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Jon Favreau And Marvel Still Negotiating Over Iron Man 2
The Movie Blog — Iron Man turned out to be a surprisingly fun, entertaining and dynamite movie. It had its weaknesses for sure, but as a summer comic book movie it knocked it out of the park. A great first outing for the brand new Marvel Studios! Now, as some of you may know the director of Iron Man, Jon Favreau has not yet been signed to direct Iron Man 2. According the my good friend Robert over at IESB, the reason he isn’t signed yet is because the two sides havne’t come to an agreement over money yet. IESB gives us this: About a week ago, the IESB was tipped off by a junior source at Marvel Studios that there had been some ...

Marvel Studios Too Cheap To Pay Jon Favreau For Iron Man 2?
/Film — And everything was going so well! Today, Peter reported on director Jon Favreau’s moderately disconcerting statement to fans regarding Marvel Studios‘ proposed 2010 release date for Iron Man 2. In summary: Sounds like a rush-job, there’s no script, and like a shady GF/BF in the summer Marvel hasn’t called him in weeks! We haven’t speculated on the reasons for why Fav is not yet signed for a sequel, but after consulting with inside sources IESB just called out the studio for being cheap (and crazy). ...

IRON MAN latest - Favreau many not be back to direct AT ALL!
Original Sharp Says... — The story doing the rounds this evening has made the 'fanboy' in me sick to the pit of my stomach, but it just goes to prove my concerns this morning were justified. JON FAVREAU, the very man who made a success of IRON MAN after it languished in development hell for over 10 years may not be asked back to direct the sequel - over a pay row! IESB have broke the story that Jon Favreau has not yet been asked back, because David Maisel, the chairman of Marvel Studios is holding out on a reasonable pay deal. In this morning's article, I voiced my fears over Marvel getting money hungry, ...

Will 'Hancock' and Marvel Ruin 'Iron Man 2'?
Cinematical — Filed under: Action, RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom, Newsstand, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and SequelsAs you Iron Man fans know, the number one question everyone's been throwing at Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. has centered on which storyline we might see in Iron Man 2. The popular consensus was the famous Demon in a Bottle storyline, where poor Tony Stark hits rock bottom in his battle with alcoholism. But that storyline might actually be in jeopardy due to another summer superhero movie: Hancock. Favreau told Collider, "The comic book fans ...

Contradictions Appear About Favreau And Marvel
Cinema Blend News — ... not fully behind an Iron Man sequel released by 2010, especially since he hasn’t heard from Marvel in five weeks. That meas Favreau isn’t attached to a sequel and is concerned that, by the time he is brought in (if he is brought in), there won’t be enough time to craft a well planned out movie. What’s that, you say? “If he’s brought in?” That’s right. The big concern is that Marvel may be trying to move on with Tony Stark and Iron Man, but without Jon Favreau. Our friends over at IESB say we aren’t being told the whole story. Contradicting what Favreau says, the site ...

What the Hell is All this 'Iron Man 2' Negative Commotion About?
RopeofSilicon.com — ... than to scramble for a date. It is difficult because there are no Marvel 09 releases and they need product, but I also think we owe it to the fans to have a great version of IM2 and, at this point, we would have less time to make it than the first one." I didn't report on that because I assumed something like what has happened would happen and it is happening, and no, that has nothing to do with the fact that I just got home from The Happening . Beyond Favreau's MySpace comment, IESB is taking it one step further as they report from a source they trust 100-percent the ...

Regarding the rumors that Marvel won't bring back Jon Favreau for IRON MAN 2...
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — Hey folks, Harry here... IESB.net broke a story about how they're hearing that the reason Jon Favreau isn't secured to direct IRON MAN 2 is that Marvel Studios Head Honcho - David Maisel is skimping and being cheap regards to making Jon Favreau's deal. I wish I could come on here and say I know otherwise, but sadly I know otherwise. There is a very very strong chance that unless David Maisel pulls his head out of his ass and work on this deal - you'll see Jon Favreau directing anything but an IRON MAN 2 or an AVENGERS movie. While the details of Favreau's deal on the first IRON MAN are not public knowledge - he was paid an upfront fee - with real backend ...

