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02.26.08... A really good interview with Jon, HERE, on Iron Man and directing. It's a great read. Thanks to Adrian for the heads-up. =)
02.25.08... You can listen to audio of Jon at a press junket at Wondercon, HERE. Thanks to C-Dog at the Iron Man group for the heads-up. Nice find.
02.24.08... There is a video of Jon's Q&A at Wondercon, HERE. Thanks to Judy for the heads-up!
02.07.08... There's a good article on Vince and the WWCS by the New York Times. They quote Jon a couple of times as well. Check it out, HERE. Thanks for the link, Adrian!
Don't forget Jon is on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson this evening. Show starts at 11:35 CST/ 12:35 EST.
02.05.08... Did you check out the new Iron Man ad that played during the Super Bowl? Very impressive! If you missed it you can check it out, HERE.
There's a really good "Making Of..." on IFC about Wild West Comedy Show. We get to hear Jon, Vince and director Ari Sandel talk about making the documentary. You can view it, HERE.
Don't forget to check your local listings and set those DVRs! Jon will be on Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Thursday, Feb. 7. Vince is making the rounds (Letterman, GMA, Regis) this week as well. And Sebastian Maniscalco from WWCS is on Ferguson tonight!
02.01.08... TV Alert! Don't forget, the LAST (
) episode of Dinner For Five airs tonight! Vince Vaughn, Peter
Billingsley, Justin Long and Keir O'Donnell from Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show
are Jon's guests for his last dinner.For those of you that don't have IFC, you can catch this episode online for a limited time, HERE. Hurry though, I'm not sure what they consider a "limited time"!
There are pictures of Jon, Vince, producer Peter Billingsley and the rest of the cast at the WWCS premiere, HERE.
Also, Jon Favreau will be a guest on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Thursday, February 7. Vince Vaughn will also be making the rounds on the late night and morning show circuit this week promoting WWCS, so keep an eye out.
And certainly don't forget to catch Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show when it hits theaters next Friday, February 8!
01.21.08... We get another new episode of Dinner For Five!!! Set those DVR's for Friday, February 1 at 9:30CST/10:30EST. Jon's guests for dinner are his Wild West Comedy Show pals Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley, Justin Long and Keir O'Donnell. Thanks Rovs for this huge news. Best show ever!
01.12.08... Dates have been announced for special screenings of Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show at the following Apple Stores:
- January 30, 9:00pm in San Francisco, with Peter Billingsley and Bret Ernst
- February 6, 9:00pm in Chicago, with Peter Billingsley and Sebastian Maniscalco
- February 7, 8:30pm in SoHo, with Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley. Film critic, Jeffrey Lyons will moderate the discussion.
After the screenings, they will discuss the making of the film and take questions from the audience.
*Also, please check out Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Central Special on Friday, January 18 at 9:30CST/10:30EST. Sebastian is one of the comedians featured in Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show which will hit theater's February 8!!
12.21.07... The new Wild West Comedy Show trailer premiered today on Yahoo. It looks great! Check it out, HERE. Here is another new clip that is terrific.*
Hollywood Reporter is finally mentioning Jon's involvement with Four Christmases. Read their blurb, HERE.
12.12.07... Jon has signed on to next year's holiday movie, Four Christmases. He will be joining his pal, Vince Vaughn, as well as Reese Witherspoon, in the flick that sees him playing Vince's brother. This is terrific news for Favreau and Vaughn fans who love to see the guys reunite on the big screen. Special thanks to Mr. Favreau for confirming this!!!
Also, there's a new article at Variety about the use of motion capture in filmmaking. They have several quotes from Jon. Check it out, HERE.
12.03.07... There's a good Robert Downey, Jr. article on Iron Man at Wizard. Here is a little snippet where he mentions Jon...
