Just yesterday it was reported that, according to Terrence Howard, filming for Iron Man 2 would start in March of 2009 for a release on April 30, 2010.
Today, director Jon Favreau told fans on his message board that start date “seems unrealistic.”
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 Im 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 BB/DK, X/X2 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.
He’s answered many more questions from the fans and you can read his answers here!
