Quint from
(AICN) had the opportunity to speak with Jon Favreau just before the premier of
Iron Man 2.
Topics discussed ranged from his early involvement with
John Carter of Mars to his upcoming
Cowboys And Aliens. Of course
Iron Man 2 was the main point of the conversation but there was really nothing we haven't seen before on the IM front.
Below is the portion of the interview that touched on
The Avengers and what Fav's considers his role as producer to be with the project.
I guess the question has to be on your future. What’s it looking like? Have you figured anything out past COWBOYS AND ALIENS?
Jon Favreau: They have asked me to exec produce AVENGERS and I look forward to staying involved.
Are you going to be very hands on or is that going to be going on around the time of…
Jon Favreau: I think Marvel… one of the great aspects of working with Marvel was that they really gave me a tremendous amount of freedom as a director. There were definitely restrictive parameters in working with a new studio and it emulated in many ways working on an independent film rather than a studio film, but by the same token Kevin (Feige) and the studio were always extremely supportive of my vision and I ended up getting everything that I needed, whether it was cast or everything that I had wanted to creatively tell the story.
I think that in the tradition of that, they are hiring excellent directors. Everybody that they have hired or are considering to hire, they are making very strong choices and I would be as involved as little or as much as the director would want. I’m a resource, but I definitely have a vested interest in this universe baring out, because these are… It’s a continuation of what we created with the first two films and I’d love to see that become something that’s built upon in a way that’s not just successful, but something that honors what the fans have come to expect and what the promise of Marvel Studios always was.
So I guess it’s a long way of saying the directors, whoever is directing these films are the boss and I am somebody who will be of service to them as much or as little as they would like.
To read the entire interview click
(HERE).