“Jon has been very flexible and very fun because we’re very similar. I mean, I don’t know how this comes across, but it’s really Jon and I who are creating Tony and through that, half of the lines are his and half of the ideas are mine and we’ve got all these great people at the top of their fields who are simultaneously exasperated with the fact that we’re betting on an idea. I come in every day and I say, ‘I’ve seen this in a movie before, no offense. But if we do this, I haven’t seen that.’ Some of them are so far out they go, ‘Will you just go and put on your chest piece and earn a living like everyone else?’”
The rest of the article can be read, HERE. Thanks, Adrian! Also, check back here soon because a little birdie says there may be confirmation on a new acting project for Jon this week. =)
11.29.07... The new issue of People has a Jon mention. HERE is the online version. The article is about Jon's weight loss this year. He's a slim 205lbs now and looking very nice and healthy. Congrats, Jon!
11.12.07... Don't fret! Dinner For Five DVDs for Season's 1-4 shall return to Amazon! So says the man. Here is what Jon had to say in his D45 Myspace group...
"All seasons will again be available Dec 4, 2007 on Amazon.com. We were not happy with the quality and had them remastered. The seasons are available together or individually. You can even do custom burned disks with individual segments courtesy of CYO content technology."
11.05.07... The "international trailer" is what they are calling this second version of the Iron Man trailer apparently. Check it out, HERE. Thanks for the heads-up, Judy!
10.19.07... That time of the year again. The man is 41 today.
This site, my little tribute to the talented Mr. Favreau, also celebrates it's birthday/anniversary around this time. It looks a lot different than in the beginning but this site has been up and at 'em for FOUR long years now! =)
10.18.07... The latest issue of Advanced Iron, the online Iron Man fanzine, is now up. Head over to read their interview with Jon and read up on why I knew he was the right guy for the director's chair, HERE. Yes, it says favreaufans.net. Not sure where that came from, but they are referring to this little site. =) Their interview with Jon is definitely worth a read for Iron Man fans.
10.15.07... Iron Man makes Rolling Stone's "Hot Issue." The latest issue (Kid Rock cover) features a page on Iron Man where they talk to Favreau and effects supervisor, Shane Mahan. They also have pictures of the Mark III Iron Man suit, which you can view HERE. Thanks to Judy for the heads-up on this!
Also, the new issue of Iron Man fanzine, Advanced Iron, will be out soon. This issue will feature an article written by yours truly and an interview by AI's John with Jon Favreau. I'll let you know when I get more details on the release date.
Jon was also recently seen hosting the JTN Vision Awards honoring Michael Lynton, Sony CEO. And he was on hand for the Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Stand Up For Skateparks event. I'll get the gallery going again with some pics from these asap. =)
09.10.07... Well, it's a day early but who's complaining?! Check out the Iron Man trailer, HERE.
09.05.07... Finally, those that missed the Comic-Con footage of Iron Man get to see a trailer! Jon is surely keeping up with what the fanboys want. He posted this in the Iron Man group today...
"For those of you who have been Jonesing to see the Comic Con footage, we now (have) an official teaser trailer that incorporates much of the same imagery. Paramount is debuting the piece in its entirety across the Viacom Network's highest rated programs. The first appearance will be immediately before the Hills on MTV on 9/10. I've listed the schedule of other slots that Paramount marketing has sent me below.
A hi-res version will appear on Apple.com/trailers on 9/11 for those of you who, for whatever reason, choose not to TiVo The Hills.
Comedy Central: The Daily Show 10-Sep
MTV: The Hills 10-Sep (the break leading into the show)
Spike TV : CSI 11-Sep
VH1: The Rock Life 10-Sep
BET: Baldwin Hills 11-Sep
CMT : Trick My Truck 10-Sep
Logo : Rick & Steve 11-Sep
MTV2: Room 401 10-Sep
NAN : Fresh Prince 10-Sep
The N: Fresh Prince 11-Sep
TV Land: Andy Griffith 11-Sep"
08.03.07... Jon flexes those fan relation muscles by sharing a video he made of the unveiling of the Mark 1 Iron Man suit at Comic-Con. Nice work, Jon! View it HERE.
