Friday, July 25

• Feige Indicates Favreau Back for Iron Man 2

  

  ReelzChannel is live on the Comic-Con scene today for the Marvel Your Universe panel with president of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, president of publishing, Joe Quesada and Craig Kyle, VP of creative development for Marvel Animation.

  A fan asked about the recent rumors of contract disputes between Iron Man director Jon Favreau and Marvel Studios over Iron Man 2 and whether they have worked that out so that he can return to direct the second film. Feige smiled and asked the crowd if they wanted to see Favreau direct Iron Man 2. The response was an eruption of "yes" cheers. Feige grinned ear-to-ear, saying that an announcement would be coming very shortly. Although official confirmation wasn't made, it appeared clear that Favreau would soon be announced as director of Iron Man 2.

  In other Marvel news, the Avengers Movie will officially have all five key characters and "you probably will see them all pop up together," says Feige coyly.

  More on Marvel's happenings at Comic-Con as we hear it.

  
  

  Posted 07/25/2008 by Jeff

  Jon Favreau | Kevin Feige | Iron Man 2 | Iron Man | Avengers Movie

Wednesday, July 16

• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Scribe to Pen Iron Man 2

  After settling their differences with Iron Man director Jon Favreau, Marvel is moving full speed ahead with Iron Man 2. Variety reports that Justin Theroux has been tabbed to write the screenplay for the much anticipated sequel to this summer's highest grossing flick (an achievement soon to be eclipsed by The Dark Knight). Theroux's previous credits include Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (yikes!) and Ben Stiller's upcoming comedy Tropic Thunder.

  Before fanboys start panicking over Theroux's lack of David Goyer-esque credentials, it should be pointed out that the first Iron Man enlisted an army of writers to pen multiple drafts, only to be re-written on-set each day by director Favreau and star Robert Downey Jr. -- both of whom are returning for the sequel.

  
  

  Posted 07/16/2008 by Thomas

  Jon Favreau | Justin Theroux | Iron Man 2 | Iron Man

Thursday, June 12

• Jon Favreau Battles Marvel over Iron Man 2

  The internets are awash with reports that Iron Man director Jon Favreau has threatened to opt out of Iron Man 2 unless he gets a hefty pay raise for the sequel. Depending on which story you believe, the bosses at Marvel Studios are either trying to make Favreau work for pennies, or Favreau is demanding compensation somewhere in the realm of Bolivia and two Caribbean islands to be named later.

  The spat started on Tuesday when Favreau reported on his Myspace forum that he hadn't heard from Marvel in weeks, adding that he wasn't too keen on Iron Man 2's rather ambitious release date of April 30, 2010. Then IESB poured gasoline on the nascent blaze, citing sources within Marvel that claimed the studio execs were simply "being cheap" in their negotiations with the director. Yesterday, Marvel fired back via DeadlineHollywoodDaily, claiming that Favreau was indeed offered significant salary bump for an Iron Man sequel.

  Look for the posturing to continue. The stakes are high in this battle, considering that Iron Man has earned upwards of half a billion dollars worldwide to date. We're not expecting the two sides to join hands and sing Kumbaya anytime soon.

  
  

  Posted 06/12/2008 by Thomas

  Jon Favreau | Iron Man 2 | Iron Man