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Why Did Marvel Recast Rhodes in Iron Man 2 ?
Superherohype.com —
... ) left many fans wondering what happened. Entertainment Weekly has an article possibly explaining how this came to be: Hollywood insiders believe the exit stems from Terrence Howard's difficult behavior on the set of Iron Man. But those with intimate knowledge of the situation suggest a far more dramatic backstory: Howard was the first actor signed to the film and, on top of that, was the highest-paid. That's right: more than Gwyneth Paltrow. More than Jeff Bridges. More than Robert Downey Jr. And once the project fully came together, it was too late to renegotiate his deal. ...
More Fallout from Terrence Howard's 'Iron Man 2' Departure
Get The Big Picture —
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Entertainment Weekly reports that "insiders"
believe the story isn't just about a suspended renegotiation and Marvel doing an
end-around to come up with a new actor. There are allegations that Howard was
difficult on the set of ...
Why was Howard's Iron Man role recast?
Filmstalker —
... would be replacing him. He wasn't pleased at how he found out, or the suggestion that he wanted more money. Now Entertainment Weekly , through ...
Was Terrence Howard Too Difficult, Too Well Paid On 'Iron Man'? Or Was Favreau Unhappy With His Performance? Possible Reasons He Got Booted From 'IM2'
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Terrence Howard got the boot from "Iron Man 2," right? Lots of speculation into why, right? He apparently wanted too much money, and he didn't even know he was getting the boot and replaced with Don Cheadle until it was announced in the trades and he read about it like the rest of us, yeah? Entertainment Weekly takes a look into what may or may not have happened. Essentially they have three posits/rumors/ what have you. 1.) Howard was difficult. "Hollywood insiders believe the exit ...
Here’s Why Terrence Howard Isn’t In Iron Man 2
Screen Rant —
... It’s unclear who walked away first at this point, but it’s moot anyway. Terrence Howard is out and Don Cheadle is in. For more details on the story head over to the article at Entertainment Weekly. ...
Details on How Terrence Howard Lost His Role in Iron Man 2
FirstShowing.net —
... from Howard, who claimed that "it was the surprise of a lifetime." No on really knows the real story (or, at least, won't speak publicly about it), but Nicole Sperling from Entertainment Weekly has uncovered some interesting details and tries to explain exactly what happened. While I haven't lost any respect for Howard, I'm still not sure Cheadle will be able to fill in or do a better job than Howard, who seemed like the perfect choice for the role of Rhodey. ...
How Terrence Howard Lost His "Iron Man" Role
Film Gecko —
I’ve been wondering why Terrence Howard was dropped from his “Iron Man” role. I posted last week that Don Cheadle would be taking over the role of Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes in “Iron Man 2″ and any future movies in the franchise.
This week’s Entertainment Weekly has a few answers. They say: “Hollywood insiders believe the exit stems from Terrence Howard’s difficult behavior on the set of ‘Iron Man.’ But those with intimate knowledge of the situation ...
Why Isn’t Howard Returning for Iron Man 2?
TheMovingPicture.net - Movie News - Movie Trailers - Movie Reviews - TV - DVD - Rumors - Casting News —
... that Terrance Howard won’t be reprising his role of Col. James Rhodes in Iron Man 2 , and that Don Cheadle will replace him. Entertainment Weekly has now posted an article which speculates about some of the reasons for the casting change. Shortly after the news broke Howard said in an interview he was ...
Why Howard Was Replaced In Iron Man 2
TheBadandUgly.com —
The newest Iron Man 2 news to come out in the past weeks was very simple, but unforeseen and briefly shocking reality that Terrance Howard has been replaced as Jim Rhodes/War Machine by Don Cheadle.
Iron Man 2, thus far, has been a lot of contracts signed or withheld out of mystery (like Marvel taking forever to start Favreau on a sequel), and this mystery is no different.
Luckily, we think we know what happened now…
From EW:
Hollywood insiders believe the exit stems from Terrence Howard’s ...
News Bites: More on the Cheadle/Howard Switch, Some Bruno, and a Little Godot
Cinematical —
... wouldn't be returning as Rhodes in Iron Man 2 because he got replaced by Don Cheadle. The actor said he found out through the trades like the rest of us, and rumors began to run rampant. Now EW is trying to get to the bottom of things and got an interesting bit of news from insiders who say that two things were to blame for the recasting -- money and Howard's performance. The latter isn't too interesting -- apparently Favs wasn't happy with the footage. ...
