Jon Favreau

'Dark Knight Rises' Prologue Reactions From 'Iron Man,' 'Scott Pilgrim' Directors

Posted 12/9/11 11:10 am EST by Josh Wigler in DC Comics, News, Twitter Report

The "Dark Knight Rises" prologue bows on December 16, but a lucky few have already seen the highly anticipated six-minute sequence from Christopher Nolan's last Batman movie. MTV News staff writer Kara Warner was on hand, for instance. (She is now my mortal nemesis, by the way, but that's neither here nor there!)

But it wasn't just select journalists who got to see the "Dark Knight" prologue a little bit early. A special Los Angeles screening was apparently held for some of Hollywood's elite, based on late-night and early-morning Twitter activity from directors like Jon Favreau and Edgar Wright. See what they thought of the "Dark Knight Rises" footage in today's special edition of the Twitter Report.

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Mondo Debuts Last 'Cowboys & Aliens' Art Poster For Blu-ray Release

Posted 12/1/11 5:12 pm EST by Rachel Molino in News

Cowboys & Aliens

Modern mainstream movie posters have long lacked the artistic aim of their vintage predecessors, and Mondo, an art house collecting different artists takes on pop culture posters, plays a part in changing that. Jon Favreau became a fan after working with Mondo on campaigns for "Iron Man" and had to have the collective on hand for his summer action flick “Cowboys & Aliens”.

In late July, Mondo released the first of four limited edition “Cowboys & Aliens” posters, featuring artists chosen by Favreau. Next week, the last poster will be released in celebration of the “Cowboys & Aliens” Extended Edition on Blu-ray Combo Pack. You can see it right now after the jump.

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Robert Downey Jr. Hypes 'Iron Man 3' Director, Hopes For Jon Favreau's Return

Posted 8/19/11 9:00 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Marvel, News

With "The Avengers" just about wrapped, Robert Downey Jr. is ready to talk "Iron Man 3."

“My sense of it is that we need to leave it all on the field — whatever that means in the end,” he told The Los Angeles Times. “You can pick several different points of departure for that.”

Fortunately he's still got two years until the movie hits theaters, and that leaves plenty of time for him and writer/director Shane Blake to figure out how "Iron Man 3" will continue on from where Jon Favreau left off in the previous two films. It also needs to transition from "The Avengers" back to the single-hero Marvel film.

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Jon Favreau's 'Cowboys & Aliens' Draws Heavily From Steven Spielberg

Posted 7/29/11 5:15 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in News, Platinum Studios

"Cowboys & Aliens" might have Jon Favreau's name on the billing as director, but the movie certainly has other strong filmmaker's influences on it as well.

When MTV News caught up with Favreau at the "Cowboys & Aliens" junket in Montana, he said that he gained a lot of the inspiration for the creatures in the movie from the alien films he loved as a kid. So if you see some "Alien," "Aliens" and "Predator" references in the creature design, then don't be alarmed.

All the effort was spent in the attempt to not make "Cowboys & Aliens" feel like a one-joke movie. Favreau said he wanted to make sure that the approach they took on the flick worked for its entirety, which meant figuring out what type of alien movie they wanted to make and what type of cowboy movie.

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'Cowboys And Aliens,' Stark Technology And 'Ben 10' In Today's Twitter Report

Posted 7/29/11 12:53 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in Twitter Report

Basically, you had two options if you wanted to experience "Cowboys and Aliens" last night. You could have A) found a screening to attend somewhere or B) just followed David Malki's tweets. He apparently got stuck in traffic, missing a screening, and decided to live tweet what he assumed to be happening in the film. The whole thing was too long to fit into the Report today, but you should follow the link on over to his feed and read it.

There were a few fun work tweets in the mix this morning as well. Len Wein had too much fun writing a "Ben 10" script, while Leinil Yu was force to censor his own language after receiving a script from Mark Millar.

I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for July 29, 2011. Read More...

Tags box brown, brian michael bendis, david malki, jon favreau, Justin Gray, karl kerschl, leinil yu, len wein, Twitter Report

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Olivia Wilde Wants You To See 'Cowboys & Aliens'

Posted 7/29/11 11:55 am EST by Terri Schwartz in interviews, Platinum Studios, Video

Looking for some reasons to go check out "Cowboys & Aliens" in theaters this weekend? Well, lucky for you, leading lady Olivia Wilde has a whole slew of them at the ready just for this moment.