08.02.07...
Videos of IM at Comic-Con:
An interview with Jon at Comic-Con, HERE.
Spike exclusive on IM - with Jon, Robert and Terrence, HERE.
RDJ talks about revealing the teaser and Jon, HERE.
Jon talks with LatinoReview, HERE.
IESB.net has cast interviews and tons of pics, HERE. Direct to Jon's IESB interview, HERE.
Articles on IM at Comic-Con:
Quint at AICN interviews Jon, HERE.
Great Jon interview with RopeofSilicon, HERE.
Article at Cinematical - An mp3 of their interview is HERE.
Joblo has article and videos, HERE.
Thanks to Adrian and folks at the IM Myspace group for the heads-up on some of those!
And, not from Comic-Con but definitely cool! The Air Force Report from Edwards Air Force base featured a segment on the F22 Raptor being used in Iron Man and talked a bit with Jon. Watch it HERE.
08.01.07... Check out some clips from the Comic-Con panel featuring Jon. They are on the Marvel site, HERE. Thanks to Dylan from the Iron Man myspace group for the heads-up on those.
08.01.07... First, I need to address those that have emailed to ask if there are Special Features on the Dinner For Five DVD's that Amazon now has for sale. Jon said there aren't. There you have it. It was a great show though, very funny and insightful - definitely worth owning. Buy it HERE.
Secondly, I was going to upload the Comic-Con trailer here on jon-favreau.net but have decided against it. Paramount would only have me remove it quickly anyhow. They won't even let those that made the movie post it so they definitely won't allow me to keep it up! Just know that it is Paramount's decision and not Jon's. There has definitely been a positive response from those that have seen it though, so that is good news for the movie.
Also, I have been busy finally uploading some recent pictures. Special thanks to Advanced Dark for sharing his photos from Comic-Con. They are in the new Comic-Con folder HERE. I also added photos from the Who's Your Caddy premiere last week HERE. And the long overdue Guy's Choice Awards photos of Jon and Vince are HERE.
07.30.07... Here is the Iron Man trailer as introduced by Jon at San Diego Comic-Con. I doubt it will be up long so go check it out while you can, HERE. It looks amazing! Congrats to Jon and his cast and crew!
EDIT: Well, that lasted even less time than I thought it would! Rotten Tomatoes has an article that gives a very good scene-by-scene account of the trailer. It's right on and you can get a pretty good idea of what was seen in the trailer. Read the article HERE.
07.27.07... Lots of news today. Gotta love Comic-Con! Thanks to Advanced Dark for letting us know that Jon actually showed up early to Comic-Con to sit with the Paramount panel. (Paramount is distributing Iron Man for Marvel.) AD said he just missed the Iron Man teaser trailer. Jon will still be there on Saturday for the Marvel panel.
Quint at AICN already has a writeup on events at yesterday's Comic-Con, including an Iron Man segment. He makes it sound like it's turned out great! The IM part you need to scroll to the bottom for. Check it out HERE.
Yesterday, they did release this bit of news...Jon and Adi Granov, comic artist and Iron Man costume developer for the movie, are teaming up to make their own Iron Man comic. According to THIS article, it will be called Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas. Thanks to Adrian for the heads-up on that.
07.26.07... Iron Man will grace the cover of the September issue of Empire magazine. The issue will preview next summer's big movies. Have a look HERE. Also added is the photo of Tony Stark trying on the Iron Man gauntlet...it's been around a few weeks but I've been busy. It's pretty sweet though, check it out HERE.
Also, Jon is attending San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday along with Iron Man, Robert Downey, Jr. Here is the scoop from the Comic-Con site...
