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Coming Soon sat down to talk IRON MANhood with Jon Favreau, and got some compelling insight into the direction the franchise is heading at the moment.

The interview is definitely worth checking out. Highlights include (but are not limited to) the following:

Favreau...

expects to find storylines and themes that will carry through the second film and conclude in a third. He said he doesn't foresee any problems devoting the bulk of his filmmaking efforts to seeing the franchise through to the end.

Who'll be the "big bad"?

Iron Man's classic comic book nemesis the Mandarin, the Asian crimelord who sports ten powerful ring weapons (alluded to in the first film through references to the terrorist cell the Ten Rings) will most likely emerge as a primary antagonist, although Favreau is still wrestling with how to address the villain's mystical origins and fit them into the high-tech world established in the debut film.

We've previously heard some suggestions of the following, but I'm not sure this element had actually been confirmed yet.

The most well-known storylines from the comic book series – "Demon in a Bottle," in which Stark becomes an alcoholic, and Rhodey taking over the role and armor of Iron Man during Stark's recovery – are expected to be included, possibly

All of this, and much more, can be found in ComingSoon's interview with Jon, which you can find...

HERE!!!