Iron Man (2008)

[anais.jude]

He's got more foreign relations experience too.

he can see multiple countries from his house?

[GregMcduck]

Where the fuck did this Captain America/Sarah Palin connection come from?

[anais.jude]

like most internet things, someone pulled it out of his/her bum

[GregMcduck]

Sarah Palin can see Russia from her yard.

Captain America punched Hitler in the face.

[GregMcduck]

zing

[mrbasehart]

Bear in mind that this is from Entertainment Weekly:

Hollywood insiders believe the exit stems from Terrence Howard's difficult behavior on the set of Iron Man. But those with intimate knowledge of the situation suggest a far more dramatic backstory: Howard was the first actor signed to the film and, on top of that, was the highest-paid. That's right: more than Gwyneth Paltrow. More than Jeff Bridges. More than Robert Downey Jr. And once the project fully came together, it was too late to renegotiate his deal. It didn't help that, according to one source, Favreau and his producers were ultimately unhappy with Howard's performance, and spent a lot of time cutting and reshooting his scenes. (Favreau could not be reached for comment, while Howard's publicist says: "Terrence had a tremendous experience working on Iron Man.")

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)

[Doctor Who?]

Wow that may go down as one of the strangest deals in movie history.

He had what 15 minutes of screen time and he got more money then anyone else?!

[BathTub]

That does sound very odd, this doesn't come across as the kind of indy project that big stars would take huge paycuts to star in.

[bratpop]

SCREENWRITER Justin Theroux? As in Inland Empire Justin Theroux?

[mrbasehart]

SCREENWRITER Justin Theroux? As in Inland Empire Justin Theroux?

Yup.  He also co-wrote Tropic Thunder.

[Doctor Who?]

As long as Tom Cruise isn't in IM2.

[Tripe]

If it's the Tom Cruise from Tropic Thunder he might be ok.

[Doctor Who?]

Am i the only one who is a little worried about future IM movies being retreads?

I mean aren't all of IM's none magic villains just guys who built their own IM suits,it's seems to me that that could get old fast.

[Maverick Joe Six-Pack]

Am i the only one who is a little worried about future IM movies being retreads?

I mean aren't all of IM's none magic villains just guys who built their own IM suits,it's seems to me that that could get old fast.

Oh no.  You're definitely not the only worried one.  I'm hoping that maybe Mandarin uses technology for his rings... or something to that effect.

[Tripe]

They could make them a bit like the rings in The Dancers at the End of Time; they look like magic but they're really tech.