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FilmChat: Newsbites: The comic-book edition!
Latino Review: Iron Man 2 Screenwriter Talks About The Departure Of Terrence Howard
Cinema Blend News: Another Addition To Iron Man Dismissal
RopeofSilicon.com: Does Anyone Know Why Terrence Howard Was Canned from 'Iron Man 2'
MTV Movies Blog: EXCLUSIVE: ‘Iron Man 2’ Screenwriter Talks Terrence Howard Departure & The Future Of War Machine
Newsbites: The comic-book edition!
FilmChat —
... screenwriter Justin Theroux says there is no truth to the rumour that the character Jim Rhodes, AKA War Machine, was being minimized in the sequel before actor Terrence Howard was replaced with Don Cheadle. -- MTV Splash Page ...
Iron Man 2 Screenwriter Talks About The Departure Of Terrence Howard
Latino Review —
... after the fact stories. MTV spoke with screenwriter Justin Theroux talks about Jim Rhodes' role in the sequel: "All that stuff that was in the EW article, Theroux started before a brief pause. I don t know. I can only tell you what I know which is that from a writing standpoint we didn t do anything differently [with the character]. It s not like we were sitting there going, we need less of this or that. We just approached the characters and the story on their own terms. Click HERE to read the rest. I'm telling you, Terrence got the shaft because he was probably a real ...
Another Addition To Iron Man Dismissal
Cinema Blend News —
... being asked to do. The result: get rid of the actor and keep the part beefed up. Theres been a little bit of contention with that official story (remember, this isnt rumor - it appeared in print, and print is always more reliable than the Internet, right?). The latest conflicting report with that story comes from screenwriter Justin Theroux, who says the part of Rhodey wasnt changed in the screenplay for the sequel. All that stuff that was in the EW article, Theroux told MTV , I dont know. I can only tell you what I know which is that from a writing ...
Does Anyone Know Why Terrence Howard Was Canned from 'Iron Man 2'
RopeofSilicon.com —
MTV has a new interview with Iron Man 2 screenwriter Justin Theroux as yet another mouth weighs in on what really was behind the letting go of Terrence Howard from the Iron Man 2 production as Don Cheadle steps into the role of Col. Jim Rhodes.
The thrust of the questioning is in relation to Nicole Sperling's article at Entertainment Weekly from October 31 which basically said Howard was let go from the production because his salary was too high, director Jon Favreau was not happy with his performance and Theroux was ...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Iron Man 2’ Screenwriter Talks Terrence Howard Departure & The Future Of War Machine
MTV Movies Blog —
... FROM SPLASH PAGE: We may never know what ultimately led to the Don Cheadle/Terrence Howard switch on “Iron Man 2,” and if Robert Downey Jr. knows, well, ...
“Iron Man 2″ Writer Assures Fans War Machine Still Plays A Large Role In The Sequel
Hollywoodtuna —
... that he and Jon Favreau had been scaling back Howard’s War Machine storyline, and that this directly led to the actor’s exit from the sequel, Theroux tells MTV: ...
Jim Rhodes’ Character Was NOT Scaled Back For Iron Man 2
/Film —
... Now, according to MTV Splashpage, we learn that screenwriter Theroux has unequivocally stated that the Rhodes’ character was not scaled back for the sequel: ...
Iron Man 2 Writer Talks Howard-Ouster
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews —
... MTV’s Splash Page has an interview with Justin Theroux, slated to be the writer for the next Iron Man film. Theroux, best known as an actor, also wrote Tropic Thunder. ...
Rhodes “Completely” In Iron Man 2
TheBadandUgly.com —
... Theroux started working on the story for Iron Man 2, Favreau was ready to cut a lot of Howard’s part. This resulted in a drastically reduced offer (sources say between a 50% and 80% reduction) that shocked Howard’s reps, who were expecting as much money the second time around. What they got was an offer similar to the other supporting Iron Man characters.
Thing is, that might not have been entirely accurate, according to screenwriter Justin Theroux…
From MTV:
“All that stuff that was in the ‘EW’ article,” Theroux ...
The Ongoing Terrance Howard Blame Game
The Movie Blog —
... There’s an interview today over at MTV that has one of the writer’s of Iron Man shedding some light on the ongoing War Machine drama. In the interview Justin Theroux quells rumors that Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes has his profile scaled down in the next film. This news clears up the assumption that Howard had a lesser role to play in the film, than the previous Iron Man. ...
