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15.10.09 # 13:00 # Sequel # 4 Comments
Iron Man director Jon Favreau has ruled himself out of the running to direct The Avengers as well as confirming that Ed Norton won’t be appearing in Iron Man 2 as the Incredible Hulk. Here’s what Favreau had to say on the matter -
“They’ll have to [find a different director], because I’m not going to be available,” he explained. “It’s something I’m being the executive producer on, so I’ll definitely have input and a say.”
If you’re a bit ignorant when it comes to comic books like moi, then you might not know that The Avengers is the name of the team of superheroes that includes Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man and a number of others. Basically all the Marvel films that are coming out are leading up to the this super project, and fans have been treated to little hints of whats to come with cameos such as Nick Fury’s at the end of Iron Man. In the interview with Favreau he expresses concerns about bringing the different franchises together though,
“It’s going to be hard, because I was so involved in creating the world of Iron Man and Iron Man is very much a tech-based hero, and then with Avengers you’re going to be introducing some supernatural aspects because of Thor,” he continued. “How you mix the two of those works very well in the comic books, but it’s going to take a lot of thoughtfulness to make that all work and not blow the reality that we’ve created.
To be honest, I think Favreau’s concerns about the project are warranted. Not only because of the problem combining the ’science’ of Iron Man with the supernatural elements of Thor, but also because I find it hard to see how they will be able to strike a balance between all the different character’s narratives. Also, It’s all very well tagging on scenes to the end of the films to show us how the films are all connected but really that is only exciting for people who are fans of the comics. I for one had never heard of Nick Fury before watching Iron Man, so SLJ’s appearance at the end had little impact on me.
What do you think? Will The Avengers transfer comfortably from page to screen or is the idea of an Avengers film better in theory than in practice, like Communism.
Source: MTV
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I’m hopeful, but doubtful that it will be good at the same time.
At least the actors are better then the rumored one’s for the JLA movie…
Shame. It’s all Thor’s fault. Actually almost as big a problem is giving them a reason to team up in the first place – what is there in the real world that’s going to require that? In the comics they nearly always turn to outer space for the threat, which they can’t do here.
I guess Favreau’s bow out leaves the path clear for Louis Leterrier to direct, as he’s said he’s keen to do. Leterrier did a solid job on The Incredible Hulk, so this wouldn’t be a bad thing.
i think that the avengers will be a great movie, mixing science with the supernatural shouldnt be much of a problem because tony stark doesnt use sience to disporve gods, he just uses the technological aspect of it, so as long as the movie is kept open and they dont have tony stark start the movie with “there is no such thing as a god” then i wouldnt much of a problem with sience and supernatural heroes in the same movie
Could be good, could be bad. I dunno. Those two aspects of life have always clashed, and I mean always. And yeah, Thor is actually quite the big issue because they can’t take that God-through-science approach most movies take to explain who or what he is; you know the one, where some guy drank from the ‘fountain of youth’ that actually has its properties because of some freak germ or whatever that reverses aging or something, or that some culture just deemed the person a god because of their ability/power however freakish they may be.
It’s funny though. If you got Mulder and Scully (X-files) on Thor, they’d have him explained through science, ‘Almost-caught’ or shot somehow and have it lead to a convenient, but foreshadowing end in under an hour. Amirite? =P
Here’s to hope.