Favreau/Marvel stuck on money?
Filmstalker — ... He feels it is too soon, and that time should be taken in order to get a good film. He also said: It’s been five weeks since the one and only phone call my reps have gotten from Marvel. I know their hands are full with the Hulk and I’m sure they will get into it shortly, as they tell me they intend to. I ran into the Marvel guys at the Hulk premiere and everyone sounded eager to get to work on IM2. It could be though that things are not quite as amicable as he would have us believe. IESB say they have spoken to two insiders at Marvel. They say that David Maisel, who is in ...

Jon Favreau not signed yet to direct Iron Man 2
Pop Critics — It sure didn’t take long for the success of Iron Man to wear off and the dark side of Hollywood to rear its ugly head. Which is just so sad to me because of the amount of money this film made. You’d think these studio executives would be dancing naked in the streets tossing Benjamins over their heads. That’s not the case apparently. The first half of this story starts with Jon Favreau. As we told you guys awhile ago, right on the heels of the success of the first Iron Man movie, the sequel was already given a release date of April 2010. That seemed kind of quick to me, ...

Jon Favreau’s Insistence on Paycheck Is a Sticking Point in ‘Iron Man 2’ Negotiations
Vulture — ... that even though his movie has made a half-billion dollars at the worldwide box office, Marvel Studios hasn't called him in weeks. Making the situation even more uncomfortable is the fact that he's not yet signed on to helm the film's sequel, with an already-announced April 2010 release date fast approaching. Now, IESB reports that the reason the studio's been out of touch is because Favreau asked for a "moderate bump" in pay for Iron Man 2, and Marvel chief David Maisel balked. ...

Marvel is cheap and may not bring back Jon Favreau for Iron Man 2
Oh No They Didn't! — You won't believe what Marvel Studios is contemplating, shame on you David Maisel! It's been known since the release of Iron Man that director Jon Favreau had not yet been officially signed on to direct Iron Man 2. Kevin Feige during our edit bay visit of the Incredible Hulk mentioned that they were in negotiations, several producers have confirmed the same to several different news outlets, so the question is why isn't he locked in yet? ...

Burgeoning Power Player Jon Favreau Cockblocks Proposed 'Iron Man 2' Release Date [Pay The Man]
Gawker: defamer — ... bleak, we turned to the Magic 8-Ball of Hollywood Gossip, Nikki Finke: "Will Jon Favreau get a fair price for directing Iron Man 2, Nikki?" we asked her blog. After an hour or so of careful deliberation came the reply: "It'll be Jon's choice, believe me." Whew! A little vague, sure, but at least we know Favreau won't have to start over at the bottom of the ladder with Ant-Man or something. [Photo Credit: WireImage] Will Jon Favreau Direct Iron Man 2? [IESB] Iron Man Movie Group [MySpace via ...

Hollywood Clip Joint: Favreau shafted, longer Hulk?, Rogen’s apocalypse, Spike vs. Eastwood
Scene-Stealers — All I can say about the picture to the right (opening in 2010) is no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, a thousand times no. I wouldn’t buy that for a dollar! IESB.net has some seriously stupid news from the Marvel Studios camp. Despite the $535 million success of “Iron Man,” they are reporting that negotiations between director Jon Favreau and the studio are stalling because Marvel refuses to pay him a decent, deserved amount of money. Along with Robert Downey, Jr., he is half of what made that film a better-than-average superhero flick. Without Favreau, you can kiss your perfect blend of drama and ...

Favreau Gets Deal for 'Iron Man 2' and I've Found Just the Pun to Describe It
I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever — After Iron Man won critical praise and sustained box office success, with Jon Favreau proving he was capable of much more than Space Jumanji and an unofficial Swingers sequel, it was naively assumed the director would return for the sequel. But then Favs (I call him this because we're friends) started saying Marvel Studios wasn't contacting him, and didn't want to pay his well-earned raise of three consecutive dollar signs ($$$). Ut oh! Well, now Deadline Hollywood reports that a deal has been reached, and we no longer have to worry ...