Iron Man Director Discusses Potential Marvel Return

Jungle Book helmer says a great story would tempt him back.

By Chris Tilly

Jon Favreau is riding high at the box office with The Jungle Book, but when IGN sat down to talk all things Kipling and Disney with the director, we also asked whether a third superhero movie might be in his future.

Favreau laid the foundations for the MCU by helming the first two Iron Man movies, and has executive produced several Marvel movies since, so we asked what it would take to get him back in the director’s chair.

“A great story” was the response. “I know the people over there. I like them. I still executive produce the Avengers series and I like what they’re doing a lot now, I do. By the same token I feel like I’ve made my mark; whatever we did in those early days has continued and is in good hands with new filmmakers with fresh voices.

“I think they’re hiring the right kinds of filmmakers – I couldn’t be more impressed with this one [Civil War], and Guardians of the Galaxy I thought was an unexpected, delightful film. I just think how I fit in now might be different. It’s 10 years later, and now I’m more of an elder statesman. But we talk a lot about how I could be involved there and I exist both in front of and behind the camera in the Marvel universe, which puts me in a unique position which I enjoy.

“We’re always trying to figure out if there’s a way for me to contribute beyond just being an executive producer there. I wouldn’t be surprised if something pops up soon, but there’s no one property that we’re identifying that I’d want to helm up and shoulder. Because now that the universe has gotten so big over there, I don’t know that I understand how it all fits together anymore. I was there in the early days when the universe was very small. Now the universe is very big there and they seem to have it well in hand.”

So would you like to see Favreau direct another Marvel movie? If so what character should he tackle? Let us know in the comments, and check out our review of The Jungle Book below...

Chris Tilly is the Entertainment Editor for IGN in the UK and reckons Favreau should take a shot at one of the forthcoming Spider-Man movies. He can be found talking nonsense on The Superhero Show and Twitter.

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