Iron Man 2 & 3 News

[GreenScar]

With the success of the first film, Marvel just may grant his wish. Source

Collider today quotes Jon Favreau as saying that he'd love to do Iron Man 2 in 3D and even potentially shoot scenes on IMAX, just like The Dark Knight did. Considering Iron Man is currently ranked as the #2 box office earner this year, I imagine that Paramount and Marvel might be up for giving Favreau the budget he needs to do both of these. The report is a bit sketchy and Favreau only said that he wants to do it in 3D, not that they actually were going to - but time will tell if they actually make it happen. Although I'm not the biggest fan of 3D, I'm going to let this one slide and still remain considerably excited to for Iron Man 2 to hit in 2010!

Favreau attended at a press conference for the Iron Man DVD and said that he'd love to do the sequel in 3D. "He also called the IMAX Dark Knight footage a game changer and he said he’d love to shoot part of Iron Man 2 in IMAX." And as for the 3D, "it's all about the cost, but if they can make it happen he'd like to do it." This is very exciting news and I know I'm not alone when I say that it would truly be badass to see Iron Man in glorious IMAX 3D kicking Mandarin's ass for two hours.

[GreenScar]

Here's some more that was divulged about Iron Man 2 and 3 at the press conference:

- He's been working with screenwriter Justin Theroux and Robert Downey Jr very hard on the script for the next film. He was just at RDJ's house the day before talking about the movie.

- While it's still early in the process, Favreau said that he very much wants War Machine in the second film. He said that Rhodey had a smaller than anticipated role in the first movie and that he would like to rectify that.

- Happy Hogan will also be getting more screentime, he said. 'Or else I walk!' he threatened.

- The Mandarin is the overarching, behind the scenes villain of Favreau's planned trilogy, but he's very aware of how hard it is to keep a character like that cool. He compared it to The Emperor from Star Wars - when you first see him, you're blown away that Darth Vader is bowing down to someone but by Jedi you just want The Emperor to shut up. And by Clone Wars he's a sidekick.

- The Mandarin is also 'surrounded by minefields,' specifically the racial aspects and the fact that his powers are arcane in nature. Favreau is very aware of keeping his Iron Man films playing by their own rules, and that seems to preclude magic rings, especially ones that Favreau says would upset the very balance of nature in the universe. Don't expect to see The Mandarin in robes jumping around shooting freeze rays. They were thinking that a traditional Mandarin might work until they saw the trailers for the new Mummy - 'They had The Mandarin and Fin Fang Foom!' Favreau said.

- The reality of Iron Man is something he's very concerned with when it comes to The Avengers. Favreau thinks Hulk and Captain America work to an extent in Iron Man's universe, but he's not 100% sure about Thor.

- He was surprised that the fun cameos he put into Iron Man have now become part of the Marvel movie style. He says it's challenging having to work specific scenes into your movie, but with his improv background it's a challenge he likes.

- Favreau wants to complicate the personal stories in the sequels, not the plot lines. He sort of pointed at The Dark Knight as a movie that had a very complicated plot, and said he wanted to make his movies the kind of films where you don't have to study up on what came before. To him it's about the characters first and the stories should be simple and fun.

- The burgeoning new Cold War interests Favreau. World events have made many of Iron Man's stories and enemies current again. Could we be seeing Crimson Dynamo?

- Favreau is aware that the end battle of Iron Man wasn't that spectacular, and he's looking to really up the ante on the action next time. He said that he learned a lot about shooting action on the first film; the scene where Iron Man shoots the hostage takers in the desert town was the very last bit that Favreau shot for the film after reshoots, and he thinks that he found the way to incorporate humor and character into his action there.

- He's really excited about Matt Fraction's run on the Iron Man comic, and he hints that these comics - which he feels also feed off the movie - will inform the next film. He's looking to meet with Fraction soon.

- Demon In A Bottle is coming. Favreau sees his trilogy as almost one long story, comparing it less to the Spider-Man films, which are modular, and more to The Lord of the Rings or even a season of a TV show.

This is just scratching the surface. I have almost a solid hour of Favreau talking on tape, and it's jam packed with great, funny, fascinating stuff.

[SlmShdy1]

It'd be nice to see. The last Paramount movie I saw in IMAX was Transformers. Too bad Iron Man wasn't distributed by WB.

