Terrence Howard: Iron Man Execs Made "Very, Very Bad Choice"

Terrence Howard: Iron Man Execs Made "Very, Very Bad Choice"

Marvel "didn't honor my contract," says the actor, who was replaced in the sequel by Don Cheadle

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By Aiiwolf - Apr 23, 2009 08:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man 2
Source: US Magazine

Terrence Howard is not pleased he was replaced in the "Iron Man" sequel over a reported salary dispute.

"Marvel made a choice, and it was a very, very bad choice," the actor -- whose role was given to Don Cheadle -- tells Parade.com. "They didn't keep their word. They didn't honor my contract."

Howard says producers didn't share the profits of the flick -- which earned over $318 million -- with most of the actors.
"They produced a great bounty with the first one, but they put it all in the storehouse and you were not allowed in," he says. "They did the same thing with Gwyneth Paltrow , from what I've been told.
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"They did it with everyone but Robert Downey [Jr]," fumes Howard. "One of the things that actors need to do is always stick together: one for all, and all for one."
Even though he's upset, he's not spilling any details from the anticipated sequel.
"I've seen the script, I know what's going to happen -- but I'm not revealing anything. I believe in karma," he says. "When someone does something wrong, you don't have to get them back. Everything right will return the favor for you."
He'll still watch the follow up -- which also stars Scarlett Johansson and Mickey Rourke -- in theaters.
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"I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the movie. I want to see Don Cheadle become me. No, I want him to do better than me," Howard says. "That's what I really want to see. Don Cheadle was the reason I got 'Crash,' so I have a lot of love for him."

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Betty
Betty - 4/23/2009, 10:16 PM
um, fart.
TheMyth
TheMyth - 4/23/2009, 10:48 PM
What a sour puss, but I still think they should've kept him.
YohonKalic
YohonKalic - 4/23/2009, 11:44 PM
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I hate this guy in everything hes been in, just the way he seems to act like his shite don't stink. Really hate when they think there the best and should get more money then everyone else, but I hate when they change and actor, so yeah.......

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tjdr59
tjdr59 - 4/23/2009, 11:50 PM
jesus dude I liked him in Iron man but he really needs to move on. At this point the more he talks about it the worse off his career will be.
Spilox
Spilox - 4/24/2009, 12:28 AM
What a whiny little bitch. Seriously 'The [frick]!"
Screw this guy, i'm going home!
l0rdleg0las
l0rdleg0las - 4/24/2009, 12:49 AM
yeah, well maybe if Howard didn't suck in the 1st one so bad that a lot of his scenes were scrapped or cut, he wouldn't have been dropped from the sequel for not being worth the money he wanted.
BLADE4040
BLADE4040 - 4/24/2009, 1:51 AM
Howard really needs to let it go, but Im not excited about Cheadle taking his place. Its like trying to make Will Smith the next Blade its not a good fit good actor bad fit.
ThunderCougarFalconBird
ThunderCougarFalconBird - 4/24/2009, 2:17 AM
Thought he did a decent job in the 1st and would have liked to see him carry on. But I heard they had to work VERY hard to get him to look good in the movie and he's asking for extortionate amounts of money!

How can replacing a mediocre actor with a class actor like Cheadle be a mistake?
Spilox
Spilox - 4/24/2009, 3:11 AM
Hmm, i think cheadle doesn't fit the part eather, but he's a better choice then Howard ever was.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 4/24/2009, 5:16 AM
CHEADLE IS A GOOD ACTOR, LETS SEE WHAT HE DOES BEFORE WE RUN HIM THROUGH THE COALS...
saltyboy93
saltyboy93 - 4/24/2009, 6:26 AM
you cant blame anyone but those f***ing hollywood executives. they had a contract with howard, and he was GOING to honor it, until they cut it short. its a great thing that he doesnt really blame cheadle, and still has so much respect for the guy. thats something thats pretty rare in todays world. on top of that, i DO love iron man and Robert Downey Jr., but the whole thing about him accepting the money, when his costars were barely given a f***ing cent, thats bull. but whatever.
ManThing
ManThing - 4/24/2009, 6:38 AM
LOL sour grapes is it?? Blow it out your ass, Howie because everyones glad your gone.

