Don Cheadle said he had only 2 hours to decide if he wanted to play the role after Terrence Howard in “Iron Man 2”. Of course he took the role and it was a great decision.
Don Cheadle is best known to fans of fantasy and heroic movies from Iron Man movies. He got the role of War Machine due to contractual disputes between the first actor Terrence Howard and Marvel.
Cheadle recalled:
I was actually at my kid’s birthday party – the laser party – and I got a call from my agent saying, “Hey, I want to hook you up with these Marvel guys. They want to talk to you and offer you a role. ”
“It’s a six-movie deal.” I thought, “What ?! Oh, uh, good… ”. And I’m trying to count. And I say, “It’s 11 or 12 years old. I’m not sure. ”And they say,“ Well, we need to know because if you don’t say yes, we’ll move on to the next person. So you have an hour. ” An hour to decide for 12 years and roles I don’t even know in upcoming movies that I have no idea what they’re going to be about.
Since then, he has starred in the following films: Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel ( 2019)) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). After all, there are already 7 Marvel productions featuring Don Cheadle. As a result, it gained international fame and recognition around the world.
Although it should also be mentioned that he is an actor with a Golden Globe on his account (for the production of Lies for Sale ) and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Leading Actor for the role of Hotel Rwanda’s director – Paul Rusesabagina. Movie fans also associate him with the three parts of the hit series Ocean’s. Fun fact – since the producers failed to comply with the request that his name be placed in the company of George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia and Brad Pitt, Cheadle demanded that his data be removed from the cast entirely.
The actor was very involved in charity work to prevent cruelty and stop genocide during the Sudan War. He received the Humanitarian of the year and the Summit Peace Award from the 2007 Nobel Peace Laureates.
Don Cheadle was born on November 29, 1964, so today he celebrates his holiday. What do you wish him? Maybe another 10-12 years on a superhero contract.