[GreenScar]

Source

On Iron Man's success…

FAVREAU: I was surprised by everything. I was surprised that the reviews were so strong, that it made so much money. I was surprised that Dark Knight had better reviews and made so much more money. On the one hand, it was a really unexpected, serendipitous summer. Oddly, when Dark Knight finally came out and was received the way it was, it was such a relief for me because I really felt like we went from nobody expecting anything to people starting to expect something…First, it was, "Who the hell cares about Marvel's b-level heroes," to Comic-Con where began building momentum, to this fever pitch where we were afraid that we'd disappoint and fail to meet expectations. And then Dark Knight comes in and makes history and all of a sudden, we felt the relief of that spotlight moving off of us from the guard tower. And now we have two years to lay low and work on the movie.

On what changed the tide of the superhero movie…

FAVREAU: I think 9/11. I think that was a game changer. I think people were looking for emotional simplicity, for escapism. There were superhero movies before Spider-Man, but Spider-Man hit at just the right time. It was the first way that we could get to those emotions. You couldn't say anything about politics, about war, but you put somebody in a costume and say, "This is the good guy, this is the bad guy," and you set that in a fantasy world or the Marvel universe, all of a sudden you allow people and kids and adults to experience those emotions. They're dealing with real emotions in an escapist way. And that's become more complex as we've become more comfortable seven years later, and you can have a movie like Dark Knight that shows people those things. There's a line you can't cross, but that line's moving. But I'm glad that I was able to hit the crest of the genre and I feel safe now that we have a built in audience. But you wonder how that is going to change. Whoever gets voted in, I think there's going to be an incredible transformation. I don't know what it's going to be, how the economy will affect that, or what the politics will look like. But change is coming, regardless, within our political system and our culture. And I wonder, as a moviemaker, how that's going to effect audiences and what the national attitude is. It's not something that turns on a dime.


On The Avengers movie…

FAVREAU: It starts off as, "Hey, wouldn't it be fun if we stuck the Captain America shield in the background," or "Hey, wouldn't it be fun if we had Sam Jackson play Nick Fury." That's a nod to our fans. But now, between the shield and Nick Fury and the final scene of The Hulk, I'm like, "Wow, we're really forming a team." That scene is clearly not the day after Iron Man ended, so where does it fit? I don't want to ignore it or say, as Marvel does, "It's an alternate universe." So how do you make it all work within that world? And Hulk was successful in keeping a tone that was not inconsistent with our film… In this case, you have Kevin Feige who wants to solve this puzzle. All that brain power makes you come up with interesting solutions. We have a pretty good gameplan. And there are conversations I'm having with them about The Avengers, where you're not just dealing with tech; you're dealing with inter-dimensional portals and all the shit that makes you jump the shark if you don't handle it right. We were very restrained in how we used our superhero-ism in our movie, and we did that by keeping it all tech-based. Hulk was fairly tech-based. And then you get to Cap, where it's a guy frozen in ice and you say, "Yeah, OK., I can buy that." But then you get to Thor and it's all out the window. So how you make that all feel of the same world is the challenge.

On The Mandarin as a live-action movie villain…

FAVREAU: The Mandarin is such a tricky character because everywhere you turn, it's a minefield. You get into the mystical, Asian, dark arts and interdimensional travel and all the rings, and you say, "That's cool; maybe we can make it authentic." And then you see the trailer for The Mummy movie. That's as authentic as it's gonna get, but does it fit our film? I don't know. What are your rules and how do you stay consistent? Because that's what happens – people get desperate. How do you up the ante? And people start breaking their own rules and lose their identity. The Mandarin is the main guy, but we always remind ourselves that nobody likes the Emperor compared to Darth Vader. When the Emperor was this figure that you only saw obliquely, you'd say, "Shit, Darth Vader's bowing to someone?" But then as he talked more, enough was enough. So the Mandarin, to have that kind of weight to him, it's really a matter of using all the narrative tricks. But if you're shooting these rings that have powers that could throw off the balance of the universe – how do you keep the whole thing together yet fulfill the expectations from the book? And a little bit goes a long way. There are a lot of other characters and countries that fit very well into our universe. The Iron Man cannon is becoming incredibly cogent and applicable once again.

