Favreau Questions Iron Man 2 Release

June 10, 2008 by Liam
Filed under: Movie News

Favreau Questions Iron Man 2 Release I like Jon Favreau. I liked Iron Man. But part of me wishes Favreau would stop talking about how he isn’t signed for Iron Man 2. Yes, it’s the question that everyone is asking, but I it’s an issue that need to be dealt with behind closed doors — not in public. Just sign the deal and let us know. Or don’t sign and let us know. Maybe I’m just superstitious and don’t want things to get jinxed.

In the ongoing saga today, Favreau took to MySpace to answer fan questions and voiced concerns about a planned April 2010 release for IM2. Here’s what he had to say:

“It’s been five weeks since the one and only phone call my reps have gotten from Marvel. I know their hands are full with the Hulk and I’m sure they will get into it shortly, as they tell me they intend to. I ran into the Marvel guys at the Hulk premiere and everyone sounded eager to get to work on IM2.

I am concerned, however, about the announced release date of April 2010. Neither Robert nor I were consulted about this and we are both concerned about how realistic the date is in light of the fact that we have no script, story or even writers hired yet. This genre of movie is best when it is done thoughtfully and with plenty of preparation. It might be better to follow the BB/DK, X/X2 three year release pattern than to scramble for a date. It is difficult because there are no Marvel 09 releases and they need product, but I also think we owe it to the fans to have a great version of IM2 and, at this point, we would have less time to make it than the first one.”

So that’s the word from Favreau. I might not agree about talking about the movie when the deal hasn’t been done, but I will agree that an April 2010 release does seem a bit rushed for a movie that doesn’t even have a script. Stay tuned as this story develops.