By now, everyone reading this has probably heard the news that Jon Favreau has opted to be a bystander for the
Iron Man 3 film. Reports are conflicted as to exactly why he made the decision not to direct the movie but the actual reason is of little consequence, the fact is someone else will be directing the film. Favreau has done a brilliant job directing the first two films in the franchise (probably more so with the original) and setting up Marvels Cinematic Universe. He stuck closely to the "tech" based theme for all of the characters used in the films and did a decidedly good job in making them believable to not only the fans but the general public as well.
The "tech based" theme used in the first two films could be at the bottom of his leaving the franchise but that is pure speculation on my part. He has stated many times that he had no idea how to go about bringing the magical aspects of Marvels Universe to life on screen. If, as reports suggest,
The Mandarin is going to be the main villain in
IM3 that would be exactly what he would have to do.
Regardless, Favreau has taken himself out of the picture. This of course, raises the question of who will replace him as director in the film. Marvel has a definite direction planned for all their movies. They will all be woven together with both overlapping Easter eggs and possible character cameos. That being said, many of the more established, well known and respected directors want no part of directing a movie that they have to worry about fitting together with another film they have no involvement in. Many directors simply don't want to be a part of a project with that many strings attached and I don't blame them.
So far, Marvel has used well known, established directors and they have also used up and coming directors such as Favreau (who was quite a surprise and controversial when announced for
Iron Man). Knowing this, it would be almost impossible to guess which direction they will go in choosing Favreau's replacement, let alone narrowing it down to anyone specific.
This leads us to the topic of this article. Who do you think would be a good replacement for Favreau on the
Iron Man 3 film and why? Will this director be available? Well known or up and coming, will he be able or willing to work within Marvels parameters? What makes him a goof fit in your opinion? Will he come from within Marvels existing fold or will he be completely new to the superhero game?
Hawksblueyes: Please leave your suggestions and reasons below.