From the bumpy golf buggy, Jon Favreau shared some Avengers information with MTV. First up, he will not be directing The Avengers movie. Secondly, Ed Norton will not have a cameo appearance in Iron Man 2.
“We want to reinforce a lot of the stuff we started to tip off,” Favreau told MTV News. “‘The Avengers’ is a much larger concern for Marvel and Kevin Feige, who runs Marvel. They’re going to be doing ‘Thor’ and ‘Captain America,’ and the way we might start to tease those things in this movie, some of it is stuff that we’ve discussed [and] some of the stuff you do last-minute as you figure out how that stuff is coming together.”
“It’s an evolving, amorphous thing,” he explained. “If we decide and commit too early, the secret always gets out.”
“They’ll have to [find a different director], because I’m not going to be available,” he explained. “It’s something I’m being the executive producer on, so I’ll definitely have input and a say.”
“It’s going to be hard, because I was so involved in creating the world of Iron Man and Iron Man is very much a tech-based hero, and then with ‘Avengers’ you’re going to be introducing some supernatural aspects because of Thor,” he continued. “How you mix the two of those works very well in the comic books, but it’s going to take a lot of thoughtfulness to make that all work and not blow the reality that we’ve created.”
“That’s why it’s good that you have the guys from Marvel like Kevin Feige, who knows the books well and has been involved with the making of all the movies, and he’ll be very involved with ‘Thor’ and ‘Cap,’” said Favreau. “You need somebody who has the perspective of all the different franchises to bring them together. I have the myopic vision of just knowing and loving Iron Man.”
This opens up the question, who should direct the Avengers movie?
This ET set visit, unlike previous ones, comes chock full of tasty behind the scenes moments. Whiplash attacking a Rolls Royce as Pepper tries to escape, shots of Natalie (Black Widow/Scarlett Johansson) in leopard skin trying on the Iron Man armor, explosive Formula 1 scenes, the love triangle and plenty more.
Entertainment Tonight are running an Iron Man 2 featurette this Thursday, you can catch a quick preview below. Be warned, it’s filled with quickly zooming in and out cameras and quotes such as, “A set so big we sent two reporters”. Scarlett Johansson also, “kicks some serious serious ass”.
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Jon Favreau premiered the first Iron Man 2 footage at this years Comic Con. Many descriptions have appeared online, I’ve included two in-depth descriptions in the full post and summarized below.
- The footage opens in the giant donut and a conversation between Tony Stark and Nick Fury – Stark doesn’t want to join the team.
- It then cuts to a courtroom scene that sees the government attempting to strip Stark of his Iron Man suit
- Rhodey enters to testify against Stark.
- Whiplash is out to get Tony as revenge for the Stark families’ atrocities, explained by a voiceover whilst Rourke constructs a suit of his own.
- There’s a quick shot of Black Widow in action and then Whiplash flicking his two great electro-whips.
- Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell) is now seen, talking about Iron Man suit modifications “firepower” – retrofitting guns and armor. Rhodey says he’ll take it.
- Then there’s a quick shot of the complete War Machine suit.
We’ve seen Tony Stark and Whiplash in Iron Man 2, now’s our first look at the next major new character, the Black Widow (also known as the Russian spy Natasha Romanoff), played by Scarlett Johansson. These shots come courteous of EW and Leroy.
Plot details
The article also offers up some very interesting plot details.
As we already know, Sam Rockwell is playing the weapons manufacturer Justin Hammer, “who fancies himself the next Tony Stark”. Rourke plays the new villain Whiplash, aka Russian criminal Vanko – Vanko creates his first suit whilst imprisoned, his final suit fires “devastating, whip-like beams.”
Whiplash and Hammer join forces to take on Iron Man. Meanwhile Natasha Romanoff is hired as Stark’s assistant (to replace Pepper Potts, now CEO of Stark Industries). This ultimately leads to romantic tensions.
Rourke also reveals that his character enjoys talking to a cockatoo whilst drunk.
Attack of the show co-host Olivia Munn made it known, via Twitter, that she would have a role in Iron Man 2 – though couldn’t legally discuss it yet. On Twitter she suggested her role was bigger than a one minute appearance, watch “Big Stan” for details.
@awalker2334 thx! im excited. @jonfavreau is awesome! http://www.variety.com/arti…
@tr1gun it is definitely a bigger role than “big stan”..
Before joking,
@JammedHands haha.. yes, spoiler. I am playing the role of War Machine in Iron Man 2. Terrance Howard, Don Cheadle and now Olivia Munn! ha!
Chief Marvel editor, Joe Quesada, has answered some more question on the regular Cup ‘O Joe column, this time pertaining to Thor and Iron Man 2.
On Thor
Quesada talks with great passion about Branagh and Kevin Feige’s creative partnership, and the delight it was to watch them explore the Thor ideas and mythology. His approach to the Thor franchise is Shakespearean, explaining emotions between characters in each scene, their motivation and how it relates to the movie’s plot.
Character development looks like it shall play a significant part in the Thor adaptation, Quesada describes this quality as “quintessential” in creating a Marvel movie. There are capes and big hammers, but, “It’s about what makes characters tick”. And Quesada adds, “there’s reasons and motivations for him to hit people with his hammer… hard!”
When it comes to marketing Thor, it’s all about raising awareness before the movie’s release. Similar to the Iron Man approach, Thor’s character shall be introduced to kids through animation, in particular in “Super Hero Squad” and “Avengers Animated”.
On Iron Man 2
Quesada describes Favreau as intense and cerebral, and is again happy to relay the director’s understanding and passion for the Tony Stark character, “Why put on the suit?”. Favreau’s approach is about having the world’s most powerful weapon and making the story bigger, all the while keeping it “streamlined” and ultimately maintaining that much needed relevance at the personal level.
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