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trinityvixenHe's back!
A large part of me realizes that, if reports from the parties involved and rumors about the production are true, it's a goddamned miracle that Iron Man ended up being so good. They had like nothing scripted, and stuff that was scripted was constantly revised, changed, and added to by just about anyone who had an opinion to offer. So, yeah, Jon Favreau's presence doesn't guarantee greatness, but if someone is capable of pulling good stuff from that creative process, hey, more power to him.
There's some grumbling about how he got re-signed, though. Some people think he played dirty outing the negotiation process on his blog or whatever. I say more transparency is always better in job hunting whether you're a kid out of college or a major Hollywood director. The important thing here is that he was right: the fans balked at the idea of an Iron Man franchise without Favreau. It settles my worries some after they announced a start date before anything else relevant to a sequel. At least I know that Favreau has discussed where the film is going with the cast/crew. So if they only have less than two years to pull a film out of their asses (and is that with taking into account the possible actors' strike?), it's good to know the people involved will at least be familiar with the material.
A large part of me realizes that, if reports from the parties involved and rumors about the production are true, it's a goddamned miracle that Iron Man ended up being so good. They had like nothing scripted, and stuff that was scripted was constantly revised, changed, and added to by just about anyone who had an opinion to offer. So, yeah, Jon Favreau's presence doesn't guarantee greatness, but if someone is capable of pulling good stuff from that creative process, hey, more power to him.
There's some grumbling about how he got re-signed, though. Some people think he played dirty outing the negotiation process on his blog or whatever. I say more transparency is always better in job hunting whether you're a kid out of college or a major Hollywood director. The important thing here is that he was right: the fans balked at the idea of an Iron Man franchise without Favreau. It settles my worries some after they announced a start date before anything else relevant to a sequel. At least I know that Favreau has discussed where the film is going with the cast/crew. So if they only have less than two years to pull a film out of their asses (and is that with taking into account the possible actors' strike?), it's good to know the people involved will at least be familiar with the material.
