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EXCLUSIVE: It's not officially announced yet, but I'm told that Marvel Studios and Iron Man director Jon Favreau have reached a deal for him to helm the sequel, due out in 2010. (Robert Downey Jr had a sequel clause in his contract so he's on board.) Marvel Studios boss David Maisel was quick to put out a "definitely" richer offer to Favreau, but not quick enough for Jon -- who used the Internet and other media to rile up the movie's many fans who spread nonsense that Marvel was dragging its feet and then lowballing him. Granted Maisel is no day at the beach himself, but couldn't Favreau have refrained from negotiating in public and left the bargaining to his powerful agency CAA? (FYI, I earlier posted that he acted like an asshole, but he's not...)
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I cut him some slack. I figure it this way. He *wanted* to do IM2 like mad. He *wanted* Marvel to lock him in ASAP. Otherwise those eejits across the street would have tempted him with a fat offer to direct Hancock 2. That would have been Death Of Career!
I was following Favreau’s comments and didn’t take him to be an asshole at all. His concern was pretty straight forward: he didn’t think a decent movie could be rushed to theaters in 2 years, and an offer worth rushing for wasn’t immediately on the table.
Favreau had every right to be hesitant. Look at Sam Raimi and Gore Verbinski. They rushed their Spiderman and Pirates sequels, and look how horrible those turned out to be. ESPECIALLY Spiderman 3, which might be one of the worst films of the decade.
I disagree that he Favreau was being an asshole. I think it just was utterly disrespectful that they announce an Iron Man 2 without even asking or consulting or sealing a deal with Favreau. Say what you will be the movie has made 310 million and to say that Favreau was not part of the reason for the success is crazy.
Of course John had something to do with Iron Mans success, unlike Robert Downie Jr. …………. I’m sure he just stood on his tape mark
Nikki, I agree with you a lot of the time, but you’re way off base on this one. He wasn’t being an asshole. The way talent can be treated by a studio, any studio, Favreau was being very smart. Good for him.
Favreau and Vince Vaughn can both be struck by giant bolts of lightning and toasted into ash for all I care, they’re both a couple of slime balls and no friend to working writers.
>>His concern was pretty straight forward: he didn’t think a decent movie could be rushed to theaters in 2 years, and an offer worth rushing for wasn’t immediately on the table.<<
Yet he changes his mind when an offer lands on his table. Can anyone say “whore”? Let’s face it, the only reason he’s doing special effects movies these days is because he was a one hit wonder with Swingers. This whole thing reminds me of James Marsden who wept to the press that he hadn’t been offered a part in the X-Men sequels about a week before it was announced he was in the movie. Nobody likes a cryababy bitch.
Who’s the studio mouthpiece now, Nikki? You’ve greatly exaggerated Favreau’s use of the internet here. All I remember him doing is posting one thing on his MySpace page saying that he hadn’t heard from Marvel, yet.
I don’t know where your vitriol comes from, but Favreau is definitely not wrong to want to be a part of a franchise that he helped to create. The fact that Marvel gave every sign of moving forward without him and was not, as you claim, “quick to put out a ‘definitely’ richer offer” would give anyone in his shoes pause.
Marvel is cheap, and that is scary to the people who are dedicating years of their lives to generating hundreds of millions of dollars for them. How cheap? Go to one of their premieres and you’ll see exactly what I mean. I didn’t eat for fear of food poisoning, security was nonexistent, and the iron man party’s decorations consisted of scrap metal.
I don’t think anyone is doubting Downey’s contribution, #44. Just read any review.
Jake was simply saying Favreau was “part of the reason for the success,” and I totally agree.
You know, some may say that Favreau acted like an asshole, but I think he was just speaking in a language that studio executives could understand. Which requires a lot of posturing, politicking, and melodrama.
Basically, he had to speak conversational asshole.
Sorry Matt……. Old joke, ……….. Not very funny!
heypal…
come on, Favreau whined on every single possible website he could have.
Given he’s a tad less talented than Arthur Hiller… it’s a shame Marvel had to rehire him
Well, I agree that Favreau is a conventional asshole, which makes sense. He’s a fairly conventional director as well. This is sequel-itis — sure, give him a bump. But throw a stick out your window? You’ll hit five guys (or gals) who could direct the movie with the same results.
