Tag: Jon Favreau
IRON MAN 2 Has Started Production
After months of casting announcements and rehearsals, director Jon Favreau has announced on his Twitter page that production on the upcoming “Iron Man 2” has started on Monday.
The film stars Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Garry Shandling, Jon Favreau, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson and Mickey Rourke.
Rourke And Johansson Confirmed For Iron Man 2
After a lot of rumors and negotiations around upcoming “Iron Man 2,” it has now been confirmed that both Mickey Rourke and Scarlett Johansson have officially committed to roles.
For months now, it has been debated as to whether or not Mickey Rourke was going to end up playing a villain in Iron Man 2. Now, Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood says that Rourke has signed a casting deal for the sequel.
35th Annual Saturn Awards: Nominees
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced the nominations for their 35th Annual Saturn Awards.
Leading the charge was Christopher Nolan’s super-hero crime thriller “The Dark Knight” with 11 nominations. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “Iron Man” followed closely behind with 9 and 8 nominations, respectively. While “Valkyrie” spied 7 nominations, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and “Changeling” received 6 nominations each.
Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell as “Iron Man 2″ Villains
Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell are in talks to play a villain in “Iron Man 2” for director Jon Favreau and Marvel Entertainment.
According to Variety, Mickey Rourke is currently in talks to play the villian (Crimson Dynamo) opposite Downey Jr.’s hero in this new action adventure. And Sam Rockwell is set to play Justin Hammer, a multibillionaire businessman and a rival of industrialist Anthony Stark.
If the two join the cast, which is entirely likely considering these stories don’t get reported unless they are very close, Rourke and Rockwell would be joining, Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle, who is replacing Terrence Howard, in the big-budget flick which is expected to start in the Spring in Manhattan Beach for a May 7, 2010 release.
G-Force Trailer
Check out trailer for the upcoming 3-D comedy/adventure “G-Force,” starring Nicolas Cage, Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Sam Rockwell, Jon Favreau, Penelope Cruz, Steve Buscemi and Tracy Morgan.
“G-Force” is about the latest evolution of a covert government program to train animals to work in espionage. Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Tapped for the G-Force are guinea pigs Darwin (Rockwell), the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster (Morgan), an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez (Cruz), a sexy martial arts pro; plus the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert, Mooch, and a star-nosed mole, Speckles (Cage), the computer and information specialist.
G-Force Pics Online!
USA Today has unveiled the first five photos from the upcoming 3-D comedy/adventure “G-Force,” starring Nicolas Cage, Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Sam Rockwell, Jon Favreau, Penelope Cruz, Steve Buscemi and Tracy Morgan.
“G-Force” is about the latest evolution of a covert government program to train animals to work in espionage. Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Tapped for the G-Force are guinea pigs Darwin (Rockwell), the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster (Morgan), an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez (Cruz), a sexy martial arts pro; plus the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert, Mooch, and a star-nosed mole, Speckles (Cage), the computer and information specialist.
“Iron Man” Great Design Art
Though Jon Favreau talks about the upcoming “Iron Man 2” we’ve got some interesting photos when the first movie was in the works.
Take a look at design art from Paramount Pictures‘ “Iron Man” 2008.
Jon Favreau Talks Iron Man 2
On Wednesday, Director Jon Favreau (Iron Man) joined a live chat on the LA Times‘ website, where he answered questions about the upcoming “Iron Man 2.”
Jon Favreau (JF): We’re playing with who the villain should be and what we should incorporate from the comic book. And how it will lead into The Avengers.
Question: What stage are you in right now?
JF: I’m working with Justin Theroux, a writer. He’s writing the first draft of the script. I’m working with a storyboard artist as well as designing the costumes for good guys and bad guys.
JF: Now that Marvel is making its own movies, every movie has to fit into the Marvel universe. The Avengers incorporates not just Iron Man, but Thor, possibly the Hulk and traditionally Captain America as well. As it is, it’s scheduled Thor will come out the same summer as Iron Man 2 and The First Avenger: Captain America will come out a few months before Avengers. All the films have to come together to create a consistent universe. That’s very important to everyone involved.
Question: This summer, two of the best films of the season are superhero movies. Both Iron Man and The Dark Knight work because the directors [you and Christopher Nolan] honored the source material. Why do you think it’s been so hard for so many previous directors of superhero films to understand that’s the only approach that will work? Continue Reading…
Jon Favreau Already Starting Work on “Iron Man 2″
Previous reports confirmed that production won’t officially begin shooting until early 2009 on Iron Man 2 but director Jon Favreau is getting started early.
The Los Angeles Times talked to Favreau, who says they have started working on the sequel:
I just talked to Jon Favreau a bit ago, and he said that while there hasn’t been an formal announcement on the sequel to “Iron Man,” he’s begun developing it. “We’re working on it now,” he said, “which hasn’t been officially announced. It will be released in 2010.”
