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Back in March, we found out that Jon Favreau would be showrunner of an upcoming live-action Star Wars television show for Disney's streaming service Since then, we haven't heard much about the production, and considering this is the first time a live-action show has been done no one was expecting much. Favreau was on the red[...]

Instead let's say that during the world premiere red carpet for Solo: A Star Wars Story, someone who knows a bit about both galaxies Mr. Jon Favreau commented about a character's return. Jon Favreau at the premiere of Disney and Marvel's 'Avengers: Infinity War' held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, USA on April 23, 2018.Credit: Tinseltown[...]

Jon Favreau's Iron Man came out 10 years ago on this day, May 2nd.  To observe this momentous occasion and the starting of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we are going to compare the state of Iron Man comics at the time versus the Brian Michael Bendis run, which is about to reach its 600th issue. Iron Man[...]

The first film in the yet-to-be-established Marvel Cinematic Universe Iron Man released on May 2nd 2008, 10 years ago today in fact.  While maybe it's not the most impressive anniversary in the world, it *is* one to discuss, especially considering what flick just broke the biggest opening weekend box office record. Bleeding Cool decided to pool our thoughts[...]

A bunch of new Solo: A Star Wars Story character posters (nine to be exact) dropped this morning and they feature many new characters from the film!

There was a new tv spot for Solo: A Star Wars Story today, and although there isn't anything super crazy awesome, we do get some more footage of the mysterious alien filmmaker Jon Favreau is playing. This most recent tv spot introduces Rio Durant- who may or may not be named after a fairly well known 80's band[...]

Jon Favreau is set to write and executive produce a live action Star Wars TV series to air on Disney's upcoming digital streaming service The announcement was made earlier today by Star Wars.com. Director Jon Favreau arrives at the red carpet premiere for Thor: Ragnarok Photo courtesy of Disney While information is scant and hard to come by[...]

It's a move that director Jon Favreau had to fight for, by the way, because no one wanted RDJ And Tony Stark was almost played by Tom Cruise; never forget that "There were people in our company who directly said, 'No You can't [cast Downey] Next," Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige said. But Favreau wouldn't take no[...]

It's a happy little photo of where it all started with RDJ being joined by Gwyneth Paltrow and Jon Favreau while filming what should be the second half of the Infinity War story… and take a look at RDJ's chest? What is the metal thing on his chest? That seems a lot bigger than the old[...]

Fans at D23 were shown a special clip from the upcoming Jon Favreau live action Lion King film, and according to Twitter, the CGI is almost flawless, with people saying it's almost lifelike Audience members were reportedly crying, which means I'll likely need to bring boxes of tissues with me since this is my favorite[...]

Last Week Tonight's man main John Oliver is joining the great Disney circle of life, and the casting is perfect. Jon Favreau, hot off the success of his live action remake of the Disney animated classic The Jungle Book is bringing the sunbaked world of Pride Lands to life in his next adaptation, The Lion King. Zazu, everyone's favorite (or not)[...]

When asked what he wanted to bring to the character of Adrian Toomes, the actor admitted that Watts, Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal knew exactly what they wanted and he followed their lead. https://youtu.be/GKNqBGPmKzAVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Michael Keaton Swoops Into the Spider-Man: Homecoming Red Carpet World Premiere (https://youtu.be/GKNqBGPmKzA) Jon Favreau talked about[...]

Yesterday, there was a secret shoot that involved Spider-Man: Homecoming actors Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., and Jon Favreau… along with living legend Stan Lee and music producer DJ Khaled The reason we know this is because RDJ, Holland and Favreau all posted images from the shoot… not exactly keeping it a secret[...]

Disney and Jon Favreau are teaming up to produce a live action version of the 1994 animated film The Lion King, which was blatantly ripped off from which totally has nothing to do with the Japanese cartoon Kimba the White Lion Why are you even bringing it up? We know the script is written by[...]

I'm excited for Jon Favreau's The Lion King There is a ton of potential for a "live action" retelling, especially as it is one of Disney's best stories. Helping to craft that story will be Jeff Nathanson who has been brought on to write the script He was the scribe behind Catch Me If You Can, the upcoming Pirates[...]