C’mon now. Is Favreau the real reason for the success of Ironman? Is he the only director capable to make Ironman 2, 3 or 10 a further success? What about the writers, the special effects team, the actots..etc. We’re giving too much credit to one man when the movie is dependant on many other factors
Look at Harry Potter series. WB got different directors to direct the 3rd and 4th series and they all did a marvelous job at it.
So to say only Favreau was the ultimate reason for the success of Ironman is the same as saying Bush was the reason why we go to war with Iraq. Some people forget about his cohorts, the congress etc..
Back to Ironman. Marvel owns the rights to the character and they can decide who they want to hire to direct the movie. Lets not get dwell on the idea that only 1 director can make a movie successful. Favreau just happened to hits the bulls-eye on Ironman. Wrong? Well go check his previous movies.
Oh! By the way Nikki, I read somewhere that Favreau commented about never wanting to do sequels. If this is true, then why is he agreeing on Ironman 2? Eem, money rules after all eh!
A lot of you commenters and Nikke Finke haven’t a clue. Marvel is so cheap that they treat their own staff like migrant workers. Favreau did use the internet to demonstrate to Marvel how fans would feel about cutting him loose. To say that Harry Potter was a success with different people at the helm is beside the point. Harry potter had well written books to directly write scripts from. Iron Man 2 will be lucky to get a tight script by the spring which is when they would have to start production to pull off a large effects film by the release date that Marvel committed to. And mixing comedy and reality into the genre is definitely Favreau. Try duplicating this with Michael Bay. Favreau did Marvel a favor by forcing their hand.
Marvel can hire whoever they want.
They didn’t have a long term contract with him.
Nobody can claim a job.
Just because you directed the movie,doesn’t mean you and you only should direct every possible sequel they are willing to turn out.
Favereau should have kept his mouth shut and waited till Marvel came to him.
He should thank his lucky stars he got the job in the first place
I don’t know why there was even a “need” to bring back Favreau at all. As long as you have the cast back and a good script, there are actually several other directors better suited for this genre that would probably make a better looking movie anyway. Favreau was NOT the primary ingredient in Iron Man’s success. Not by a longshot. He is not a necessary ingredient in the franchise’s future, either.
Jesus. You’d think that people who read this website would be better informed about goings-on in the business side of the industry, but you’re mostly just daft. However, I feel the validity of the “information” presented in this article is tenuous at best. Just like when it was reported that Norton was trying to ruin THE INCREDIBLE HULK, which ended up not being true in the slightest. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but is there some coercion with Marvel here?
Here’s the long and short of it: Favreau didn’t “just” direct this movie – he was involved from the ground up and, based on earlier drafts of the script that I’ve read (dating back to when New Line totally fucked it up), he was the major driving force in the development of ALL parts of the project. Was he the only component? Certainly not, and no one is suggesting that. Was he the main component in making the film what it was? Absolutely. That’s to take nothing away from Downey or anyone else involved. But it’s a fact, and if you’re not willing to buck up to that, you’re either an idiot or ignoring the truth.
The HARRY POTTER comparison is null and void, as that’s a studio-developed property and multi-faceted collaboration rather than something that one person with a clear vision came in and cemented. Not giving Favreau the shot to direct the sequel would have been an idiot’s mistake, worse than it would have been taking Raimi away from the Spidey sequel and just slightly less ridiculous than it would have been to take Jackson off LOTR.
Those of you shitting on Favreau completely disregard the amount of work he put into the project, and anyone suggesting that you could throw a rock and find someone more capable of conducting the train just shows what a clueless plebe they are.
so Favreau is definitely not doing the Wonder Twins? bastard.
Hmmm, Marvel rushing sequels. We all saw how well that turned out for X-Men 3, Spiderman 3, Fantastic Four 2. Ok, admittedly they made money, but I’d argue that each managed to dent each franchise a bit in the process.
Favs made a good movie that made a shitload of money for Marvel. It will stand the test of time as one of the better Marvel flicks. He has every right to be a little cocky (using the asshole world in this case is SO overdoing it).
For those of us not “in the know,” could people please expand on:
1. Marvel treating employees like migrant workers
2. Favreau & Vaughn not being friends of working writers
Both of these claims are very interesting and should be shared.
I’m a big RDJ fan and thinks he owned Iron Man, but i don’t think anyone can take from Favreau the credit he deserve. He directed an almost flawless movie.
