Marvel Studios has decided to part ways with the original writers of Iron Man and instead let Justin Theroux scribe the sequel to the $500+ million box office hit. You may (or may not) remember Justin Theroux as playing Seamus O’Grady in ‘Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle’ or his role on HBO’s Six Feet Under. He also wrote the screenplay for the upcoming comedy ‘Tropic Thunder’ in which he also acts. Hopefully he will not let us down with the ‘Iron Man 2′ screenplay, he’s got a lot to live up to.
Source: Variety via SuperHero Hype
July 16th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Guys I couldn’t care less who the writer is as long as MARVEL has the last word on the script.
Did you know that the riginal IRON MAN script pitched tony Stark against the Mandarin, not the IRON MONGER? A lot of stuff from the original script was revised secretly by MARVEL Editor in Chief Joe Quesada along writers Mark Millar and Grant Morrisson among others? After the success of the first movie I think it is safe to say Iron Man 2 is in good hands, no matter who the new movie writer is.
July 16th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Likodemus: Don’t really have a response to your comment at this time, but I just wanted to tell you that the artwork on your Deviant Art page is incredible. I’m extremely impressed.
July 17th, 2008 at 1:48 am
Agreed, Likodemus, Iron Man 2 is in good hands…and your deviant art page is sick, haha, seriously. I remember reaing Favreau’s blog during pre-production and him announcing that the Mandarin was the villain, so alot can change. Let’s just hope that the “Demon in a Bottle” storyline will be used. Hopefully Hancock’s similar subject matter didn’t ruin that idea.