Terrence Howard certainly hasn't been quiet about his removal from the Marvel-verse and "Iron Man" series after the first hit film.
After "Iron Man" grossed over $585 million worldwide, it was assumed that the remaining cast would return for the inevitable sequel where Rhodes was expected to become Iron Man's buddy War Machine. But it didn't happen. The studio claimed contractual differences with Howard and cast Don Cheadle to replace him. "Iron Man 2" went on to make even more money than its predecessor and Cheadle easily made the role his own.
Terrence Howard was on Watch What Happens Live last night, alongside Best Man Holiday co-star Nia Long, and he had lots of interesting things to say. Andy Cohen asked, what happened with Iron Man?
"It turns out that the person that I helped become Iron Man, when it was time to re-up for the second one, took the money that was supposed to go to me and pushed me out," Howard said.
Cohen “The word was that you wanted the same money as Downey”
"We did a three-picture deal. That means you did the deal ahead of time—a certain amount for the first one, a certain amount for the second, a certain amount for the third. They came to me with the second and said 'look, we will pay you one-eighth of what we contractually had for you, because we think the second one will be successful with or without you.' And I called my friend, that I helped get the first job, and he didn't call me back for three months," Howard said.
here's Howard on national television clearly still feeling wronged over his chance to be part of the Marvel universe. A slight from almost five years ago. He doesn't mention that he originally misunderstood the contract (Marvel had an option for him and could drop him at any time) or his own behavior on set may have influenced their decision moving forward. It's one of those stories that will never go away. For good and for bad.
Terrence Howard was on Watch What Happens Live last night, alongside Best Man Holiday co-star Nia Long, and he had lots of interesting things to say. Andy Cohen asked, what happened with Iron Man?
"It turns out that the person that I helped become Iron Man, when it was time to re-up for the second one, took the money that was supposed to go to me and pushed me out," Howard said.
Cohen “The word was that you wanted the same money as Downey”
"We did a three-picture deal. That means you did the deal ahead of time—a certain amount for the first one, a certain amount for the second, a certain amount for the third. They came to me with the second and said 'look, we will pay you one-eighth of what we contractually had for you, because we think the second one will be successful with or without you.' And I called my friend, that I helped get the first job, and he didn't call me back for three months," Howard said.
here's Howard on national television clearly still feeling wronged over his chance to be part of the Marvel universe. A slight from almost five years ago. He doesn't mention that he originally misunderstood the contract (Marvel had an option for him and could drop him at any time) or his own behavior on set may have influenced their decision moving forward. It's one of those stories that will never go away. For good and for bad.
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