On the script for Iron Man 2…

FAVREAU: The writing is coming along quite well. We've got Justin Theroux, who did Tropic Thunder. He echoes Downey's tastes a lot. He's an actor. He brings a real sense of fun. He's never worked in the genre before, so he has that great newcommer's enthusiasm. Then it's about, here are the books. We're breaking the story and pages are coming out, but it's more of a conversation than actual writing…We're looking – not so much for story, but for tone – at the Matt Fraction stuff. That series seems to be informed as much by our movie as by what happened with Iron Man before. It's informed by current events. I'm very impressed by what he's written.

On storytelling in comic-book films…

FAVREAU: There's always a sense of "let's save something for another movie." But I think there's a way to wade into it. In Spider-Man, he seems to be dealing with different issues in each film because they're very modular. But we want to stretch our movie out like three chapters of the same story… These are smart audiences now with the capacity to understand long-form, complex storytelling, and you're starting to see it more in TV and videogames. Movies are kind of what they are. It's like a rock and roll song – you've got your thing, your bridge and your end. So how do you keep making rock and roll songs, but also do the White Album? How do you put it all together with other movies and make it something that's a larger experience for people who are paying attention, but yet not so complex that if you're not paying attention you're going to not have fun? I'm a pretty smart audience member and I just don't have that attention span, so I want to figure out if I can get a better version of that while still upping the ante of what you're putting on the screen and the humor and the dialogue.

On Mastering the Suit...

FAVREAU: Truth be told, we were being very ambitious about what we were going to accomplish with the money we had. So we shot as much practical as we can, which I'm on board for. The Stan Winston suit and the way it was designed – let's see what we can accomplish. The Mark I – we got a lot accomplished with. By the time we got to the Mark II, we were doing a lot of flying and when we got into the stuff of him fighting in the real suit, it just looked terrible. Like Power Rangers. There was always money for the real suit to be replaced. The problem is that even though you're using a CG suit, the plates and the action are still based on what somebody was doing on the ground. So it's a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it's a bummer because we would have like to have had more of the flying. And we did add the one sequence where they went up into space, but it didn't sing as well as it could have had we always planned it that way. It left a lot of room to improve upon for next time. How do you out-do yourself? It's so nice to have succeeded from humble beginnings. And I've learned a lot more and I've found a way to be smart and clever about the humor of the action. At a certain point, it's just people fighting. And you've gotta do a good job of it. From Blade to Fantastic Four, it's basically the same thing. And if you remove it, it's no longer a superhero movie.

On the logistics of a star-studded, character-heavy Avengers film…

FAVREAU: That's the danger, isn't it? Forget about creatively. Just from a perspective of finances. But somehow they made Ocean's Eleven, so there are certainly business models. And I think it has more to do about whether people are enthusiastic about being in a movie that they'll be proud of. The truth is that most stars of that level would love to be in a movie where they're not everyday on the call sheet…

On the quality of comic-book sequels…

FAVREAU: This next one is gonna be good. Creatively, I've got a lot of room; I know everybody; people can't wait to see it. I'm definitely a part of the audience. If it's good, I'm there. But there's a pattern that the sequels are better than the first ones – X-Men 2, Spider-Man 2, Dark Knight. When you get into three's, it gets weird. Very hit or miss. And four's, well…That's harder. But I don't really have to go there yet. They trust me as a director. The studio needs this; they're just as excited as I am. Everybody's waiting to see what we do next…Swingers was fun, but it came and went. Elf was fun, but it came and went. And if you made sequels to those, it'd feel like double-dipping. It always gets worse. But with this, it can get better because it's meant to be a franchise. And as far as three goes, then it gets harder because you're scared. And then they start offering you a lot of dough. It's not like I don't have enough money, and I'm not competitive enough to say, "Oh, I want a plane like him." I just want to make sure my family stays together; that I don't miss a year of my kid's life. And that becomes the challenge. You want to do all this stuff. You lived on a futon and ate Ramen noodles for years so that you could have these opportunities, and now you're gonna say "no" to them? But if you say "yes," you risk things that you've grown to love as well – your wife, your kids. So with the third one, you say, "OK, what are they asking of me? What is there left to say? What am I doing this for?" But what's nice about this is that with The Avengers, you'll have other characters coming in and going out, and that's going to change the dynamic. There will be more of a sense of fun; we'll get more playful. But yes, I'd love to work for 10 years on one successful, L.A.-based franchise with people I like and connect with, telling stories that I think have some social and emotional resonance, but aren't so heavy-handed that it's no longer fun. Plus, I get to play around with all the new toys and CG and all the stuff I read about in Starlog.

