Jon Favreau, the man that brought us the IRON MAN franchise,announced in 2010 that he would not be directing IRON MAN 3, passing it onto Shane Black (KISS KISS BANG BANG), to play with Mickey Mouse and friends. Now he is partnering up with Pulitzer winner writer Michael Chabon (SPIDERMAN 2) for Disney’s MAGIC KINGDOM.
Described as NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM in Disneyland, MAGIC KINGDOM was originally penned by Ron Moore (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) but Disney and Favreau are said to be wishing to head in a different direction. Hopefully that means moving away from the ‘NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM in Disneyland’ aspect especially since ZOOKEEPER is coming out soon which is NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM but in a zoo.
It a good idea for Chabon to jump on board as he definitely produced one of the best comic book films ever with SPIDERMAN 2 and has the much hyped JOHN CARTER OF MARS coming out next March.