What i don’t understand is how can they have a good sequel on April 2010 if RDJ is starting to work on Sherlock Holmes this October. I really hope Marvel will return to their senses and push IM2 back to 2011.
Dennis: obviously, you’re not in showbiz. Yes, a director has moral claim to a sequel until one or the other side decides to pass. And yes, the studios try to err on the side of retaining directors for sequels. Especially since Bryan Singer leaving the X-Franchise resulted in that catastrophic abomination of a third X-Movie, The Last Stand.
– Rob
PS: Granted Maisel is no day at the beach himself, but, seriously, could Favreau have been more of an asshole?
My god, Nikki, you sound like you’ve never seen Swingers.
PPS: Or been to a comic book convention . . . [vbeg!]
I took his comments to mean he was worried Marvel was about to fuck up everything they’d accomplished so far by simply not conversing with him about a sequel before announcing it was on the way.
Favreau’s not an asshole, he’s so money.
Of course he will direct it, the first one was awesome so that’s how it should be.
As the pirates and Spiderman movies were a massive financial success, the point made by 40yearoldstitzer is total crap!!! These films were awesome. Some people just don’t have any taste.
Armand – I think the Potter Series proves the importance of a decent director. All of them come from the same source material (Rowling), yet 1,2,4 are pretty below average. The brought in Yates for 5,6,7 because they want a director who can handle the more foreboding direction the plot moves in.
Is Favereau a genius? – hell no, few would argue that he is. However, comic book adaptions are perilous things. You have to try to maintain quality AND keep the fanboys happy. On the whole, he succeeded in this. The first two thirds of the movie were of a particularly high caliber. A good cast and team around him no doubt helped, but the director’s influence should never be understated.
Does this give him a right to direct the sequel. No – he didn’t have a clause in his contract unlike Downey Jr. However, the first film was a critical and popular success, so I think he has the right to find out first hand if he is to be directing the sequel (before it’s announced in the press). I’m pleased to see him return. Why? Because continuity is crucial in planned sequels. Favereau hoped he’d be returning and no doubt when filming Iron Man 1, he’ll have been already thinking about plot and character development.
Sure there are better directors, but come on – can you see Del Toro, Jackson, Spielburg, Singer et al signing up for Iron Man 2? No chance. The first one was good. Let the man finish what he started and we can be thankful that McG wasn’t given the call.
Thank you Nikki for calling him out.
Favreau wasn’t the sole reason for the success of “Iron Man”. The primary reason it was successful was because of the charisma and charm of Robert Downey Jr. HE made that movie watchable.
In my opinion “Iron Man” is an incredibly overrated film. And the ending was like watching a remake of the climax of “Robocop 2″. I could get into the silly plot details (how did Jeff Bridges know how to use a suit in 10 minutes when RDJ took an entire movie to learn to use it) but it’s pointless. It was an overpraised film that rode the bandwagon effect to 300 million.
Anyhow, him going online and riling up fans was a very immature thing to do. It’s not like Favreau is some hot shot auteur with great vision and the ability to use his budget effectively. I would place his directing skills right alongside Peter Berg. Sure they get the job done but they really have no visual flair.
If it were up to me and he pulled this crap, I would have hired someone else like Alex Proyas. As long as Downey was a lock and the writers were still in place, Favreau could have been easily replaced.
Fanboys need to remember that just because a director goes to Comic Con and speaks geek lingo and seems “like a nice guy” doesn’t mean he gets a pass when he makes a mediocre movie.
“Iron Man” had potential, and a sequel could improve on it greatly, but let’s not kid ourselves and consider it the end all be all.
Okay, Favreau made a single comment on his MySpace page where he expressed a pretty basic concern. Unless I’m mistaken, IESB and Ain’t It Cool New then ran with stories about how Marvel was shorting them while citing Marvel sources that had nothing to do with Marvel’s comment. How is this Favreau’s fault?
1) Regarding Harry Potter… the first two were NOT good movies. They were so-so movies that are loved and were well watched beacuse of the books. This is more than partially because the director was not that good. Then, when the third Potter movie came out, it was considered to be the first genuinely well made movie… because it had a good director.
2) Most of the Favreau buzz was created by journalists ASKING Favreau about Iron Man 2 story points and whatnot… Favreau would then say that he didn’t know because he hadn’t been approached by Marvel yet. Which was true. Favreau said that he would love to direct the movie, though.