On the use of technology…

FAVREAU: They've done a lot with IMAX. I was sitting next to James Cameron at a screening of Dark Knight and that first shot comes out – that helicopter shot of the city – and we both went, "Wow!". Visually, there's always something interesting… I'd love to do something in IMAX with this next one. Potentially even in 3-D, especially for the HUD.

On the War Machine…

FAVREAU: I want to do it. We're drawing War Machine; we're figuring it out; we're talking to Terrence. I think Terrence was smaller in the first movie than we anticipated, but it does set the table very well for this character. Again, you look for ways to up the ante. It's tough to do that on the villain side without going into strange territory. But what we can do is have a lot of fun with our family, our main characters…We'll see how that basic group of four people moves forward toward the inevitable Avengers, as well as the Mandarin and how largely he looms. But mostly from a perspective of tone.

On a bigger, better sequel…

FAVREAU: I don't want to make it too complicated with the plot. I don't want to ask people to follow something that I wouldn't be able to follow. There's emotional complexity that we'll find with the characters, but not plot complexity. I'm going to bring you up to speed and tell a fun story. But you do need to add complexity, and I'll add complexity emotionally, as far as the tech, as far as the look. If you're a fan, you'll see that the suit has changed. The HUD has changed. He's making improvements and innovations. What has happened since he said, "I am Iron Man?" We're going to find that out.

[alexakajeff]

There's going to be a 3?????!!!????



The first was just amazing, let's see if it can beat the first one.

[quexos]

why did Iron man appear at the end of Hulk, I mean what is the reason, anyone knows ?

[Red Hood]

Originally Posted by quexos

why did Iron man appear at the end of Hulk, I mean what is the reason, anyone knows ?

To set up the avengers.

[Oddiophile]

Originally Posted by quexos

why did Iron man appear at the end of Hulk, I mean what is the reason, anyone knows ?

Did you not see the clip after the credits end for Iron Man?

[Metalthrasher442]

One is going to be awfully hard to top, but then again I'm sure that's what people said after the first spiderman.. and I think two was the best =]

[xtop]

i'm hoping for more of a cameo from captain america in 2, and a cameo of hulk. i just wonder if favearu is going to direct iron man 3 or the avengers

[Bageara]

Originally Posted by Oddiophile

Did you not see the clip after the credits end for Iron Man?

What happened in the clip?

[Oddiophile]

Originally Posted by jinzo1975

What happened in the clip?

On September 30th, you'll find out.

After the credits end there is a special clip with Samuel L. Jackson.

[Blu-Curry]

Kinda old news to me, Favreau made it clear before Iron Man even came out that he's doing a trilogy.

I hope he gets his IMAX 3-D budget, but I don't know if they'll let him. Afterall, they did cut his budget for Iron Man but I'm sure after the success they'll let the money rain.

I also think the Avenger's movie will be very interesting because I'm wondering who the villains and what the plot will be. I'm guessing the Mandarin will survive the Iron Man movies to be featured.

[poopshoot]

Lois this is not my Batman glass....j/k.

But, seriously he was surprised as to why Dark Knight made more money and got better reviews?!?! Are you effing joking Jon!? What's with the Dark Knight Haterade him and Downey are drinking. What on earth makes them think Dark Knight's plot was too hard to follow? He said his movie would be more character driven and simple plot.....ummmm hello that was Dark Knight too...I'm sorry but if you can't understand "joker=bad guy and causes fear and chaos" and think its too complicated then you are STUPID.

Sorry guys, I know it's a Marvel movie and Marvel probably wants them to say that stuff, but come on......He talks crap about Dark Knight then totally rips of their Imax idea...only now with 3-d?

Sorry he just hit a nerve....I liked Iron Man...did i think it was amazing?...NO...was it just pure popcorn enterainment? YES and that's why i enjoyed it.

Dark Knight and Iron Man is like "Apples and Oranges"...so please...insult the other oranges cause the Apple is no way near your league...lol....That makes no sense but you get the idea? (you can also switch the food around if you prefer oranges...or any other type of fruit)

Sorry for the rant guys...hope I don't get attacked *ducks*

[Blu-Curry]

Originally Posted by poopshoot

Lois this is not my Batman glass....j/k.