"4:15-5:00 Marvel Studios—Marvel Studios proudly presents its Summer 2008 blockbuster line-up! First up, in association with Universal Pictures, comes Marvel's exciting new take on superhero icon The Incredible Hulk. Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, director Louis Leterrier and producers Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd and Kevin Feige will be on hand to discuss. Next up, in association with Paramount Pictures, Marvel is proud to present the big screen debut of legendary Marvel hero Iron Man. Director Jon Favreau, producers Avi Arad, Kevin Feige, and Tony Stark himself, Robert Downey Jr., are proud to unveil exclusive, never before seen footage from the film. Don't miss this sneak peak at two of comics' biggest superheroes that is sure to be full of surprises."
If anyone attends and meets Jon and Robert, please contact me at nezee(at)jon-favreau.net with the scoop. Take your cams! =)
07.18.07... Jon's Emmy-nominated talk show, Dinner For Five, finally makes it to DVD! You can order the box set, individual episodes, or by season at Amazon! You can also use their CustomFlix program to have individual segments of the show burned onto a custom DVD! Very cool. Check that out HERE. A great show, finally getting the proper treatment. Also, they have a great little clip of Jon chatting with Robert Downey, Jr. right after wrapping Iron Man. Check it out HERE.
07.10.07... I have added photos from the Iron Man wrap party in the Gallery. View those HERE. There is also one photo from the set, I have added it HERE. Special thanks to Sean for use of his photos!
07.09.07... On July 6, Jon posted a bulletin in his Iron Man group. He will be at ComiCon in San Diego this year to promote Iron Man. If anyone goes, please share pics!
"Now that the movie is finally wrapped, I can spend a little more time filling you all in. I have been reading as many of your posts as I can and here are responses to your most popular questions:
First of all, as you probably already know, there is not a teaser trailer on the front of Transformers as many of you had hoped and speculated. We are, however, planning to reveal something very cool very soon. This month, in fact. In San Diego. We've secured a prime slot Saturday afternoon in the big room at SDCC. We will split an hour with Marvel and Hulk and plan to cut something together to reward the fans for their interest, support and patience. In addition to our Saturday afternoon presentation, we will be doing a signing and poster giveaway at the Marvel booth on Saturday. Paramount is also doing a rundown of its slate on Thursday which I will do my best to attend as well.
Second of all, you had questions about Iron Monger/Mandarin/Obadiah Stane. My response is read the books. We took certain liberties to keep things a fresh and unexpected but we are essentially using the books to inspire our story. Iron Man fans should have no problem piecing together what's what. As far as what villians appear in this movie's storyline, I should reiterate that in the year spent developing our story we decided to treat Iron Man as a first chapter. We cover the origin story and the rise of the hero. It stands alone as a movie, but definitely leaves room for more to be told. Sequels often feel like the story was slapped together in a scramble to exploit a successful franchise. I prefer when stories are mapped out in advance. They feel less repetitive and arbitrary. Additional Iron Man movies are by no means guaranteed but, if we are lucky enough to do more, we will be ready to do them well.
Third. Cameos. I've read that Sam Jackson and Hilary Swank are Shield agents and that I myself play a Vegas security guard. There is no truth to any of these rumors.
(Well, maybe one is true.)"
06.26.07... Jon has updated his Iron Man group with a statement declaring that principal photography on Iron Man is complete. Congrats to cast, crew and of course, director!
"Principal photography ended with a huge bang as we filmed the final scenes of Iron Man in Caesar's Palace. As many of you already know, gambling is a casino's top priority. A production can not interfere with their cash cow. As a result, movies must shoot during the dead hours, no matter if it's Swingers or Rain Man. We were given a window of midnight to one the next afternoon to do all of our work. Part of our strategy to prepare for these ungodly hours was to stay up as late as possible the night before and sleep as late as possible. I did half the plan. The wrong half. I stayed out until 7AM and then woke up four hours later. After motoring through the delerium of a sleepless shooting marathon, I am proud to report that we have handily completed our movie on time and on budget. What a great way to end.
