The first twoIron Manfilms were directed by Jon Favreau , who also play Happy Hogan in various pic from the Marvel Cinematic Universe , but he did n’t come back to directIron valet 3 – why ? The MCU as viewing audience now know it start in 2008 withIron Man , followed by its sequel , Iron Man 2 ,   two days later , which further demonstrate the MCU .

Jon Favreau can brag about point the very first MCU photographic film , being part of it as actor as well , and being the first director to return for   a sequel . But like   the other dispatch trilogy in the Marvel universe , not all pic had the same manager , and in some grammatical case the difference between all moving picture   are very unmistakable . The first twoIron Manfilmswere very well invite by critics and audiences ( even with all the criticismIron gentleman 2got ) , so why did n’t Favreau return for the third photographic film ?

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As mentioned above , Favreau was also part of the MCU ’s extensive cast thanks tohis function as Happy Hogan , Tony Stark ’s bodyguard and chauffeur , so it was n’t like he had some behind - the - scenes bother with the studio , as he reprised his role three more times ( four , weigh his cut panorama fromAvengers : Infinity War ) . In fact , the reason for him not directingIron Man 3is pretty bare .

Jon Favreau Chose Magic Kingdom Over Iron Man 3

AfterIron Man 2was released , Paramount Pictures and Disney had struggle as Paramount had statistical distribution right to some Marvel properties . This putIron Man 3on restrain for a while , though both parts reached an agreement not long after . However , Favreau decided not to repay to direct the picture , insteadopting to directMagic Kingdom . Favreau sound out that he wanted a newfangled challenge that would   light " a fire " within him , and as a huge Disney fan it was the right fit at the right-hand time . The projection is precisely what the title aver : a film about Disney ’s stem park Magic Kingdom , which has been described as “ Night at the Museum at Disneyland ” . In 2012 , Favreau was reportedly working on the film , but by 2014 he started turn onThe Jungle Book , andMagic Kingdomwas left behind .

Whatever happened withMagic Kingdomdidn’t stop Favreau at all , as betweenIron military man 2andThe Jungle Bookhe direct two films : Cowboys & AliensandChef . He also lent his vocalisation to Jerome the Beat inZookeeper , Thark Bookie inJohn Carter , and had theatrical role inPeople Like Us , Identity Thief , Chef , a cameo inThe Wolf of Wall Street , and play himself inEntourage . Although he did n’t directIron gentleman 3 , he did reprise his function as Happy Hogan and served as executive producer ( as well as onAvengers : Age of Ultron , Avengers : Infinity War , andAvengers : Endgame ) . It ’s punishing to say if possess him behind the camerawould have improvedIron Man 3or not , which was criticise for its secret plan twist , but at least Favreau did n’t part himself from the MCU , unlike other director .

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