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Poster Debut: Guy Pearce in Iron Man 3

A brand new poster for Marvel’s Iron Man 3 touts the blockbuster’s other villain: Guy Pearce’s geneticist Aldrich Killian. Though Ben Kingsley is playing the infamous Mandarin in the flick, Killian is believed to have a key role in his evildoing. If that sourpuss doesn’t give away his nefarious intentions, surely his bleached blonde hair, hinted-at-mullet, […]

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Flying high – Flight review

Flight – Starring Denzel Washington, Kelly Reilly, and Don Cheadle. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Denzel Washington and Robert Zemeckis jettison their bad habits like so much frozen human waste from the back of a soaring airliner with their collaboration Flight. As one of Hollywood’s most reliable leading men, Washington had […]

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Guy Pearce joins Iron Man 3

Guy Pearce is in final talks to star opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 3, Variety reports. Pearce would play Aldrich Killian, a geneticist who develops the Extremis nano-technology used by Tony Stark. It is unknown if, as in the comics, Killian will assist a terrorist in the spread of a nanobot virus. Ben Kingsley […]

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Ben Kingsley suits up for Iron Man 3

Ben Kingsley is close to signing on as the villain in Iron Man 3, Variety reports. Filming begins on the Marvel sequel in May, and will see Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, and Don Cheadle back as Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Black Widow and Rhodey respectively (obviously). Though it’s unknown who Kingsley would […]

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Bloody glee – The Guard review

The Guard – Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle and Mark Strong. Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Rated MA. Originally published July 24, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Here’s an understatement: Brendan Gleeson is one of the most reliable and enjoyable actors working today. I have trouble recalling a film he didn’t steal. Needless to say, he kills in The Guard, written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. Gleeson stars as Boyle, […]

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Bloody glee – The Guard review

The Guard – Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle and Mark Strong. Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Rated MA. Originally published July 24, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. This review was first run during the Melbourne International Film Festival. The Guard is now screening nationally. Here’s an understatement: Brendan Gleeson is one of the most reliable and enjoyable actors […]

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Interview: John Michael McDonagh (director of The Guard)

Interview – John Michael McDonagh (director of The Guard). By Simon Miraudo. It was hardly a surprise to discover John Michael McDonagh had just as sharp a tongue as his brother Martin (In Bruges) in his feature film debut The Guard. It was truly refreshing, however, to see some of the family’s trademark barbs being […]

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Melbourne International Film Festival – The Guard

The Guard – Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle and Mark Strong. Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Rated MA. By Jess Lomas. The Guard screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival. It opens in Australian cinemas August 25, 2011. The premise of John Michael McDonagh’s Irish comedy crime caper The Guard is far from original: the […]

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New Iron Man 2 trailer debut

source: traileraddict.com A brand new trailer for Iron Man 2 has debuted online, giving us a better glimpse of Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Don Cheadle as Jim Rhodes (A.K.A War Machine). And of course, plenty of Robert Downey […]

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Iron Man 2 trailer debut!

source: traileraddict.com The trailer for Iron Man 2 has debuted online! … what you want me to write a novel about it? You know you’ve been looking forward to it and you know it’s going to be incredible. Go watch it already! http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/17044 Indeedy. Iron Man 2 stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke, […]

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Iron Man 2 poster debut – with War Machine!

source: movies.yahoo.com The official teaser poster for Iron Man 2 has landed online, giving us our long-awaited first glimpse of War Machine. See? There he is right behind Iron Man! We reported back in February that Terence Howard would not reprise his role as Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes in the second installment of the Iron Man […]

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