It's his own greed that's to blame, not Marvel. He should have took one for the team if he really wanted to play Rhodey that bad.
schuellerdg
schuellerdg - 4/24/2009, 7:03 AM
It was my understanding is that he wouldn't play ball. When it was realized that he was making more money than the star of the movie. He should of worked it out.
ThisFan
ThisFan - 4/24/2009, 7:11 AM
once you start to wine they realize they can do better and they did
Gamard
Gamard - 4/24/2009, 7:40 AM
Because of this whole deal, I hate Terrance Howard. He basically had a loophole in his contract that allowed him to make more than any other actor in the movie and wouldn't take the part for the second with a (perfectly reasonable) pay cut. I swear these whiny-ass, greedy, "gotta have my solid gold humvee" hollywood morons piss me off. The producers took a risk on Downey Jr., he'd just come out of a pretty bad slump, OF COURSE HE GOT A RAISE WHEN HE PULLED IT TOGETHER AND GAVE US A NEAR-PERFECT STARK!
DeoD
DeoD - 4/24/2009, 7:48 AM
This Still? Who's left for him to tell?
icebergslick
icebergslick - 4/24/2009, 8:12 AM
Somebody needs their box of animal crackers back. Cry babying still over the fact he is out of Iron Man 2. Real talk, his performance in Iron Man one was just ok. He plays the same guy in every movie he does anyway. We will see him portray Jim Rhodes in his next film.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/24/2009, 8:32 AM
GET OVER IT????? This guys been really wronged by MARVEL!!! Its quite apparent that this guy wanted to play WAR MACHINE and he's been rightly wronged, i feel for the guy! If this happened to any of you lot, you'd hit the roof an never let it go lol! An you'd be well unforgiving! The fact is HOWARD loves IRON MAN and who wouldn't be sour!!! MARVEL don't treat their actors or for that matter fans with any respect! It's a shame but in the end MARVEL turned out like every other faceless film company! Damn shame!!! As for DON being a better actor? I don't think so, he's a good actor but HOWARD takes it, hands down! If you don't believe me, check out CRASH (as stated above), saw that a couple of weeks ago! (Oh yeah, its not the CRASH movie were everyone gets off crashing cars lol). Anyway you can see for yourself HOWARD is a fantastic actor from his performance in that!!! DONS good, an is very talented, but i would've loved to see him play BLACK PANTHER!!! Yes i know SNIPES, but if SNIPES did it, it'll be like thinking about BLADE all the time!!! Anyway check out CRASH,,, its a very deep moving powerful movie!!! You wont regret it!! ; )
90caliber
90caliber - 4/24/2009, 8:46 AM
Hey it's not like the guy is whinning all over town talking about how he was wronged. This is an interview. Someone asked him a question and and he responded. So if people stopped asking maybe he could stop talking about it. Some of you guys are just idiots..
Pumchavas28
Pumchavas28 - 4/24/2009, 9:09 AM
Is he still crying about it??? Geez... Starting to be like West Virginia & Rich Rodriguez... People unable to just let it go...
MetalHead
MetalHead - 4/24/2009, 9:19 AM
Jesus, LEEE777, I'm with you AGAIN! (2nd time I've said that just this hour!)

The reason I say that we shouldn't be saying for him to just shut up and get over it is because I can imagine how I'd feel if I was in his situation and I'd be pissed. I lost a job once in a similar situation (well, there was WAY less money involved... and there was no movie involved, but you get the point) and what happened WAS wrong and to this day I'm still pissed. And that was years ago. That reminds me-- I still need to nuke that place. (Just kidding.)
version4
version4 - 4/24/2009, 9:53 AM
LEEE777, i agree that its not howard just being a crybaby. i mean, I do understand his point of view, and i think Marvel could have handled this another way. But I gotta say a few things on this...

1) He WAS NOT a very good choice for the part in the first place. And his performance was the downpoint of the movie for me and just about everyone I've spoken to, in the hood or on this site...

2) Howard a better actor than Cheadle? What?! Is this supermike talking? I like Howard, but he plays the exact same character in every movie he is in. His little act was great for Idlewild, but not for IronMAn... look at Cheadle... from Hotel Rwanda to Rush Hour 2 to Traitor.... my God, the man's range is ridiculous, and he will go down as one of the great actors of our time. Terrence will have "Hustle and Flow" and " The Jacksons: An American Dream" and that will be the pinnacle of his career.

3) By the way, I'm starting to buy into the "whiny boy" opinion of Terrence Howard. I mean, now there's some sort of rumor going around about him and some comments he made about Jamie Foxx, just because Foxx's album is better and has sold more units than his. Thats what we call "hatin'" on my block. i understood some of the beef with him and Marvel at first, but now I'm starting to get to the "whatever" point with dude.
version4
version4 - 4/24/2009, 9:57 AM
Oh, and as far as Howard just REALLY being in love with Iron Man and really wanting to play War Machine... Tyrese Gibson PAID to be in the first Transformers movie because he loved them so much... if Gibson could cut a check just to be in a movie, maybe Howard could have taken a pay cut. But hey, thats just the fanboy flaring up in me!
Colton
Colton - 4/24/2009, 9:58 AM
cuba gooding junior mite av been cool frm d start, jus a thought
TucsonRican
TucsonRican - 4/24/2009, 10:07 AM


