‘Iron Man’ director Jon Favreau has ruled out the possibility hitting screens in 2010.
The director says he and the film’s star, Robert Downey Jr. were not consulted about Marvel’s decision to schedule a release date two years after the first movie was released, and branded the plan “unrealistic”.
Posting on an ‘Iron Man’ MySpace page, Jon 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′.
“I am concerned, however, about the announced release date of April 2010. Neither Robert nor I were consulted about this and we are both concerned about how realistic the date is in light of the fact that we have no script, story or even writers hired yet.
“This genre of movie is best when it is done thoughtfully and with plenty of preparation. It might be better to follow the ‘Batman Begins’/'Dark ‘Knight’, ‘X-Men’/ ‘X-Men 2′ three year release pattern 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.
“Robert and I speak a lot and can’t wait to get started developing the script for ‘IM2′.”
‘Iron Man’, which also starred Gwyneth Paltrow opened in cinemas in April.
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