The animal work done in Jon Favreau's film was really convincing and well done, so it seemed like a natural progression to think about re-doing the Lion King. Well, it looks like Favreau might indeed be taking on 1994 animated film He has just sent out this cryptic tweet It's mentions his next project and a pretty[...]

I've always enjoyed Jon Favreau in the Marvel films Happy Hogan is a delight when he is on screen, especially when paired with Robert Downey Jr However, we will next be seeing the character elsewhere. It was announced not that long ago that Favreau would be returning to the character in Spider-Man: Homecoming, which seems like a[...]

He was an amalgamation of a few agents in the first Iron Man film that director Jon Favreau pulled together and cast his friend Clark Gregg The character appeared in Thor and Iron Man 2 before he was then killed in the Avengers, bringing the team together But his popularity convinced the powers that be to[...]

But Jon Favreau showed what he could do on Iron Man and he continues to improve with The Jungle Book For a film that has so few humans in it, it's a showcase about humanity… both the good and the bad. This adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling film is gorgeous with amazing special effects, but what[...]

Jon Favreau, director of Iron Man and The Jungle Book, has signed on to direct and executive produce a new hour-long comedic drama created and starring Seth MacFarlane The new series, which is set up at Fox, is set 300 years in the future and in space and follows Orville, a rundown exploratory ship from[...]

The film, which earned more than $911 million globally, was directed by Jon Favreau and stared Bill Murray, Sir Ben Kingsley, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken and more. The film will be available to watch on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere starting August 23rd and on Blu-ray, DVD and On-Demand August 30th.   Bonus features included[...]

There is so much that shouldn't have worked about the movie, such as having photo realistic animals talking and singing, as that's something that has barely ever looked great, but it blends it all to make a beautiful adventure well worth your time. A lot of that is a credit to the work of Jon Favreau[...]

When it was announced that Terry Brooks book series Shannara was going to be adapted for television by Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, the team behind Smallville, and executive produced by Jon Favreau I was definitely intrigued Favreau's Iron Man was what helped make Marvel Studios and Millar and Gough's Smallville opened the door to[...]

The executive producers are Miles Millar, Alfred Gough, Jonathan Liebesman, Dan Farah, Jon Favreau and Brooks Favreau, director of Iron Man and Swingers, was originally attached to direct the project as well but had to bow out due to scheduling conflicts Liebesman, director of the soon to open Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Wrath of the[...]

You have Idris Elba and you're only going to use his voice? That's exactly what Disney is doing, according to Deadline, who report the British actor is in final negotaitions to "perform" and voice the role of the tiger, Shere Khan, in Jon Favreau's live action adaptation of The Jungle Book. The film will be a[...]

Deadline reports Terry Brooks' Shannara is headed for MTV – home of Teen Wolf – and Jon Favreau, along with Smallville creators Miles Millar and Al Gough are overseeing it. Brooks' epic fantasy series, which consists of 25 books so far, with at least 4 more on the way, follows – as far as I am[...]

Disney's trend of doing live action remakes of their classic cartoons continues with the studio now eyeing Jon Favreau to direct a new version of The Jungle Book, according to Deadline. The 1894 Rudyard Kipling book about Mowgli, the boy raised in a jungle with help from a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera,[...]

I think the game takes place genuinely interesting universe, one that is cleverly designed and has lots of storytelling potential So obviously I am just as excited about Destiny, the next game from Bungie, original creators of Halo. I spend much of my day following news feeds about games and I have to say, Destiny has held my[...]

Abigail Raney offers a capsule review of the new show from Eric Kripke, JJ Abrams and pilot director Jon Favreau As far as I can gather from the trailer, it's set in a world where electricity no longer works – unless you have a certain magical amulet. Set 15 years after all the world's technology suddenly[...]

Michael Moran has been to see Cowboys & Aliens for us: With a title as ridiculous as that, Cowboys & Aliens can't expect to be taken seriously, can it? But up there on the screen are James Bond and Indiana Jones, looking tough and just daring you to laugh. Jon Favreau has broken away from Iron Man[...]