Jon Favreau

For a fresh start with Spider-Man, Sony had to give him something distinctive. To set Tom Holland’s take on the webslinger apart from Tobey Maguire’s (and way, way apart from Andrew Garfield’s), the studio sent the hero back to high school and returned him to his teenage roots. Spider-Man: Homecoming aims to be a new take on the comic-book mythos all over, in fact — a new girlfriend in pop star Zendaya, the first onscreen appearance of the villainous Vulture, and with a new teaser unearthed today, we learned that a key piece of latter-day Spidey tech will make it movie debut as well.

Just when we thought there wouldn’t be anymore Spider-Man: Homecoming casting news, here comes a bit of an unexpected — but pleasant — surprise: Jon Favreau will reprise his Iron Man role in Sony and Marvel’s upcoming reboot, joining MCU star Robert Downey Jr. for Tom Holland’s first solo outing as the iconic web-slinging hero. It’s news that should make several fans, uh, happy?

Jon Favreau is reportedly returning to direct a sequel to The Jungle Book, the live-action / CGI reimagining of Disney’s classic animated film, which took the top spot at the box office over the weekend. But that’s not the only project that has Favreau sticking around — the director has revealed that he’ll be returning to Marvel to serve as an executive producer on Avengers: Infinity War.

We know that Tony Stark's Iron Man suit is powerful—when fully charged, it can lift over 100 tons—but, we probably didn't realize just how heavy it is. The original suit in the first ‘Iron Man’ movie weighed over 90 lbs. That's big, hot costume to have to act in all day. And, to think, it was almost not even Robert Downey, Jr. underneath all that armor. Find out which other actors made the cut, and a lot more, in the latest invincible installment of You Think You Know Movies!

How many comicbook movies are on your gift list for Christmas or Hanukkah? Does it already include The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, and The Amazing Spider-Man? Are you chuffed enough to request the The Dark Knight Trilogy on Blu-Ray, or are you nervously holding your wad for April 2013, when the 10-disc Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One drops like a ton of bricks...

For those concerned about the fate of Iron Man 3 without original director and spiritual guide Jon Favreau, here's something that'll make you rest a little easier: He will be involved with next year's movie... as an actor, at least. And he's not the only one...

In his movie career, Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man has faced off against terrorists, corrupt businessmen and, come this summer, an Asgardian deity and his accompanying maybe-aliens. But is any of that likely to prepare him for the ultimate foe just announced for next year's Iron Man 3 -- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi...

1873 was a cool year, guys. Levi Strauss made some major headway in denim tech by adding copper rivets to jean pockets, barbed wire became a big deal, and up in Canada an early version of the Mounties were officially helping people out. In the alternate history of Cowboys & Aliens, however, giant metal scorpion ships stole people and maybe kind of ate them or something. Le...

Movies: Having directed the hugely successful Iron Man and Iron Man 2, it looks like for whatever reason Jon Favreau won't be coming back for a third helping of Tony Stark action. Barring the possibility that this is just some temporary Hollywood drama, I'll be bummed if Favreau is done with the Marvel U...

Halloween has come early this year for Hadies, the Dwarf Caiman crocodile thanks to the armorsmithing skills of one Colorado couple. YouTube user MorRokko and her boyfriend have decked out the pointy-toothed pet in a costume that gives "Iron Baby" a run for its money in terms of cuteness and even got the attention of "Iron Man" and "Iron Man 2" director Jon Favreau..