But, seriously he was surprised as to why Dark Knight made more money and got better reviews?!?! Are you effing joking Jon!? What's with the Dark Knight Haterade him and Downey are drinking. What on earth makes them think Dark Knight's plot was too hard to follow? He said his movie would be more character driven and simple plot.....ummmm hello that was Dark Knight too...I'm sorry but if you can't understand "joker=bad guy and causes fear and chaos" and think its too complicated then you are STUPID.

Sorry guys, I know it's a Marvel movie and Marvel probably wants them to say that stuff, but come on......He talks crap about Dark Knight then totally rips of their Imax idea...only now with 3-d?

Sorry he just hit a nerve....I liked Iron Man...did i think it was amazing?...NO...was it just pure popcorn enterainment? YES and that's why i enjoyed it.

Dark Knight and Iron Man is like "Apples and Oranges"...so please...insult the other oranges cause the Apple is no way near your league...lol....That makes no sense but you get the idea? (you can also switch the food around if you prefer oranges...or any other type of fruit)

Sorry for the rant guys...hope I don't get attacked *ducks*

+1 I agree about Iron Man. I had high expectations, but I just got a bit above average. I'll still buy Iron Man so early only because of Best Buy's gift set. The Dark Knight I am definetly going to buy first day because it was just simply amazing for a superhero movie.

[Blu-Malibu2009]

I was far more surprised by Iron Man's critical reception than The Dark Knight's. Obviously, I was more surprised by TDK's box office success than Iron Man's. Both overperformed, but TDK overperformed by somewhere in the range of $230-250 million domestically when it's all said and done. But Iron Man's critical reception, 90 something percent at Rotten Tomatoes, was pretty surprising. The overall rating was actually lower than Batman Begins though despite having a higher percentage of positive reviews. Regardless, I'm glad both did well and I am looking forward to watching them on Blu-ray.

[GORT]

Originally Posted by TTUBatfan2008

I was far more surprised by Iron Man's critical reception than The Dark Knight's. Obviously, I was more surprised by TDK's box office success than Iron Man's. Both overperformed, but TDK overperformed by somewhere in the range of $230-250 million domestically when it's all said and done. But Iron Man's critical reception, 90 something percent at Rotten Tomatoes, was pretty surprising. The overall rating was actually lower than Batman Begins though despite having a higher percentage of positive reviews. Regardless, I'm glad both did well and I am looking forward to watching them on Blu-ray.

Well said common sense wins again

[GreenScar]

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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?

JF: The reason superhero films [fail] is either the director was unfamiliar [with the] source material or the director chose to depart from it for personal reasons. Another reason is that the studios that had the rights to a particular franchise would never think twice about compromising the source material if thought it would enhance the commercial appeal.

JF: I think it’s important for all filmmakers working for Marvel to collaborate so there is a consistency in the films, so yes they should keep in touch. I had not been in touch really with Louis [Leterrier] during Hulk and I think that would have been helpful. I hope to be in contact with directors in the future.

Question: Is The Mandarin still in the front running? That would be sweet, but I have trouble seeing that villain lead into The Avengers though.

JF: Mandarin is still an important figure in the Iron Man universe. We have an interesting take on him that allows us to incorporate the whole pantheon of villains. The whole 10 Rings thing in Iron Man was a good tease for it.

JF: No Dresden, but Marty and Elayne would make good supervillians.

Question: What sort of issues will Iron Man 2 address? Anything relating to arms trading?

JF: The sequel is shaping up to incorporate Tony's vision for the future. What happens after he says "I am Iron Man?"

JF: I focus mostly on story and character. I put a great value on emotion, humor and natural dialogue. The effects are fun to explore in original ways, but without a strong story, they mean nothing.

Question: Hello. Do you think Iron Man and The Dark Knight will change the way comic book movies are made?

JF: The Dark Knight was a huge cultural event. It gave our genre a new found credibility. I have no doubt it will not be overlooked come awards season. Especially Heath. He was tremendous. So sad. We are very different films. They are similar as far as the underlying material, but are different in personality. I think they reflect the tastes of the filmmakers.

Question: Will Nick Fury be in Iron Man 2?

JF: Shield is important to the franchise, and what is Shield without Fury?

