Jon Favreau to direct The Avengers?

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This is pure rumor at this point, but what a great rumor it is. A new source claiming to be from inside Marvel has recently spoken up to leak all sorts of news about what's happening with the development of their superhero movies, including the fact that Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau is the presumptive director for The Avengers.

The 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.

Source: Movieweb via Ain't it Cool News

Favreau has proven he can handle superhero material, and handle it well. IMO, his directing would help solidify a great Avengers movie.