Jon Favreau Talks 'Iron Man' Sequel: Booze, Villains, and More
www.getthebigpicture.net - 2nd Oct 2008
Jon Favreau:
Jon Favreau recently held a live online chat
moderated by
The Los Angeles Times. As you might suspect,
those asking questions were less interested in Made and Fav's upcoming
bit part in buddy Vince Vaughn's Four Christmases and more interested in
the sequel to
Iron Man.
Refreshingly,
Favreau didn't actually dodge the
questions. Some of the answers are ambiguous, but some seem to drop fairly
strong hints about the direction of the franchise. As for where the story is
headed in the second chapter, the director says, "The sequel is shaping up to incorporate Tony's vision for the
future. What happens after he says 'I am Iron Man?'"
On its own, that doesn't mean much. Nor does the
admission that he's working with screenwriter
Justin
Theroux, who's going through the first draft of the screenplay, as
well as storyboard artists and costume designers. That just tells us the basics.
What about specific characters we might see next time?
"Mandarin is still an important figure in the Iron Man
universe," admits
Favreau. "We have an interesting take on him that allows us to incorporate the
whole pantheon of villains. The whole 10 Rings thing in Iron Man was a good tease for it."
A-ha! So it's Mandarin? He's the villain?
Well,
Favreau doesn't come right out and say that, but
he also doesn't mention any other villains in the same breath or at all, at
least not by name. Make of that what you will.
Favreau also conditionally confirms that we'll see more
of Nick Fury (Samuel
L. Jackson) in the sequel and that eventually, more demons in the
closet of Tony Stark (Robert
Downey Jr.) will be explored. By that, of course, we mean his alcoholism. We even got a pretty excited answer to
whether or not Jim Rhodes (Terrence
Howard) will become War Machine sooner than later.
"We need War Machine...Shoulder cannons and all."
There was also a little bit of discussion about the
changing face of comic book movies, with
Favreau acknowledging that
The Dark Knight adds legitimacy to the genre,
calling the film "a cultural event." But is he OK existing in the shadows of
that behemoth? "DK took the spotlight off us. I would be happy to be Pepsi to
their Coke for the next ten years,"
Favreau said.
"The choice of a new generation!"
You can get a few more details - including what other actor
Favreau would have liked to direct in the role of Tony Stark - by reading the Times
chat, which is conveniently archived for posterity. And you can now pick up
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