Jon Favreau Talks About Adding the Post-Credits Scene To IRON MAN, Says it Started Out as a Lark
When Marvel Studio first made and released Iron Man, they had no idea what lied in store for them. They didn't know what to expect. Of course they had high hopes and tentative plans, but it all hinged on the success of Iron Man.
During a recent interview with EW, Director Jon Favreau talked about the post-credits scene of the film and how it wasn't in the original script.
"That was a bit of a lark. I wanted to include Easter eggs that the fans would appreciate and we thought the idea of a post-credit scene it could be fun. It was something that wasn’t really in the script originally. But I thought the idea of Nick Fury being Sam Jackson would be really fun, because when Nick Fury was reimagined in The Ultimates (comic book) they recast him as Sam Jackson, and I thought that that would be a really good nod to the audience.
Favreau went on to say that Kevin Feige loved the idea and rolled with it:
"Kevin [Feige] was way into it, too. Kevin really lit up. We worked on that dialog together. We were very careful how we selected the words. ‘You’re part of a bigger world now, a bigger universe,’ and ‘the Avengers Initiative,’ laid breadcrumbs for what was to come."
Now look how far the MCU has come! We could have never imagined at the time that it would lead to this! Now every Marvel film ends with a least two post-credits scenes, one of which always tends to tie into the future of the MCU. Now the future is here and I can't wait to see how Marvel wraps up this epic story that all started with Iron Man.