Question: Jon, Was it your decision to cast Sam Jackson as Fury?

JF: We all came up with Sam. I helped push for it.

Question: Not to take anything away from the special effects, but I thought that Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark made that movie. On another note, are we gonna get to see Rhodesy in War Machine Armor - C'mon, Shoulder Cannons!

JF: We need War Machine. Agreed. Shoulder cannons and all.

Question: Will Stark's substance abuse issues play apart in the next movie?

JF: Stark has issues with booze. That's part of who he is. I don't think we'll ever do the Leaving Las Vegas version, but it will be dealt with.

Question: Jon, before you were confirmed to be on Iron Man 2, you expressed concern about the date that Marvel chose for the sequel, especially before contacting you about it. Now that you are on, has the date changed or has your opinion about the date changed? Does it seem more realistic now?

JF: The date is daunting. We are making much faster progress than the first time around and have much less to design and fewer casting issues. I am confident that 2010 is achievable if we continue working together as we have for the past few months. It has to be great, though. It has to be great.

Question: Will you be bringing other comic book heroes to the big screen aside from Iron Man?

JF: The only other comic character I would do is Groo.

Question: Jon, I grew up a Marvel comics fanatic. Best memories as a child were collecting and riding the bus to Hollywood comic book stores. What is it like for you to actually bring a character like Iron Man to life for "real"?

JF: Robert brought him to life "for real." I found a guy that embodied enough of the qualities of Tony Stark to imbue him with an emotional reality. Fergus and Ostby and Markum and Holloway added much to the equation as writers as well.

Question: Your character in Iron Man was Happy Hogan, as a director that prides himself on remaining true to his source material, was there ever any debate to include the Happy Hogan/Pepper Potts romance?

JF: Happy Hogan can no longer be a wall flower. I must marry Pepper someday. And let's not rule out the Freak! I have tremendous leverage to make such demands! Stay tuned.

Question: Was using AC/DC's "Back in Black" your idea?

JF: "Back in Black" was my pick. It cost a lot, but it worked.

Question: Do you feel like there's more pressure on you to deliver with the sequel? Obviously, there's always a certain amount of self-pressure to succeed for any project, but the first movie was sort of under the mainstream radar. A second one won't.

JF: Much more pressure to do well, but The Dark Knight took the spotlight off us. I would be happy to be Pepsi to their Coke for the next ten years. "The choice of a new generation!"

Question: Sorry, haven't seen Iron Man yet, but the good people at Netflix said it should be in my box today! I love Made and watch it often, any upcoming plans with Vince Vaughn?

JF: Yes. I'm writing Couples Retreat that will film at the end of the month with Vince producing and Peter Billingsley directing.

Question: How difficult is it to pass your script off to someone else to direct?

JF: I am thrilled to have Peter direct Couples. He has been a major force behind the scenes for both Vince and I since Made. He is also a dear friend.

Question: What about a Swingers sequel?

JF: Maybe a Swingers sequel in another 10 years. Like the Sunshine Boys.

JF: Swingers seemed like hell at the time, but all of the challenges in getting it made pale in memory. It was a wonderful experience that tested us all.

Question: Are you still attached to do Me and My Monster?

JF: I am attached to Me and My Monster. Stan Winston reached out to me to do it a few months before he passed away. It was his passion project and I really love it and want to do it.

Question: Anything happening with your involvement with John Carter of Mars?

JF: Not involved with John Carter of Mars. Visited [Andrew] Stanton at Pixar. He's doing a great job. He will do a better job with it than I would have at that point in my career. Most importantly, after 100 years, it's finally getting made!

Question: Speaking of The Dark Knight taking of the spotlight from Iron Man, have you seen the "I'm DC v.s. I'm Marvel" thing on YouTube? Up your alley?

JF: I LOVE the Marvel/DC YouTube bits on Iron Man and The Dark Knight. Awesome. The Marvel guys love them too.

[Kyo28]

Thanks for the awesome info! IM2&3 seem to be on the right track ... I'm especially looking forward to Warmachine.

[Ippiki Okami]

Originally Posted by Kyo28

Thanks for the awesome info! IM2&3 seem to be on the right track ... I'm especially looking forward to Warmachine.

Yeah!....now we can have Iron Man and Warmachine vs. Mandarin and Ultimo or Iron Man and Warmachine(USA) vs. Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man!(Russia)