Why Was Terrence Howard Recast In “Iron Man 2″?
Hollywoodtuna —
So much for “Next time”…
Hang on a second before you sign that petition Sparky. A report out of EW.com has more to the story on Terrence Howard’s surprise recasting in Iron Man 2; it wasn’t just about money: “Hollywood insiders believe the exit stems from Terrence Howard’s difficult behavior on the set of Iron Man.”
Apparently Jon Favreau and producers were “ultimately unhappy with ...
More on the Case of Terrence Howard v. Marvel
I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever —
Entertainment Weekly has another update to the ongoing debate on why Terrence Howard was cut out of Iron Man 2 (he wouldn't take a pay cut and wasn't that good at acting, apparently):
Hollywood insiders believe the exit stems from Terrence Howard's difficult behavior on the set of Iron Man. But those with intimate knowledge of the situation suggest a far more dramatic backstory: Howard was the first actor signed to the film and, on top of that, was the highest-paid. That's right: more than Gwyneth Paltrow. More than Jeff Bridges. ...
Why Terrance Howard Was Dumped From Iron Man 2 - He Was Bad And Over Paid
The Movie Blog —
... There has been a lot of discussion on the surprise news that Terrance Howard was dumped from Iron Man 2 and replaced by (the superior actor) Don Cheadle. Some hate the news, some (like myself) thought it was a shame, but happy to see Cheadle in the role. Well… according to Entertainment Weekly some new information is surfacing regarding WHY Howard was dumped. ...
/Filmcast Ep. 24 - Zack and Miri Make a Porno
/Film —
... Snatch, The Office (Employee Transfer), Bender’s Big Game
Devindra (20:42): Friday Night Lights
Adam (22:30): It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack), A Threevening With Kevin Smith
News Discussion
(29:08) Heroes Writers Loeb and Alexander Get the Axe
(33:08) 24 Season 7 Premiere Announced
(34:36) Dear Zachary will play on MSNBC on December 7th
(36:14) How Terence Howard Lost Iron Man 2
(40:22) Samuel L. Jackson to Play the Shogun of ...
Why Won't Terrence Howard be in 'Iron Man 2'? Money and More...
RopeofSilicon.com —
... away first, or if Marvel ended the discussion at that point. Either way, the studio moved quickly to secure Cheadle and the story leaked out the next morning, Oct. 14. And alas for Howard, there will be no next time. Outside of saying Favreau wasn't particularly happy with Howard's performance the article mildly insinuates he was also a problem on the set, but since those claims seem to be unsubstantiated I removed them from the information above, but you can get the full details here . It sounds to me like it came down to money and if this report is true I have to assume ...
Why Terrence Howard Won’t Get His Dose of Iron Man 2
Film School Rejects —
... Everything seemed to be set for Terrence Howard to receive an expanded role in Iron Man 2 as Colonel Jim Rhodes. The character even gave us the heads up with a quick one-liner in the original. But as negotiations began for Iron Man 2 things rumors started flying that the relationship between Howard and Marvel Studios were starting to fall apart. Now it seems, according to EW.com, that there were cracks in the foundation long before that. ...
Does Anyone Know Why Terrence Howard Was Canned from 'Iron Man 2'
RopeofSilicon.com —
... 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 having to cut back the role of Rhodes due to a lack of faith in Howard. Well, Theroux steps up to the mic and pretty much says, "Bullsh*t." Here's the quote: ...
Jim Rhodes’ Character Was NOT Scaled Back For Iron Man 2
/Film —
... A few weeks ago, Entertainment Weekly reported on the details of the Terence Howard/Don Cheadle Iron Man 2 debacle, saying that, due to the problems with Howard for the first film: ...
Iron Man 2 Writer Talks Howard-Ouster
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews —
... Theroux took the opportunity of the Splash platform to refute the rumor started in Entertainment Weekly that Terrence Howard was booted from the cast because Theroux and director Jon Favreau were cutting the size of the role drastically because a) Howard was being paid way much more than the rest of the cast and b) he was a problem on the set. That was EW’s take on why they wanted to minimize the character in the next film. ...
