When news first broke that Terrence Howard would be replaced by Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2 (allegedly because Howard wanted more money), all was silent as to the reason why this switcheroo happened in the first place. Until now. Actor 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 tells Parade.com. "They didn't keep their word. They didn't honor my contract."
Howard says producers were being greedy and didn't want to share the wealth with most of the actors who helped the flick gross over $318 million.
"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."
Howard is also upset that only one actor got a payraise to star in the sequel, while everyone else received afternoon table scraps.
"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.
On the flipside, there are no hard feelings between Howard and Cheadle.
"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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