I would also like to thank Ceasars for their hospitality, generosity, and Swank accomodations."
06.23.07... Iron Man comes in at #11 in Entertainment Weekly's EW 100 - 100 stars and movies they are obsessed with currently. Read the Iron Man segment with the cast picture HERE.
06.04.07... Jon will be attending Spike TV's first "Guy's Choice" award show on June 9th. Jon will join Vince Vaughn as they accept the first-ever "Guy Movie Hall of Fame Award" for their classic "Swingers". The show will be televised on June 13th at 9pm CST. Read more HERE. Thanks to Rovs for the heads-up.
And sorry for the delay in posting this. Jon posted another update bulletin on May 24th.
"I'm exhausted. I could never have imagined how overwhelming of an experience a movie like this is. I could not be happier with the way the movie is turning out or the reactions we are getting to both the official and unofficial images that are floating out there in cyberspace.
I have been relatively quiet for two main reasons. First, I feel like the General of a huge military campaign. I have no life other than Ironman. Between the script, sets, effects, shooting and editing, I am completely monopolized.
The second reason is, you IM fans are like criminal profilers. You take a few official statements and images, a couple of off the cuff remarks from press junkets and red carpets, and some deftly gathered surveillence footage and are able to take some very uncanny stabs at what the movie will be. The movie is a year away. If I don't keep a few tricks up my sleeve, I can't knock you on your ass in 2008. At the rate you're going, you'll have everything figured out by then. I don't mean to be evasive, but it's my job. I've got to lay low.
(At least until Comicon.)"
05.01.07... Jon updated the Iron Man Group about the status of production and threw in some answers to questions that have been bandied around the group.
...Let me confirm a few things: The movie will contain both the gray suit and the gold and red. The light you see in the photo on Robert's chest in the USA Today article is the chest piece glowing through his shirt. He is in captivity and forging the mask of the Mark 1. Both suits have been built practically by Winston Studios and are busily at work as we speak. We are exploring ideas for teaser trailers, though no date has been decided. We are planning to attend San Diego Comicon. Bridges is bald and plays Stane. The movie is on schedule and could not be going better.
A photo of Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark with the "chest piece" Jon is referring to can be found HERE. Also, a small article on Iron Man is out, read it at Empire.
03.06.07... Jon updated his Iron Man group with a bulletin yesterday. Everything is sounding good. Read it HERE.
Jon participated in the WPT Celebrity Challenge on March 3. HERE is a photo.
03.02.07... Finally, our gallery is up and running and now you can see some of Christine's pics from the Q&A at the Aero with Jon and Peter B HERE. Thanks Christine!
02.13.07... Join Jon Favreau and producer Peter Billingsley at the Aero in Santa Monica on Saturday, 2.17 for a special screening of Swingers & Made. Jon and Peter will hold a Q&A in between the films. Purchase tickets in advance through the Aero or American Cinematheque.
Also, in more Iron Man news....they are aiming for a trilogy! Excellent news, and this comes from Quint's(AICN) visit to the Iron Man offices. Read his lengthy report HERE.
02.08.07... Jeff Bridges joins the cast of Iron Man! Marvel announced the addition to an already superb cast but remained mum on what character Bridges will play. Read the full article HERE. Iron Man, which is being directed by Jon, will start filming March 12.
Also, the trailer for Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show documentary is online at the new budtv site. You must be registered at budtv.com to view it and must be 21 to register. The Comedy Show was hosted by Vince and featured comedians Ahmed Ahmed, Sebastian Maniscalco, John Caparulo and Bret Ernst onstage. Jon was a special guest at several shows and is featured briefly in the trailer.
01.29.07... The good news is Jon announced that Fergus and Ostby are doing a rewrite on Iron Man right now. The two are currently nominated for Oscars for the screenplay to Children of Men.
The bad news is Paramount dropped the ball on John Carter of Mars. Pixar has aquired the rights now so who knows where it will go from here but Jon is no longer attached to the project.