3) And while other people certainly do make a movie (Downey, the writers, etc.), you can’t deny that the movie is ultimately controlled by the director, and you can usually get a sense of the quality and tone of a movie based on who the director is before even seeing it. Michael Bay’s Iron Man would be much different than David Mamet’s Iron Man which would be much different than the Iron Man we got… even with the same script.
4) As others have noted, a good movie takes time. Favreau and co. were given that time for Iron Man 1. Favreau rightly said that he would want the same amount of time to do Iron Man 2. Marvel wants it done faster. What does that mean? That means that he’ll have to cram in more hours of work into a shorter schedule… so an increase in pay seems more than reasonable (even over the increase he should have gotten for helping make the first such a success).
Man some of you people are hilarious. It’s IRON MAN not Batman or Spider-Man – most of what was good about the movie is not because of how attractive the property is, it’s the creative team that made something out of a okay concept. Favreau is absolutely important. He’s the director for god’s sake. If it wasn’t for his understanding and interpretation of the material this could have been Ghost Rider or Daredevil. You gotta be kidding me – great or near-great comic books don’t make themselves. You’re probably the same people that gave Jerry Reinsdorf all the credit for the success of the Jordan-era Bulls.
The most memorable advice I’ve received from a Hollywood veteran is this: “When you’re hot, and they need you, show no mercy.”
Favs could make Iron Man 2 ten times better than the original, with triple the box office gross, and Marvel very easily could still kick his ass to the curb for the third one in favor of some new guy with “buzz.” It happens all the freaking time.
Lets make this simple -
Could Marvel make IM 2 without Favreau? Yes.
Should they? No.
He was heavily involved and guess what? Thats one of the benifits of making a hit. You should get the sequels.
It reminds me of music artist who have a mangager, get a hit, fire manager.
Favreau didnt complain too much. Give credit where its do and lets all look forward to # 2.
ps. Nikki, you were off on this one
“Favreau wasn’t the sole reason for the success of “Iron Man”.”
Can we let this idiotic straw man die already?
Of course he’s not the SOLE reason, but NOBODY HAS SAID THAT. Give it a freaking rest.
RDJ was a huge reason. But does anyone really think the movie would have been as good and made as much money if you just threw RDJ into any Iron Man script directed by any random director? How naive can you be.
40yearoldstitzer I will answer the first part of your question as to what I meant by Marvel treating its staff like migrant workers. Marvel says it is a fledgling studio. But as soon as the 1rst two movies were done they eliminated a bunch of staff positions with the reason being that they had nothing in production until 2009 and nothing released until 2010. Those staffers are salaried positions who make a lot less money by the week than people hired by the individual movies. Consequently they can’t get people to take these staff jobs and can only get contract freelancers. This is not how you run a studio. Continuity is important or you end up reinventing the wheel over and over gain. The revolving door at Marvel has been ridiculous. The people there must have pretty low morale knowing that that axe could fall any time. What they should do is reward their staff employees and filmmakers for their success. And it should start with Favreau.
Nikki sure seems to have something again schlubby actor/directors. Remember her bizarre anger against Kevin Smith’s Myspace Clerks II credits?
What everyone who’s lambasting Favreau and (rightly) lauding Downey seems to be unaware of is that Downey was Favreau’s choice. The studio didn’t want him, and Favreau and Downey lobbied for him to get the role together. Breaking up that working partnership wouldn’t be a good idea for the sequel.
Favreau wasn’t being an asshole by any means – he made comments on his myspace page which seemed pretty reasonable and these were picked up and reprinted everywhere. There, all he was concerned about was that Marvel had announced a timing for the movie which seemed rushed, and he also noted that he hadn’t been contacted by anyone at Marvel Studios since the movie opened five weeks previously. Nothing about money.
I don’t recall that any of the articles saying that Maisel wasn’t upping Favreau’s fee actually cited Favreau as a source outside of those myspace comments. I could be wrong.
So yes, you’re off base here, Nikki.
