Back in March, “Attack of the Show” hostess Olivia Munn revealed that her original part in “Iron Man 2″ had been cut due to a shift in the film’s tone before she was called back in for an additional role. Although Munn had originally stated that she would not be portraying a reporter in the film, her character in the sequel is Chess Roberts, a reporter who has briefly appeared in the “Iron Man” comics.

And while there has been speculation that Munn’s original role may have been one of Marvel’s premiere heroines — like the Wasp or the Scarlet Witch — Favreau was quick to deny those rumors before revealing more details about Munn’s first part within the movie.
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