MTV News caught up with the actress at the Montana junket for "Cowboys & Aliens" and asked her why she thinks her flick is the must-see summer blockbuster this season. Her answer? Because the cast is awesome and the story is original.

"We have so many amazing people," Wilde said. "We have Daniel Craig who's, I think, embodying Steve McQueen in this role. I think he's so badass it's unbelievable, and I think he's really, really smart and interesting in this role."

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'Cowboys And Aliens,' 'Captain America' And Jessica Jones In Today's Twitter Report

Posted 7/25/11 12:33 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in Twitter Report

San Diego Comic-Con is now just a memory for 2011, but post-show tweets continued from everyone who wasn't passed out on a redeye flight last night. Jon Favreau and Olivia Wilde sounded satisfied with the reception "Cowboys and Aliens" got, and Joe Hill compared Harrison Ford's performance in the film to "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

In TV news, Marvel acknowledged that "AKA Jessica Jones" is in development for ABC. Brian Michael Bendis refused to say any more, though, being that he's busy with "Powers" goings on in Chicago. Check out what he did say, as well as whose cosplay impressed Gail Simone at SDCC down below.

I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is your Twitter Report for July 25, 2011. Read More...

Tags brian michael bendis, gail simone, joe hill, jon favreau, mark sable, mike oeming, olivia wilde, simon pegg, Twitter Report

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Gwyneth Paltrow, Google+, And Brad Bird In Today's Twitter Report

Posted 6/30/11 11:43 am EST by Brian Warmoth in Twitter Report

Yesterday, our Twitter peeps were jabbering about the new "Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol" trailer, but a few people finally realized in the last 24 hours that the film's director, Brad Bird, is the same guy who did "The Incredibles." Dan Slott and Marc Bernardin chewed on those implications, while Mark Millar was just happy to see Gwyneth Paltrow show up scantily clad in Vanity Fair.

Other popular topics for the night included requests for Google+ invitations from creators eager to grab an early home on Google's new social network. The service turned out to be a welcome change for R. Stevens, thanks to one key attribute that sets it apart from Facebook. Find out what that is and where "Powers" and "Cowboys and Aliens" post-production are at after the jump.

I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for June 30, 2011. Read More...

Tags brian michael bendis, dan slott, jon favreau, marc bernardin, mark millar, nelson blake ii, r stevens, Twitter Report

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'Game Of Thrones' Season Finale, Father's Day, And 'Green Lantern' In Today's Twitter Report

Posted 6/20/11 1:43 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in Twitter Report

Anyone sick of seeing tweets about "Game of Thrones" can rest easy for a while, because the first season ended last night, paving the way for Jon Favreau, Andy Diggle and Frank Tieri to twiddle their thumbs for a year and wait to see what happens next.

Meanwhile, "Green Lantern" inspired Bill Willingham to share a haiku with his followers, and Jim Lee provide some info about DC's policy on pants. Find out why that was important for Gene Ha, and check out who Michael Cho would like to see play Conan after the jump.

I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is your Twitter Report for June 20, 2011. Read More...

Tags andy diggle, bill willingham, frank tieri, gene ha, jim lee, jon favreau, michael cho, sterling gates, Twitter Report

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Jon Favreau & Robert Downey Jr. Discuss 'Iron Man 3,' 'The Avengers,' And Marvel's Movie Universe

Posted 6/13/11 1:31 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Marvel, News

DESC Robert Downey Jr. must be busy with both “Iron Man 3" and “The Avengers” on his to-do list, but he still managed to sit down for an interview about both films alongside Jon Favreau, director of “Iron Man” and “Iron Man 2.”

Speaking about “The Avengers” during last weekend's Hero Complex Film Festival (and transcribed by Slash Film), Downey said, “I tend to look at a scene and say ‘This is absolutely impossible, we can’t shoot this, it’s horrible. I can tell you 10 other movies it’s been in, I refuse.’ I usually start off the morning by refusing to do what I’ve signed on to do. So I brought that attitude, happily.”

“I just thought ‘How are you gonna put all of us clowns together? He’s wearing a suit, he’s all jacked up, he’s so-and-so, and poor Mark Ruffalo, he’s gonna out do us,'" continued Downey. "And we’re about six weeks in and I have to say [director] Joss Whedon is nailing it. He’s so smart and so good. And it’s gonna be great. I can’t believe I just said it, I never could’ve believed this, but it’s gonna be great.” Read More...

Tags iron man 3, jon favreau, robert downey jr, the avengers

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