Don Cheadle

Variety is reporting that former off-Broadway Topdog/Underdog star and international film sensation Don Cheadle has sealed a first-look deal on a new television drama with NBC through this production company Crescendo that he runs with with former managers Kay Liberman and Lenore Zerman.  

Many times when a film based in the world of a police department, FBI agency or other law enforcement organization comes along, there's the standard confrontation between an unconventional, off-the-leash lawman clashing with a by-the-book, oh so serious counterpart. While this has become a dishearteningly predictable element of crime based films, what really makes or breaks films like this is the casting. In this case, I might be willing to...  

Here's your blast of casting bites for the end of the week. First up, Don Cheadle and Brendan Gleeson will team as unlikely cop partners in The Guard. Film follows the confrontational small-town Sgt. Gerry Boyle (Gleeson), who likes hookers and isn't interested in drug runners, and FBI Agent Everett (Cheadle) in a tale of international coke smuggling. Sounds on the surface like an Irish reversal of Beverly Hills Cop, where the small-town local...  

Los Angeles: Half-hour comedies find home at Peacock -- NBC is looking to stock up on laffs, cutting deals for a half-hour comedy starring Adam Carolla, a laffer from "The Simpsons" alum Bill Oakley and a project from Don Cheadle and "Boondocks" creator Aaron McGruder.  

Playing a superhero is never easy—especially when somebody else has played the role first. Such was the dilemma for actor Don Cheadle, who takes over the role of James "Rhodey" Rhodes from Terrence Howard in next summer's "Iron Man 2." In addition to replacing Howard, Cheadle also gets to don the War Machine armor, something [...]  

My eleven year old daughter was watching, “Hotel for Dogs” on Saturday morning. No big deal. Don Cheadle is a truly talented man who picks interesting roles. Even a good dad could partially abandon the little one for an hour or so to do chores around the house, I figured. Popping into the living room forty minutes later I was surprised to find my little princess curled up in an overstuffed chair, quietly crying. “I miss Winston so much,” she...  

Yesterday, we brought you an update from Don Cheadle about his experiences in the War Machine armor during "Iron Man 2," but today we a few more, exclusive details to share about the much-anticipated debut of the armor Tony Stark isn't wearing in the film (as far as we know). When "Iron Man 2" actor Sam [...]  

Filed under: Good News, Movie News, Exclusives Matt Damon might have set a new standard for over-the-top celebrity charity wrangling on his recent viral video and 'Entourage' episode, but Don Cheadle says he has no need to go to the zealotry extremes of his 'Ocean's' pal. "I don't have to call ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments  

Former "24" season two co-stars Reiko Aylesworth and Sarah Wynter will reunite on FX's legal drama series "Damages."Both actresses will have recurring roles on the upcoming season alongside new regulars Martin Short and Campbell Scott, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Wynter will play a mysterious "security specialist" helping a high-level assistant district attorney (Short) unravel a financial scam. Aylesworth will play the wife of Scott's...  

n 2006 Cheadle, with his friends Annie Duke and Norman Epstein founded Ante Up For Africa . The trio hope to raise awareness of issues in Sudan and help bring peace to the region. They have raised about $2.5 million to date by playing a game they love! Related posts:Zuma and Zimbabwean cows: “They have very beautiful cows there.” George Charamba has been insisting that Zuma is going to...Desmond Tutu: Will Africa let Sudan off the hook...  

NBC is lining up three new comedies from the likes of Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel, Don Cheadle and "Boondocks" creator Aaron McGruder, and "Bourne Identity" director Doug Liman. Plus, news on Justin Timberlake, Kanye West and Brad Pitt.  

*Don Cheadle is going into business with NBC. The actor's Crescendo production company, launched with former managers Kay Liberman and Lenore Zerman, has sealed a first-look TV deal at the network, according to Variety.  

Corrupt-cop drama Brooklyn’s Finest has a lot going for it: a name cast (Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Ellen Barkin, Wesley Snipes); solid Sundance buzz; the possibility of director Antoine Fuqua's return to form following a few stinkers; and the heartwarming tale of its screenwriter, former subway worker Michael C. Martin. Now it’s got a new trailer, too, in which we meet the three cops — Cheadle’s hesitant undercover, Hawke’s...  

Smooth Rhodes ahead Kansas City’s own Don Cheadle is getting some iron-clad exposure. Paramount Pictures just unveiled the poster for “Iron Man 2” (May 7), showing off Tony Stark’s new suit and a glimpse of Cheadle’s character, War Machine, aka Col. James Rhodes. Expect the first trailer to arrive with another Robert Downey Jr. movie, “Sherlock Holmes,” on Christmas Day...  

Earlier this week, we told you of his plans to launch a comedy for the Peacock network, now it seems that Don Cheadle has a few more tricks under his sleeve. It is being reported that Don has just pitched a new television drama through this production company Crescendo, and has sealed a first-look deal with [...]