20 Things You Didn’t Know About Iron Man 2

20. Jon Favreau Fought With Marvel Executives Throughout Production

Though director Jon Favreau did a fantastic job pulling off the first Iron Man movie despite starting shooting without a completed script, the filmmaker was extensively micro-managed throughout production of the sequel, which ultimately led to him not directing Iron Man 3.

While Iron Man 2's script was completed before shooting began, Marvel executives nevertheless demanded constant rewrites during filming, namely beefing up the presence of S.H.I.E.L.D. in order to emphasise the burgeoning Marvel Cinematic Universe ahead of The Avengers' release.

This is largely accepted to be the reason why the film's plotting feels so scattershot. Furthermore, Favreau's 2014 indie drama Chef, which follows a chef (Favreau) who quits a popular LA restaurant to run his own food truck, was widely believed to be a not-so-subtle allegory of the director's time making Iron Man 2.

Though Favreau hasn't directed any MCU movies since, he has nevertheless re-appeared as Happy Hogan in Iron Man 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: Far from Home.