Jon Favreau Talks about THE AVENGERS and IRON MAN 3

Jon Favreau started this whole Marvel Movie universe when he awesomely brought Iron Man to life for the big screen. He paved the way for what was to come, and it's incredibly awesome to see the success of The Avengers! It has already made over a billion dollars, and it's only been two weeks! Favreau directed the first two Iron Man movies, and he is serving as an Executive Producer on The Avengers and Iron Man 3. Shane Black has taken on the directing duties for the next installment of Iron Man, and in a recent interview Favreau discussed his thoughts on the project and how involved he will be. But, first he addressed the success of The Avengers saying,

Yeah, how do you like that? Turned out really well. Look, it was something we always planned for, and hoped for, but anything could have gone wrong and it took a lot of things to go right. First and foremost, Joss, to be able to pull together, four different characters based on four different sets of films, that shared a lot tonally and they shared some cast-wise, but he had to pull all those things together and make it work, it’s a very high degree of difficulty for him. But we had done a lot of setup in Iron Man 2 and even in Iron Man 1, we were hoping that it would come to this. I don’t think it became a reality until the last few years, but we were definitely planning for it. But it took a lot of people to pass the baton well, and each director that had been involved with the franchises did their part, but it took Joss to really seal the deal, and clearly it worked out, because the moment seems to continue going.

Whedon was definitely the right man for the job, and I don't think anyone else could have pulled it off so well. Let's just hope he will direct the sequel as well, because we all know we're going to see a sequel! Favreau then went on to discuss Iron Man 3, which starts shooting in a couple of weeks.

I was just talking to Shane Black and Downey and look, I think it’s a really smart way to go. After Avengers, you want to start with something really bold and inspired, and if you’ve ever seen Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang you’ve seen that when Downey and Shane get together, interesting and unexpected things happen, and I’m happy to see that it’s taking a bit of a tonal shift from The Avengers and it’s going to be something completely different and exciting, and I’m happy to be a part of it.

He then spoke about this "tonal shift." When he was asked about the film possibly being darker he said, 

No, just a little bit more offbeat, I’d say. Shane and Robert definitely have an original point of view and an original take on the character, and I think it delves deeper into what makes Tony Stark tick, and plays on the unexpected original unpredictable quality of the character that I think fans gravitate to.

I'm excited to see what they have planned for this character, and the personality traits that they pull out of him. The director then revealed how involved with the movie he'll be...

I’ll be very involved on that one. I’ve already been talking to them and I feel a tremendous connection to that franchise and that character and I’m very proud to see it moving forward in a way that re-enforces that story.

I'm extremely excited for the future of Marvel Films, and hope that Favreau continues to be involved with them. I'd love it if he ended up coming back onboard to direct some more Marvel movies! I wouldn't mind seeing what he would do with Dr. Strange when they finally get around to making it.

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