Yeah but that's been his MO since "Ironman 2". He's always played hard ball with the studio, talking about
"maybe I don't want to do more movies", obviously waiting for them to drop off that check.
I know you remember the back lash when it was rumored Marvel would re-cast Tony Stark. He made them lean back. Hell, he even renegotiated several of his co-stars contracts for "The Avengers 2". Obviously he wants to milk it but Marvel has pursued him, not the other way around.
So I'm sure this was in the works long before we heard of it, and long before "The Judge" flopped.
Fred.