Alot of the people attacking Favraeu sound like Sour Grapes to me. When a film gets nominated for BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR in the OSCAR race, but the Director is not nominated for BEST DIRECTOR everyone cries, “Zounds! Do they think that the film directed itself?! How can the director not be nominated if the picture was?! Fie on it!” Yet, now you all claim that after a successful Super Hero movie where in which the Director was involved from every stage of the game to make the kind of Super Hero movie everyone longs for, he could easily be replaced by any old Tom, Dick, or Harry. Everyone knows it’s a team effort to make a movie like that. I’m sure Fav thanked his cast and crew everyday. I’m sure he knows it took everyone, but come on. How can you all pass judgement without ever knowing what it’s like, for even one day, to negotiate with a big studio? Walk a mile, bitches. Quit whining because your career isn’t on par with his. Go, Johnny,Go!
um.. any one want to point out that 1) Favreau came onto Iron Man before any actors where cast. 2) Favreau is the one who championed Robert Downey Jr getting the part to Marvel. The studio had to be sold on the idea.
As far as hollywood people go. Favreau is a pretty good guy. He’s not perfect but he is way better a person then most of the directors out there.
I can’t believe the sheer amount of ignorance some of the posters here have. Did Downey bring a lot to Iron Man? Of course. Who had to fight tooth-and-nail to get Downey cast when producers had serious doubts about him? Favreau. Who had the smarts to not just go by the usual Hollywood playbook or pander to the fanboys but rather bring in actual comic book professionals to help shape the content of the film? Favreau. Who put together all of these divergent elements to create a movie that was enjoyed by critics, fanboys, and general movie audiences? Favreau.
To think that he played a minimal role in the film and that a sequel without him would be just as good without him…or that he’s an “asshole” because he brought attention to being treated unfairly by a company he just made a $#!+load of money for…just shows a complete lack of understanding and empathy over such proceedings.
Jon Favreau is an asshole? A better headline would be “Nikki Finke is a Bitch”. First of all, IESB.net had your “exclusive” story a week earlier. Second, the higher-ups announced a sequel release date before even signing him! Who exactly do you think was being the bully in that situation? Should Favreau have kept his mouth shut about the release date? If you say yes, you’re either delusional or liar, but probaby both. You’re no different than the scum-sucking paparazzi who make their living from sensationalizing EVERYTHING. I’ll bet if Favreau was spotted buying a carton of milk, you would immediately run an “exclusive” report on how his dairy habit is interfering with the Iron Man 2 production. Get a life, hack writer bitch.
To call Favreau an “Asshole” is ridiculous. At NO POINT has he written or said anything to warrant this kind of reaction. He is one of the most passionate directors currently making films. I look forward to Favreau’s “Iron Man II” and not Bret Ratner’s.
Agreed. I don’t see Favreau as having been the instigator in this matter at all; he applied external pressures on David Maisel (the real dick in this scenario) to get what he wanted, and more power to him.
Favreau made ONE comment on his My Space page in response to fans’ questions where he briefly mentions not having been offered to direct YET because the studio was understandably busy promoting Incredible Hulk. He then went on to express his concern about IM2’s release date. He didn’t rant, whine or demand in any fashion while doing so. Exactly how does that make him an asshole?
You don’t break up a winning team if you want to duplicate their success. Favreau can be equated to the coach of this one. Thus Marvel would have been incredibly stupid not to sign him for the sequel. I’m glad to see the pieces are falling into place to make IM2 the best possible film by the people who care the most about it.
Oh… yeah… Favreau is an a-hole because he wants a bigger piece of a pie that is sure to be bigger than $600 million, which he will be mostly responsible for.
Give me a break you guys. I say good for him.
Vic
Why do you think he was an asshole? Marvel is apparently still aiming for a 2010 release which they never discussed with Favreau. That better change to 2011 or the film is likely to suck if rushed to completion.
Well excuuuuuuuse Favreau for trying to have a production with some kind of quality control! Maybe someone can put a quick call into Joel Schumacher. I’m sure he could crank out a Iron Man Forever or Iron Man and Robin in 6 months. Maybe we can even be treated to some soon-to-be-infamous Ironnipples!
Judge, that story is an utter shame. Especially consider how tough landing any industry job is, such frequent staff cutting is offensive… especially in today’s economy.
Thanks for sharing that. These are the stories more people need to hear.
Wow – I think you’re WAY too harsh calling Favreau an a-hole. Reading his myspace page, he seems to have only expressed the fact that Marvel hadn’t been in touch with him, even though they’d announced the release date of IM2. I don’t think that merits calling him names.
The thing is, I have nothing against the man. What I am saying is directors should not automatically think they owned the movie and have the rights to the sequels just because they made the 1st one.
The studio poured in the money and financed everything else. Yes, he plays a part towards the movie’s success but he is NOT the sole reason for its success. The writers, actors, crew etc..
