Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada opens up about the studio's forthcoming feature, 'Iron Man' sequel, revealing about Jon Favreau's forward thinking when it comes to the superhero movie.
- June 17, 2009
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Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada has brought up into attention director Jon Favreau's take on the much awaited sequel to "Iron Man", "Iron Man 2". In the latest edition to his Cup O' Joe column on Comic Book Resources, the head honcho stated that Favreau has the hero's future in mind even before he got his hand on the first film.
"We just sat there and talked Iron Man, and he wanted to know who he is and why Tony Stark does what he does," Quesada recalled the conversation he had with Favreau a couple years ago during a dinner at Comic-Con. "That was really key to Favreau: why put on the suit and try to do good things? It was a much tougher question once he defeats the Iron Monger, gets his tech and his company back...why continue doing this? What does Tony Stark stand for?"
"In essence, the thing I never revealed about that conversation in the past is that Jon was looking for these answers because he was already thinking ahead, he was thinking about 'Iron Man 2'," he continued. "See, it doesn't quite work on film that he goes and stops a little lady from getting mugged. While that may be an ancillary part of it, when you have that suit of armor, the world's greatest weapon, the story has to be bigger, and your reason for being has to be bigger."
"But at the same time, it has to be small and streamlined enough that an audience can grab hold of it. Favreau is all about that. And at the same time, where do Tony's allegiances lie? It was almost the same kind of questions we had during 'Civil War'. So time with Favreau is sort of spent quietly huddling and talking about a character's reason for doing what he does. Again, that's also a part of that Marvel formula."
"Iron Man 2" stars once again Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow as Tony Stark/Iron Man and Pepper Potts. Don Cheadle will take on Colonel James 'Rhodey' Rhodes in place of Terrence Howard, while Scarlett Johansson will portray Black Widow and Samuel L. Jackson is set for Nick Fury. This superhero film will open in U.S. theaters on May 7, 2010.
