Jon Favreau is an American actor, director and writer. Born in Flushing, New York, Favreau has appeared in many movies, including Rudy, Very Bad Things and The Break-Up. As a director he's credited with such films as Swingers, and most...
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Jon Favreau is an American actor, director and writer. Born in Flushing, New York, Favreau has appeared in many movies, including Rudy, Very Bad Things and The Break-Up. As a director he's credited with such films as Swingers, and most recently Iron Man.
Of all of the Marvel superhero movies that will fuse into each other on May 4, 2012 when The Avengers is released, Jon Favreau 's Iron Man (and soon to be Iron Man 2 ) is probably the universal favorite. The director's careful handling of the character and wonderful job of adding a sense of realism for us all to relate to made him the unanimous choice of fans worldwide to take up the reigns and direct The Avengers , and it was one of the big questions in recent times. Favreau recently spoke to MTV about the whole thing, and confirmed that he ...
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In Iron Man 2, the scarlet and golden-metaled hero must face an adversary with technological upgrades of his own. Whiplash (Mickey Rourke) sports a power pack on his chest that looks similar to the one used by Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.). “The technologies are definitely related, and that’s part of the core theme of the film,” says director Jon Favreau. The character’s alter ego, Ivan Vanko, is a Russian who, Favreau says, “has constructed his own version of a suit.” Among the creative alterations: a pair of whips, powered by the suit’s glowing chest piece, expected to keep Iron Man cracking. Whiplash “is ...
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DIRECTOR Jon Favreau says superhero sequel Iron Man 2, which began filming three weeks ago and opens on May 7, 2010, will explore the dual identity of the armoured crimefighter. Robert Downey Jr, 44 , plays billionaire inventor Tony Stark who creates a hi-tech power-suit to become the eponymous comic book hero. Speaking to USA Today - which gave us this first set picture of Downey Jr - Jon Favreau said the follow-up takes place six months after Stark has revealed his Iron Man identity. Favreau said: "How many superheroes are open about their true identities? We wanted to play with that idea. But ...
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Marvel Studios has sent out the following two-part production update for Iron Man 2 and The Avengers ! ROBERT DOWNEY JR. AND JON FAVREAU SUIT UP FOR MARVEL STUDIOS’ THE AVENGERS AND IRON MAN 2 As part of his four picture deal with Marvel Studios, Robert Downey Jr. is appearing as Tony Stark in THE AVENGERS motion picture, as well as reprising his starring role as the larger-than-life leading character in IRON MAN 2. Jon Favreau will return to direct the sequel to the blockbuster IRON MAN, which to date has grossed over $578 million worldwide, as well as executive produce THE AVENGERS. DON ...
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Director Jon Favreau has been posting updates from the set of Iron Man 2 via Twitter and here is some of the latest entries from the hip director of last summers action hit. May 1: “Wrecking the joint. Not much left of the set. Broken stuff everywhere. Should look cool on screen.” May 4: “More suited destruction today. Rigging a big gag with lots of cameras.” May 4: “ILM on set today. Doing a mix of practical suits and Imocap, their version of on set motion capture developed originally for Pirates 2.” May 6: “Scarlett’s first day on set in the Black Widow outfit. ...
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Last week, we brought you the news that Jon Favreau won't direct "Avengers," and some comments from the filmmaker on the relationships between certain characters in "Iron Man 2," but what about that other big film he's attached to these days, "Cowboys and Aliens"?
While chatting with Favreau during the Bora Bora junket for "Couples Retreat," [...]
FROM SPLASH PAGE: When MTV News caught up with "Iron Man 2" director Jon Favreau at the "Couples Retreat" junket a few weeks ago in Bora Bora, we were determined to get the filmmaker's take on how his much-anticipated sequel would connect with "The Avengers"—even if it took a bumpy ride in a golf [...]
'Iron Man 2' director Jon Favreau will not be helming 'The Avengers'.The filmmaker won't be available to take the reins of the hotly-anticipated film - which will see several Marvel comic book superheroes brought together on the big screen, including Iron Man, Thor and The Incredible Hulk - but will have some input on the project. He said: "They'll...
Jon Favreau has revealed that he will not be directing The Avengers.The Avengers a handful of heroes from the Marvel Comic world all come together and it's a project that has been on the cards for some time after the success of the likes Iron Man in recent years.However Favreau is too busy to direct the latest Marvel movie. In an interview with MTV...
We've heard off and on for a few years now, right from Jon Favreau himself, that he's been interested in actually directing Marvel's The Avengers movie, due out sometime in 2012 (if all goes as planned). Our most recent update was back in March, with an anonymous scoop on AICN claiming that Marvel really wants Favreau to direct but isn't sure there is enough time for him to do it after Iron Man 2 (but that was before they pushed Avengers to...
“The Avengers” movie will have to assemble without Jon Favreau.The “Iron Man” and “Iron Man 2” director, who had been rumored to take the helm for the Marvel super-team’s big screen 2012 debut, “will not be available” for the job, he told MTV News.
When Jon Favreau said he would not be available to direct "The Avengers" for Marvel, he opened the doors for speculation about who would be behind the camera.
Favreau's "Iron Man" breathed life into the current wave of Marvel films culminating in 2012's gigantic crossover event, but someone else will have to step in to [...]
Jon Favreau says he won't direct 'The Avengers'The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.comRaimi, Bryan Singer ("X-Men," "X-2: X-Men United"), Christopher Nolan ("Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight") and Zack Snyder ("Watchmen") are all worthy ...and more »
Vive la France! Check out what our French friends have provided for us — a lengthy "behind the scenes" interview with Iron Man 2's director Jon Favreau and star Robert Downey Jr.. Not only that, but there's also new footage from the movie.
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Jon Favreau sounded tired on the phone Sunday morning. It had been a long weekend, but a great weekend. And a profitable one: The director of "Iron Man" was hearing that his film would crack
