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Favreau was the third director attached to John Carter of Mars, the film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs ' swashbuckling space hero.
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In one edition of the IFC program Dinner for Five much of the show was given over to a description of Demme's last night and fond reminiscences about his life, mostly by Denis Leary and the show's host Jon Favreau.
In 2007, Downey was cast as the title character in the film Iron Man, with director Jon Favreau explaining the choice by stating: " Downey wasn't the most obvious choice, but he understood what makes the character tick.
Favreau was born Jonathan Kolia Favreau in Flushing, Queens, New York, the son of Madeleine, an elementary school teacher who died of leukemia in 1979, and Charles Favreau, a special education teacher.
He was a guest-director for an episode of the college dramedy Undeclared in 2001, and Favreau got some screen time as lawyer Foggy Nelson in the 2003 movie Daredevil ( 2003 ) ( considerably more in the Director's Cut version ).
On April 28, 2006, it was announced that Favreau was signed to direct the long awaited Iron Man movie.
Iron Man was the first Marvel-produced movie under their alliance with Paramount, and Favreau served as the director and an executive producer.
In July 2011, Favreau was featured in a YouTube video by visual effects artist Freddie Wong ( known on YouTube as the popular channel, " freddiew "), in a spoof of his then-upcoming summer film, Cowboys & Aliens.
The host was Marc Favreau, who also played Sol the Clown.
This was followed by a fragment of a comedy sketch, in which all of the dialogue was in French, and which featured Sol using the terms introduced by Favreau.
Marc Favreau ( Sol ), ( born November 9, 1929 in Montreal, Quebec and died December 17, 2005 same city ) was a Canadian ( Québécois ) television and film actor and poet.
Favreau, who said " the Disney iconography was probably the first set of archetypes that I was exposed to " and that Disney movies and attractions " made a deep impression on me as a child ", noted that, " When I first heard about the Kingdom ' film project, I was on my way to visit Disneyland with my family.
The Fulton-Favreau formula was a proposed formula of amendment of the Constitution of Canada developed by federal justice minister E. Davie Fulton and Quebec Liberal Guy Favreau in the 1960s.
The script was written by Jon Favreau.
One soldier, Corporal Arthur A. Favreau, 64th Coast Artillery ( Anti-Aircraft ), was killed on post by an errant Navy shell.
Millar was among a group of writers that included Brian Michael Bendis, Joe Quesada, Tom Brevoort, Axel Alonso and Ralph Macchio, that was enlisted by Iron Man director Jon Favreau to give advice on the script.
Conran was replaced by Robert Rodriguez, who was later replaced by Jon Favreau.
Favreau and director
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* October 19 – Jon Favreau, American actor and director
Favreau appeared in 2000's The Replacements as maniacal linebacker Daniel Bateman, and that same year he played himself in The Sopranos episode " D-Girl ", as a Hollywood director who feigns interest in developing mob associate Christopher Moltisanti's screenplay in order to collect material for his own screenplay.
* Jon Favreau, actor, writer, and director
Vaughn is also a close friend to actor / director Jon Favreau.
In his audio commentary for the DVD release of Iron Man 2, film director Jon Favreau notes that he had Iron Man 2 challenge coins made to distribute to United States Air Force personnel as a gesture of thanks for their cooperation while the production ( and its predecessor, Iron Man ) filmed on location at Edwards Air Force Base.
It was originally due in 2006, with Jon Favreau ( Zathura, Cowboys & Aliens ) as director and Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News as producer.
According to an interview on The Howard Stern Show, director Jon Favreau considered casting him as the titular character in Iron Man as the studio was initially hesitant to work with Robert Downey, Jr., who had been considered for his role in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
On May 3, 2010, it was announced that Rockwell would team up again with Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau, for Favreau's adaptation of the graphic novel Cowboys & Aliens.
* Jon Favreau, actor, writer, director
Paul Bettany admits he had little idea of what the role was, even as he recorded it, simply doing it as a favor for his friend director Jon Favreau.
The director agreed to cast Favreau and his friends ( Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston, and Patrick Van Horn ) in this comedy about struggling actors amid the L. A. club milieu.
It also featured guest voices by comedian Andy Dick, actor and director Jon Favreau, actor Sean Flynn, actress and singer Lauren Graham, and actress Michelle Horn.
In addition to the regular cast, the episode featured guest appearances by comedian Andy Dick, actor and director Jon Favreau, actor Sean Flynn, actress and singer Lauren Graham and actress Michelle Horn.
Favreau and attached
Liman became attached to direct Swingers when its screenwriter Jon Favreau turned down offers from studios who wanted to cast established actors.
Favreau and film
" Favreau insisted on having Downey as he repeatedly claimed that Downey would be to Iron Man what Johnny Depp is to the Pirates of the Caribbean series, a lead actor that could both elevate the quality of the film and increase the public's interest in it.
* Jon Favreau as D-Bob ( film debut )
While in Chicago, Favreau landed his first film role alongside Sean Astin as the pudgy tutor D-Bob in the classic sleeper hit Rudy ( 1993 ).
Favreau met Vince Vaughn – who played a small role in this film – during shooting.
Also in 2003, Favreau had a small part in Something's Gotta Give ( a film starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson ); Favreau played Leo, Harry Sanborn's ( Nicholson ) personal assistant, who visited Harry in the hospital.
In 2005, Favreau directed the film adaptation of Zathura.
Never to turn his back on acting, Favreau still makes regular appearances in film and television.
Favreau at an Iron Man ( film ) | Iron Man photo call in Mexico City, April 2008
Neanderthals is a CG animated film that Favreau will write and produce.
Favreau said in December 2010 that he would not direct Iron Man 3, opting to direct Magic Kingdom instead, though he will co-produce the film.
Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau, written by David Berenbaum and starring Will Ferrell, James Caan and Zooey Deschanel.
Some of his film credits include Made with Jon Favreau, Fire with Robert Klein and Diary of a Hitman with Danny Aiello.
Director Jon Favreau and Walt Disney Pictures plan to produce and release a film concerning a family at Disneyland which finds the theme park characters and attractions coming to life.
In 2011, he starred in Cowboys & Aliens, an American science fiction Western film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde.
* Foggy Nelson appears in the 2003 film adaptation of Daredevil played by Jon Favreau.
Gregson-Williams composed the score of the film Cowboys & Aliens directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Ana de la Reguera and Harrison Ford.
Made is a 2001 comedy-crime film written and directed by Jon Favreau.
Because the film is written by Jon Favreau and stars Favreau and Vince Vaughn, it is commonly seen as a follow-up to Swingers.
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