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Now this story wouldn’t have phased me had I not just watched “Iron Man” the other day. Let me tell you, Terrence Howard, who plays Colonel Jim Rhodes, was awesome and he absolutely won over the audience with his tough yet loyal character. So now “Iron Man 2″ is in the works and he is being replaced? Photos and video below.

Terrence Howard and Don Cheadle

In a recent interview with National Public Radio, Terrence admitted he was shocked when he heard the studio had replaced him with Don Cheadle in the sequel. The reason? Its reported that he demanded too much money to play Rhodes, who actually becomes a fellow “armored super hero” just like in the comic book. But it seems he found out about this mess when we all did.

“I read something in the trades implicating that it was about money or something, but apparently the contracts that we write and sign aren’t worth the paper that they’re printed on, sometimes,” Howard continued in his interview. “Promises aren’t kept, and good faith negotiations aren’t always held up… [The contract] just… up and vanished.”

Poor Terrence was so excited when “Iron Man” first came out. Going on about how he’s never been part of a big budget film before and that there will be a sequeal and maybe even a spin-off for his character. While Howard may be out, the rest of the film’s characters are expected to be back — Robert Downey, Jr. will return as Tony Stark/Iron Man; Gwyneth Paltrow returns as Stark’s assistant Pepper Potts; and Jon Favreau will once again direct the film.

So did the producers think that we weren’t going to notice that one of the main characters would be a totally different person in the sequel?? I hate when they do that. Marvel really screwed this one up.

More photos and an interview with Terrence Howard about “Iron Man.”

“Iron Man” photos

Photo: Wenn