Hollywood Actor Don Cheadle is an integral part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with his portrayal of War Machine, Iron Man’s best friend in Iron Man 2.
While Don had gone ahead to get his own arc, the actor got a very short notice to say yes to the role.
The Avenger star has revealed in a recent interview that the makers of Iron Man 2 gave him only two hours to decide if he wanted to take up the role of Lieutenant Colonel James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes.
Don was actually at his child’s laser-tag themed birthday party when his agent called with someone from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) on the other line. Speaking to entertainment news portal AV Club, Don said he did not know who was speaking to him but they were pretty clear-cut in communicating their message. "Hey this is the role. We want you to do this. It’s a six picture deal," said the person from Marvel Studios.
As Don tried to calculate the number of years he would have to commit to the role, the voice on the other side said he had to answer fast else they would “move on to the next person”.
And Don has a window of one hour. When he said that he was at his kid’s party, he got an extension of another hour.
Don had utilized the limited time and decided to go for it and is now a key cog in the Marvel machine.
In the first Iron Man movie, Rhodey was played by Terrence Howard and from the next movie onwards, Don is the man behind that suit.
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