Reasons for recasting Col. James Rhodes

Entertainment Weekly has posted an interesting article regarding Marvel’s decision to replace Terrence Howard as Col. James Rhodes in Iron Man 2 and The Avengers.

“As such, when Favreau and screenwriter Justin Theroux went to map out the sequel they found themselves minimizing Howard’s story line. Once Marvel learned that Favreau was thinking of curtailing the role, the studio went to the actor’s agents with a new and drastically reduced offer — a number that’s similar to what supporting cast members were paid for the first movie. The agents, according to sources, were so taken aback by this new figure — estimated at somewhere between a 50 and 80 percent pay cut — that they questioned it. Why did they blanch? Multiple sources say that Marvel execs never told Howard’s reps that they had issues with the star’s on-set conduct. (Marvel would not comment for this story.)”

At least we’re still going to get a great Col. James Rhodes from Don Cheadle.  Things could be alot worse.

Source: Entertainment Weekly