The other ten or so threads that exist to discuss each of these individual topics weren't sufficient for you?
In response to your post:
1) Marvel ****ed up in the editing room for TIH - even as someone who really liked the movie, I'll be the first to say it. They cut out some scenes that would've been nice to have and they may have burned some bridges in the process.
2) What's this about the WM recasting being "against Favreau's better judgement"?
3) Mickey Rourke is still in negotiations for this flick
4) As far as we know, Samuel L Jackson is still in negotiations for this flick
5) Howard never said he found about it the same day we did - people seem to like to try and spin his words to make it seem that way, but he never said that. He simply called the recasting a surprise and said that he had read it was a money issue in the trades.