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And a million Marvel fans just released their collective breath. Jon Favreau, director of the runaway hit Iron Man, has agreed to helm the sequel according to Deadline Hollywood Daily.

There was some concern on Favreau’s part about the extremely ambitious release schedule Marvel Studios is married to in order to hit a 2011 release date for Avengers. Marvel wants to start shooting next March with plans for Iron Man 2 to hit in April 2010.

Favreau is concerned (rightfully so, I think) that without writers, a script or much of anything else in place Marvel might be pushing things. But industry scuttlebutt is that Marvel Studios threw some of Tony Stark’s excess cash at Favreau and now it’s all good.

Please Marvel, take your time building up to the Avengers movie. It’s only one of the most anticipated movies in the history of comic book adaptations. The other, of course, would be a Justice League of America movie. But Time Warner is moving along with that at the pace of continental drift. So it’s up to you Marvel. Please don’t blow this.

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