01.25.07... Jon announced that Gwyneth Paltrow will be joining the cast of Iron Man, and that filming will begin in seven weeks. Gwyneth will play the role of Tony Stark's assistant, Pepper Potts.
With Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence Howard and now Gwyneth, the casting is shaping up quite nicely. Hopefully that will mean much success on this one for Jon. =)
01.06.07... Finally got a review from the New Year's Wild West Comedy Show. Thanks to Rovostrov for sharing her account with us! =)
"The show was the same format, with Peter Billingsley., Jon Favreau and Justin Long as the special guests. The lineup was Ahmed, Sebastian, Brett and John. Vince and Peter did the steroids skit, with Peter telling a story about the producer and how Vince got the part I hadn't heard before. Next sketch was Vince and Justin doing the dodgeball sketch, though from what Vince said it seemed Jon was supposed to go out first as he said they couldn't find the person who was supposed to be there (I got a little worried then since I figured it was Jon he was talking about). Then Vince introduced Jon. There was some back and forth between the two, with Jon also picking at Justin's body of work (he did like Galaxy Quest however). All in good fun. Jon and Justin did a scene from Swingers with Justin as Trent (impersonating Vince), with Vince at the side laughing it up. Jon and Vince then did a Dinner for Five sketch with Justin as their server which was pure Vince & Jon quips and barbs. Loved it! After Cap's set, Vince came out with the Mancation Dancers (Jon & Justin are members now!) and did the Mama Mia dance tribute. With a few minutes left before midnight, Vince & Jon led the Sweet Caroline sing-along which segued into the countdown and Auld Lang Syne with balloons everywhere. Vince and the troupe closed the show with well wishes and it was over. The comics all had new material, with Sebastian being the most notable. It was a great show and definitely worth the trip. I hope it translates well to the screen."
In case I failed to mention it before there will be a theatrical and eventual DVD release of the Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show documentary. Jon was special guest at several shows so I believe he will be in some of the included material.
01.05.07... Catch a rerun of In Case of Emergency tonight on ABC. The series is executive-produced by Jon and he also directed the pilot which airs again tonight.
ABC 8:30 CST/9:30EST.
12.31.06... If you are in Vegas tonight you can catch Jon at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino as he joins Vince Vaughn to ring in the new year with Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show. Vince will be hosting the show again as comedians Sebastian Maniscalco, Ahmed Ahmed, Bret Ernst and John Caparulo perform. Special guests will be Jon Favreau, Justin Long and Peter Billingsley.
If anyone goes and gets any photos of Jon's sketches or of him with the guys, please do send them my way to share with everyone.
12.21.06... Jon announced today that the official Iron Man site has its title page up. The rest of the site will be added as time goes on. Meanwhile you can check it out HERE.
10.19.06... Happy 40th Birthday, Jon! This is the note I left on his Myspace in honour of his birth date...
10.17.06... The Break-Up DVD hits stores today. If you missed seeing the Vince Vaughn-Jennifer Aniston flick at the theater - check it out on DVD. Jon hilariously portrays Vince's best friend, who is all about dishing out advice. He stole his scenes, finally playing the funny man to Vince's straight one. Definitely worth checking out for all Favreau fans.
09.29.06... ...Robert Downey Jr.!
Jon confirmed on his Myspace that Robert Downey Jr. will play Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, stating, "It is true. Robert Downey Jr. is Tony Stark. I am about as excited as I can be. I saw what he can do and he is extremely enthusiastic about playing Stark. I can say with absolute certainty that there is no better choice. The humor and emotional dimension he brings truly raises the bar on this project. Get ready." Congrats on landing an exceptional actor, Jon!
09.04.06... I usually stay away from Jon's personal life here at jon-favreau.net but I did want to take a moment to congratulate Jon and Joya on the latest addition to their family. Much joy and health your way! =)