Jon Favreau Talks Iron Man 3 Continuity of Marvel's Cinematic Universe

Sounds pretty friggin' awesome, love Favs! Great stuff DCMF!

can't f*cking wait,maybe it'll play out like this.

-thor
-captain america
-the avengers
-iron man 3
-the incredible hulk 2
-war machine
-black panther
-thor 2
-captain america 2
-the avengers 2

marvel studios - where its happening.

Gr8 find @ FRESH man! ; )

I hope the third one is good...... because I didn't like the second one that much...... but maybe I'm the only one.......

@phenomenon

I think that once some more Marvel movies have come out, Iron Man 2 will seem a lot better than it did at first. It has the rather arduous task of setting up the MMU, and so it has a lot of ideas start that won't pay off till later movies.

@jbak.... it isn't the storyline I was talking about.... but I think the final robot-battle-scenes where much too chaotic, short and cheap...... expected a more intensive longer whiplash fight...... It looked like the director was getting bored and wanted to finish the movie....fast....

Not a bad idea. My guess is more cameos of Hawkeye and Nick Fury

He is a good man.

If they do have Mandarin as the villian in Iron Man 3 they have to cast Ken Watanabe as him. Perfect choice!

Hey DC/WB... are you paying attention?

@ phenomenon

the final fight was way too short, that's for sure. It was like, hey there's Mickey Rourke hey let's shoot him hey we win!

It sounds like the filmmakers have no idea what they will do with their movies after the Avengers. Continuity is sometimes a problem in comics it limits what writers can do in their own books. Can you imagine the nightmare that could come with movies? If something significant happens to Thor for example then Branagh has to follow or else risking undermining the whole thing. And what about actors I am sure many of them do not want to play superheroes their whole carrier and with the crossover status in the movies they are obligated to play the character in even just cameos rather then them wanting to be there.

I know fans love this premise but there is nothing that says that it will be a good idea just because it gets people excited does not mean it will work.

@ intruder

i think we are in store for something huge,the build up to the avengers was like the testing ground for something bigger.

i think the most exciting ideas are coming from marvel studios.

dc are just well behind with current trends.

@Intruder

Sorry it makes you mad but I do not have much confidence in this idea and the interview just came off like they do not know what to do after The Avengers.

This kind of makes me feel uneasy cos Iron Man 2 was pretty much a prequel to the upcoming Marvel movies, and look how well that turned out. I just hope they try to make this more of an 'Iron Man' movie and less of a Marvel gathering.

The way I look at it, Marvel has turned movie making into a team sport. Instead of individual competition, like olympic gymnasts, Kevin Fiege is quarterbacking the most awesome team in movie making history. He's surrounding himself with the best and brightest, who are all team players, (Writers, directors, and stars,) and using them all to tell the true story of Marvel. The entire scope of the Marvel Universe.

Yes, it's possible the ball might get dropped by any particular team member, running backs or wide receivers, (AKA directors, actors, or script writers,) from time to time. That will always happen in any Hollywood movie. But by banding the films together, Marvel is creating something greater than the sum of it's parts.

I have no doubt The Incredible Hulk, which wasn't a huge box office draw, will gain in popularity (and DVD sales,) after The Avengers. (Even with Mark Ruffalo recast as Banner.) Iron Man 2, which suffered mixed reviews due to "too many plotlines," will pay off in Captain America and The Avengers, and become even more relevant as time goes on. Something singular films rarely ever do.

And once RDJ has done 3 Iron Man movies, he might just welcome getting a free check for walk on roles in other films, as well as other actors. Remember, Iron Man himself is entirely CGI, as is Hulk. These characters can continue to appear for years, with just the slightest hints of the actors behind them to keep continuity. Even just a few quick voice over lines could keep Iron Man in theaters for decades.

It's really a brilliant strategy, and the future of modern CBM storytelling.

I rather take IM 3 off the Avengers affair and go with a loud bang with the Mandarin.

RDJ is not gonna continue acting as Tony Stark anyway considering his age so is better to make a very good impression under a self-contained story so they can reboot the IM franchise with a younger actor 3 years down.

lets hope it doesn't suck.Marvel makes GREAT first movies then sequels SUCK ASS! case in point Iron Man 2, X Men 3, and both Fantastic 4's.

[frick] Armour Wars. Seeing armoured suits knocking the crap out of each other is boring as hell, and we've already seen two films full of it. Give us something new and exciting and mystical. Give us the Mandarin. Give us Fin Fang Foom.

@Flagg

Favreau is scared of Mandarin and Fing Fang. His dilemma is with the introduction of anything "mystical" or "other worldly" into his tech world. Hulk and Thor take him out of the battery chest box.