‘Iron Man’: the week after

Was the movie really that good or did ‘Iron Man’ just wake everybody up after all those slow weeks? Whatever the reason is, the balls are rolling and this is what came out of the success of ‘Iron Man.’

First, the confirmed sequel. Set for release in 2010, but who is involved? Robert Downey Jr. has been confirmed to be under contract for another film, but Jon Favreau hasn’t signed yet. “We’ve been speaking informally about it, and in concept we would all love to work together again. But I found out about the announcement last night, so it’s not something that — we would definitely love to collaborate more with the sequel,” Favrau told EW. Those are some careful words. Apparently Jon Favreau didn’t know about the confirmation of ‘Iron Man 2′ until Marvel announced it last Monday. You would think a man like him shouldn’t have to find out on the news.

Next Favreau talked about making ‘Iron Man’ a trilogy. “It’s very difficult to keep these franchises from running out of gas after two [movies]. The high point seems to be the second one,” he told Empire. He actually said he saw the ‘Avengers’ movie (slated for 2011) as part three of the ‘Iron Man’ franchise.

Marvel didn’t give away much either. “I’ll be honest with you, the only thing that plays a franchise out are bad sequels. I think that as long as you keep making good ones, fans will respond and feel eager and reenergized to see each installment,” Joe Quesada of Marvel told the Washington Post.

Lastly, Variety tells us Kevin Feige has been made president after the successful opening and David Maisel will stay chairman of the film division for another 2 years. He is said to be the creator of the division and got Marvel the $525 million to start making these movies.

That’s it for now, but I’d say it’s enough for a movie that just came out last week.