For him to blast the studio is like biting the hands that feeds.
If anything, Favreau should just moved on and I am sure there are other studios willing to hire and pay him shitloads of money to direct a different feature. I have always stated that you’re as good as your last movie, so Favreau should have no problem attracting new offers.
Again, on the Potter series, the point I was trying to make is that different directors brings in different ideas and style. So to hire a different director for a sequel is not a bad idea. There are more than 1 capable director out there.
Same goes for Peter Jackson claiming that he is the best out there to make the prequel to LOTR. If so, then he has pratically pigeon-holed himself in this genre. No director wants that to happen to them.
They could get Kaos (Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever) to direct IM2 and it’ll still make $250 mil — same with the Potter movies — but would they be any good? Big box office does not equate to quality, that is the problem with modern-day hollywood, they figure because HanCRAP made $110 opening that it was a great movie, congrats and blowjobs all around. But it sucked. Iron Man was actually good and made money. That’s lightning in a bottle. And you have to give Favreau some cred for that.
It pains me to say this, especially since I went to college with Jon Favreau and he MC’d comedy shows in our shithole campus bar.
But he (and Vince Vaughn) both needed kicks in the ass from the business. Vince got his when FRED CLAUS tanked. Jon got his when ZARUTHSANDSHDSHA [sic] tanked.
HOWEVER…
The biz chews and spits out truly talented people. And the Fav is a truly talented individual. He understands that “cinema” is different from “product.” The studio clearly wants “product” and he wants to deliver “cinema.” If they can work out a compromise and deliver a decent film, then more power to Jonny and his media-savvy friends.
No Nikki Favreau is not an asshole by any means. At the same time Marvel had to take advantage of their earnings to announce their future film plans that quarter so I have nothing against either there. I also think some of you are getting worked up over a rumor that Marvel was lowballing, etc…It’s called negotiating. Lastly, Downey was awesome in the role and he was not just standing on tape marks. He was awesome in the movie and brought life into a character.
This makes me really happy to know, although I disagree that he was really doing anything wrong.
And I’m not sure that I’d really feel like seeing a sequel if he wasn’t directing, as I really enjoyed the way he did it, as well as having seen some of his other movies and enjoying those. I mean, I’d probably see it once, but not 4 or more times like I did with this first one. It was pretty much perfect in my book.
And someone brought up the HP series? Honestly, I never really fully enjoyed any of them in comparison to the books. I think that they are getting better as the series progresses, but they aren’t quite up there yet, IMO.
And I’m not trying to say that I think Favreau is the ONLY reason the movie did well. I think that it was deff. a group effort, and that the team as a whole is what made it work as well as it did.
OK I read most of the comments here and I’m one of those who thinks that Favreau is not at ALL an asshole…
I think he wanted to do this movie, with Downey Jr and that he brought what all he could to bring for this one (even Paul Bettany as Jarvis, because he has a perfect british voice and they worked together on Wimbledon!!), and hell yeah, let him have the direction Iron Man franchise simply because he deserve it, and because it’s a great team job obviously.
The fact that he mentionned on his myspace that he still had no news from Marvel, came after all this promo they did AFTER the movie came out, where Robert and him were already talking about the sequel, etc… So we basically went from “sequel” to “dunno what the fuck is going, I might not be on board” that came out of NOWHERE and freaked the fans out like crazy(understandable…), and it spreaded the rumor, and then it was “back to normal somehow”.
And so what? I think he had to right to be a demanding bastard if that’s what he did, Marvel is fuckin rich, surely they could hire him again to direct right? No kidding…
Oh, and he will be back nonetheless, he plays Happy
Deviant Anomaly: ITA. It was one comment. Nikki’s criticism was WAY too harsh. I’m glad Favreau’s on board. Looking forward to the sequel!
There’s nothing wrong with what Jon Favreau did. He did a great job on Iron Man, and deserves the sequel. If Marvel wanted to bring him back, he deserved a raise – end of story.
Anyway, I want to know why the guy above said that Favreau is no friend to writers? That’s cryptic. Has he wronged anyone? I don’t get it.
… and as for the premiere party for Iron Man being so crappy and cheap – very true – but that has nothing to do with all of this. The premiere was hosted, planned, and paid for by Paramount. Not Marvel.
Some of you people have no idea how it all works.