Post by goldenfist on Dec 15, 2008 1:05:09 GMT -5
December 12, 2008 - Iron Man 2 screenwriter Justin Theroux says reports of the curtailing of Rhodey's role in the sequel are not accurate.
Entertainment Weekly previously claimed that the part of Jim Rhodes, a.k.a. War Machine, had been scaled back for Iron Man 2, which was part of the reason why Terrence Howard had been replaced by Don Cheadle in the role.
"I can't really speak to the plot stuff and all the rest of it but Rhodes is completely present in a very strong and big way," Theroux told MTV. "He's COMPLETELY present."
Theroux added that he and director Jon Favreau haven't done anything different in how they've approached the character's role in the sequel. "It's not like we were sitting there going, we need less of this or that," he said. "We just approached the characters and the story on their own terms."
Entertainment Weekly previously claimed that the part of Jim Rhodes, a.k.a. War Machine, had been scaled back for Iron Man 2, which was part of the reason why Terrence Howard had been replaced by Don Cheadle in the role.
"I can't really speak to the plot stuff and all the rest of it but Rhodes is completely present in a very strong and big way," Theroux told MTV. "He's COMPLETELY present."
Theroux added that he and director Jon Favreau haven't done anything different in how they've approached the character's role in the sequel. "It's not like we were sitting there going, we need less of this or that," he said. "We just approached the characters and the story on their own terms."