Terrence Howard

Project: Iron Man 2

The first Iron Man was released in 2008. In the film, Terrence Howard played the role of James Rhodes or Rhodey. Yup, he was set to wear an iron suit just like Robert Downey Jr., but problems occurred. The actor inked a three-picture deal prior to the filming of the movie. Reports mentioned that he received a whopping paycheck, somewhere between $3.5 million to $4.5 million, higher than the lead actor’s $2.5 million.

Marvel promised to give him an additional $5 million for Iron Man 2. However, director Jon Favreau wasn’t fond of his performance and even spent some time reshooting his scenes. Behind-the-scenes drama got serious. The creative team suggested reducing the scenes of Howard. Marvel then wanted to give him an eighth of his supposed salary of $8 million. He refused, so he got fired, and the credit went to Don Cheadle.