The news of Terrence Howard being replaced with Don Cheadle in the upcoming "Iron Man 2" has caused quite a stir among fans. Some were upset over the news while others welcome the change as Cheadle is a better actor. New information has surfaced recently and according to Entertainment Weekly, the main reason behind the recasting was because Marvel has drastically reduced Howard's pay for the sequel and negotiations with his agents fell through.
Terrence Howard was the first actor signed to "Iron Man" and, on top of that, was the highest-paid. That's right, Howard was paid more than Robert Downey Jr. and Jeff Bridges. Once the project fully came together, it was too late to renegotiate his deal.
It didn't help that director Jon Favreau and his producers were unhappy with Howard's performance in "Iron Man", and spent a lot of time cutting and reshooting his scenes. As such, when Favreau and screenwriter Justin Theroux went to map out the story line for the sequel, they had to minimise Howard's role.
Once Marvel learned of this, the studio went to Howard's agents with a new figure - estimated at somewhere between a 50 and 80 percent pay cut. It is unclear whether it was Howard's team or Marvel that walked away from the negotiation first. Either way, the studio moved quickly to secure Don Cheadle as a replacement and the story leaked out the next morning.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
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