Marvel: These stars have been released by the studio!

Edward Norton

In 2008, Edward Norton starred as Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk, directed by Frenchman Louis Letterier. It all started well when the Hollywood star returned to the role alongside the Avengers, but Marvel decided otherwise.

In a press release for less cash, Marvel says: “We have decided not to respond to Ed Norton for the role of Bruce Banner in The Avengers. Our decision is absolutely not based on financial questions. We had, we need. To other talented actors. ” Nice …

The actor, through his agent, defended himself against the accusations of an evil spirit: “Kevin Feig’s statement is unprofessional, he is dishonest and clearly slanderous. Mr. Norton’s work talent, restless ethics and professional honesty deserve more respect, etc. Marvel.” Eventually, Mark Ruffalo is cast for the role of the Hulk in the Avengers saga.

James Gann

In 2018, James Gann, director of Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and 2, was fired by Marvel after a series of scandalous tweets reappeared where he ridiculed topics such as rape or pedophilia. “The abusive behavior and statements revealed on James’s Twitter are unprotected and inconsistent with our studio values, and we terminated our business relationship with him,” said Alan Horn, Disney CEO. For his part, James Gann defended himself, always Twitter. “A lot of people who have followed my career know that when I started, I thought I was a provocateur, I was making movies and I was making outrageous, taboo jokes,” he said.

And the director added: “I am very, very different from who I was a few years ago. Today I try to base my work on love and connection and I am less angry. The reaction is behind me. I have apologized in the past for making my humor hurt people. I’m really sorry and thought about every word of my apology. “

After a detour to DC with The Suicide Squad, James Gans is finally “restored” by Marvel. The Guardians of the American Galaxy 3 is under control, which will be scheduled in cinemas in May 2023.

Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield portrayed Peter Parker as “The Amazing Spider-Man” and his sequel. The actor had to play the role of Spider-Man for the third time, but the fact that he did not attend the project announcement ceremony (he arrived late and did not feel well, he canceled the visit) would cost him. The role at all!

“I have a lot of different perspectives on this period in my career,” Garfield said. In the microphone of Mr. Porter’s site. “I was very excited about playing Spider-Man. I had a real hope that these films would be something that young people could relate to and not just a commercial product. But I had to fight a lot for my freedom while making films. Whatever I say.

After this accident, Andrew Garfield finally returned to his superhero role in the movie Spider-Man: No Way Home, which was released in theaters last year, starring Tom Holland as the “main” Spider-Man.

Edgar Wright

For many years he was associated with the Ant-Man project, Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Last Night in Soho) Adventure ended in 2014There are a few weeks left after the filming, following disputes over the film’s vision with Marvel.
Invited to a podcast hosted by Variety during the promotion of his Baby Driver, the British director-screenwriter spoke to the Marvel team about the accident. “I think the most diplomatic answer is that I wanted to make a Marvel movie, but I do not think they wanted an Edgar Wright movie,” he said at the time. “It was a really disappointing decision to leave the project after working on it for so long …” “, He continues. “But then I was the scriptwriter and the director and they started wanting to outline the script without me.”

And Edgar Wright concluded: “After writing all my other films, it was difficult to move forward thinking that if I had to make these films (Note: from the Marvel team), I had to be both a screenwriter and a director. Suddenly you become just a director you have to hire, you are somehow less emotionally involved, in the end you still wonder what you are doing there. Really. “

Terence Howard

Introduced in Iron Man as Lt. Col. Jim Rhodes, who later became the Avengers, known as the War Machine, Terence Howard was replaced by Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2. The latter will continue as a character in Marvel Cinematic. The world. So what happened?

according to Entertainment WeeklyIt’s a matter of big money … Terence Howard Reportedly paid $ 3.5 million (Even 4.5 million According to the interested person), More so than Robert Downey Jr. at the time, Iron Man’s project posed a risk: the protagonist was not considered mainstream enough, and Terence Howard recently crowned his Oscar nomination for Best Actor for Hustle & Flow. The change of steam was spectacular, as Robert Downey Jr. was the highest paid actor in Hollywood for three consecutive years …

In 2013, on the show Watch What Happens Live, Terence Howard explained that when the question arose about the filming of Iron Man 2, the producer wanted to significantly reduce his salary in order to re-balance the accounts with Robert Downey Jr. He would never see the color. Of the $ 8 million he was asking for, the production offered him a million. Insulting the actor. Of course, from Marvel, The story was completely different…

When he logically returned to the charge, Howard saw Marvel Inadmissibility summoned, requesting Don Chidley for the role. Eventually, Howard felt that in his own words, he had been “betrayed” by Robert Downey Jr., whom he had helped in the role of Iron Man. “The man I helped is Iron Man … During the second film, he took the money he had to return and kicked me out,” he told the microphone. Bravo site. Vibe …