Jon Favreau Closer to Directing 'The Avengers'?
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Yesterday it was announced that Marvel was changing the release dates for a few of its upcoming heavy hitters, including Thor (pushed to June 17, 2011), Captain America (July 22, 2011) and The Avengers (May 4, 2012). Additionally, we were told that Spider-Man 4 would hit theaters on May 6, 2011 -- allowing the summer of 2011 to become a make or break time for the future of several Marvel properties. But what was the thought behind making these release date adjustments? Is it simply to give folks a little more time to get the films right, or did part of it have to do with freeing up the schedule of one Jon Favreau?
According to a Marvel spy who wrote into AICN, that's exactly what's happening. Says the spy: "Avengers is delayed a year because of financing issues but also because the plan is for Favreau to helm it. Everybody here loves the guy and he wants to do it, but it would have been impossible for him to do before the date change given his Iron Man 2 commitments. Also partly the reason why he agreed to do the Stark sequel on such an accelerated schedule was so he could get given first dibs on this. It would still be a punishing schedule for him, so hes not firmly confirmed yet, but he is certainly the presumptive director at this point."
What do you think? Is Favreau the man to direct The Avengers, or would you rather some fresh eyes at the helm?
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3-13-2009 @ 11:12AM
Eric said...
The man can do no wrong in my eyes.
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3-13-2009 @ 11:14AM
The Regula said...
Jon is definitely the right man for the job! After I saw iron man I actually wanted him to do all the other individual films (though thats impossible but a dream). Because you could really see the difference between Iron Man and The Hulk, even with the Tony Stark cameo. Hopefully the directors will network better with each other so things flow nice for Thor and Captain America into the Avengers.
But again Jon has his head on right and I really want him to helm the Avengers.
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3-13-2009 @ 11:28AM
techstar25 said...
'Vengers baby! 'Vengers!
Jon's so money and he doesn't even know it.
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3-13-2009 @ 11:42AM
Kurt said...
Call me old fashioned, but I like putting movies in the hands of people who've proven their ability to make them. Too many of these franchise films get handed to people who are too wet behind the ears, especially regarding action flicks.
Insert "Daredevil" reference here.
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3-13-2009 @ 11:59AM
DAVID F said...
I say "go for it" but I think my decision will really be made after the Iron Man sequel. At least he is already immersed in the Marvel U and he has a passion for it.
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3-13-2009 @ 12:33PM
Wayne said...
I don't care if he does or doesn't do "Avengers". "Iron Man" was good, but not great. It was a little too ham fisted with the humor and the plot had too many holes for it to be great. The plot may not be Favreau's fault, but the ham fisted nature of the movie was.
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3-13-2009 @ 5:15PM
Adam said...
Favreau got the ball rolling on this whole thing and he understands what it would take to make these films work. I say give him the job.
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