One nice thing about having Jon Favreau cinched to the Iron Man franchise is that he loves everything Iron Man. Having a director who's stoked on the material should be necessary, as it usually results in a better film.

Favreau for instance can't keep his mouth shut about the upcoming Iron Man sequels. Which is fine, because we like listening.

Iron Man Sequel Talk

ComingSoon caught up with Jon Favreau to discuss the Iron Man DVD release and the upcoming sequels. While the topic should have been more on the DVD, Favreau was all about the sequels.

-- He recently met with Downey at the actor's home and discussed at length the kind of character beats and moments he hopes to have when he returns to the character. Downey also introduced Favreau to actor/screenwriter Justin Theroux, who impressed Downey with his work on the actor's second summer hit Tropic Thunder, and Theroux is now working with Favreau to develop the story.

-- Iron Man's classic comic book nemesis the Mandarin, the Asian crimelord who sports ten powerful ring weapons (alluded to in the first film through references to the terrorist cell the Ten Rings) will most likely emerge as a primary antagonist, although Favreau is still wrestling with how to address the villain's mystical origins and fit them into the high-tech world established in the debut film. It's also possible the Mandarin may not be fully revealed as the "Big Bad" until a possible third film to avoiding overexposing a potentially intriguing enemy.

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