Contributed by Josh Wigler
The shifting of Marvel Studios’ upcoming film schedule might have affected release dates for “Thor,” “The First Avenger: Captain America” and “The Avengers,” but the highly anticipated superhero sequel “Iron Man 2” remains on track -- and in more ways than just the release date, according to director Jon Favreau.
Favreau was on hand at SXSW and spoke with Ain’t It Cool News about the alleged casting of Mickey Rourke as the "Iron Man 2" villain and Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow. While he wouldn’t confirm the news without Marvel’s official approval, the director certainly dropped some hints about the casting rumors.
“I can’t confirm any casting stuff because there have been no [official] announcements made,” said Favreau. “The people that have deals should all be finalized in our cast this week.”
“There are no big surprises in casting coming that I can foresee,” he added, seeming to confirm that Rourke and Johansson will be involved as rumored. “It’s going to be a really, really good group of people and a story that takes advantage of our cast.”
Meanwhile, “Iron Man” co-star Gwyneth Paltrow recently announced on her official website that filming on “Iron Man 2” will commence within two weeks.
“I can’t wait to start ‘Iron Man 2’ in two weeks and hang out with [Jon Favreau] every day,” Paltrow wrote in her online newsletter, which was released on March 12th.
Is the jury still out for you on the Rourke and Johansson casting, or should we all maintain the edict of ‘In Favreau We Trust?’ What are you looking forward to most about “Iron Man 2?” Hit the comments section with your thoughts!
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