right at :45 he starts his impression of this whinny idiot...
Tobuttica
Tobuttica - 4/24/2009, 10:09 AM
What a whiney bitch!
version4
version4 - 4/24/2009, 10:09 AM
Colton.... Cuba is not only a better actor than Howard ( although it could be argued how much better), but i think he would have been a better fit... maybe even a better fit than Cheadle. Howard has too much of the "pretty boy" look to him, while Cuba with a beard would look gruff... he would look more like Rhoadey, and his acting chops would nail that part. i think he would have fit really well...
LastSon1027
LastSon1027 - 4/24/2009, 10:24 AM
I like Howard a lot but all this pissing and moaning is getting old fast. I get it your mad. Now shut up!
MetalHead
MetalHead - 4/24/2009, 10:38 AM
We have already had this argument a million times. I say that BOTH Cheadle AND Howard were bad choices. Not badass enough. I say either Michael Jai White (I know-- not the best actor of all time), Brian J. White (Tavon Garris from 'The Shield') or hell-- even Laurence Fishburn would have been a better choice. All I see when I look at Don Cheadle is Basher from "Oceans's Eleven." I loved him in that, but he's too goofy to take as a badass. Even in "Swordfish" I thought he was a clown. He's just not intimidating whatsoever. IF your name is War Machine, you kinda should be at least a little bit intimidating. If Don Cheadle tried to mug me in a dark alley I'd laugh at him and walk away.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/24/2009, 10:41 AM
Cuba Gooding is a [frick]ing joke of an actor..he cries and puffs his cheeks and gurns like a turkey in every movie hes in. Thats why hes currently making Boat Trip 3 or something.

Howard is a great actor. He was ok in Iron Man. but check out Crash or The Brave One, hes great in em.

Cheadle though, is better again. I agree with version4, hes one of the most versatile actors in the business. So im glad hes on board. But whats with everyone telling Howard hes a whiny bitch? Nobody knows the situation, he may well have been royally screwed over by Marvel. So hes kicking up a fuss..big deal! If it gets him black balled thats his choice to make. At least hes not playing the Hollywood holds hands together crap like most stars do.

Metalhead your watching the wrong Cheadle movies..he actually sucked in Oceans AND Swordfish! Standard phone in shit anyone could do.
version4
version4 - 4/24/2009, 10:43 AM
MetalHead... i agree with you you on Cheadle AND Howard both being bad choices. Jai White has the look, but I think Cuba would have been a little better than him. Fishburn is a little too old. I had to respond to that comment about Howard being a better actor than Cheadle.... no way, not even on Christmas!
loganaspatch
loganaspatch - 4/24/2009, 11:09 AM
Terence was really good in the Best Man also, some of you should watch that he plays the villian role, im not defending these recent tantrums in his interviews but just saying he doesnt play the same character in every movie.. just recently lol, lol @ jamie fox hahaha he said terences album went plastic!

version4
version4 - 4/24/2009, 11:17 AM
Aww man... i did forget about "The Best Man" logan... but it still feels like he played the same character, just as a villian. I liked him in that movie, though.... so lets add that to his pinnacle works! LOL

And that was a classic line from Foxx, by the way! Went plastic? LOL thas the kind of talk that would make the red carpet get gangsta!!! LOL
Spock
Spock - 4/24/2009, 11:18 AM
Thats a funny video. So monotone. I get it just stop complaining, but I will give him his props for not spoiling the details or spoilers of IronMan 2.
MetalHead
MetalHead - 4/24/2009, 11:19 AM
Rorschach,
My point about Cheadle was that all I can see when I look at him is Basher. Not saying that he's a bad actor, cause like I said, I do like him. The comparison I've used over and over is that I love Ed Norton too but I wouldn't want him to be War Machine either.

I actually really wish they got Brian J. White. He's the perfect combination of a guy with the look that has a good heart, looks badass and has that calm and cool attitude to him. And he looks like he could kick some ass. Cheadle looks like he could kick some ass too, but the problem is that when the guy turned around, Cheadle would be squashed.
Pumchavas28
Pumchavas28 - 4/24/2009, 12:32 PM
Should have been Laurence Fishburne... WHen he was younger he did good in Military roles... Think Even Horizon...
Inohaku
Inohaku - 4/24/2009, 1:24 PM
I can understand his frustration, but by now, he should consider his words more carefully. His ongoing whining/diva attitude can only hurt him in the long run.
Evil1991
Evil1991 - 4/24/2009, 1:40 PM
idk... Warmachine would be a really awesome role to play, I guess I can see him still being upset by this
Pumchavas28
Pumchavas28 - 4/24/2009, 1:54 PM
He said "One of the things that actors need to do is always stick together: one for all, and all for one."


Um... Don't they have a Union or something??? Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't that what the Screen Actor's Guild is???
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