Jon Favreau officially directing Iron Man 2, executive producing The Avengers

At Wondercon last year, Jon Favreau said he was hoping to come back and possibly direct an Avengers movie. Well, he won’t be helming the film but at least he’ll have a say in how things come together as today Marvel Studios announced that the famed director was not only officially back in the drivers seat with Iron Man 2 but that he would be executive producing The Avengers. Freakin’ sweet! Check out full press release over here at Aintitcool.