Favreau Working On Iron Man 2 Already

Iron Man was really a surprise hit this summer and pulled in about a half a billion dollars. We definitely knew it was going to be big but nowhere near as big as it ended up being. So of course after the release sequel talks have been coming out all over. Today the LA Times spoke with Jon Favreau:

I just talked to Jon Favreau a bit ago, and he said that while there hasn't been an formal announcement on the sequel to "Iron Man," he's begun developing it. "We're working on it now," he said, "which hasn't been officially announced. It will be released in 2010."

Marvel and Paramount have even set a date for the sequel to be released on April 30th, 2010. I'm actually a little surprised to hear that he has began working on Iron Man 2 already. But then again this means the film is not going to be rushed to make its date either. Robert Downey Jr. is already attached as there was a clause in his first contract and Terrence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow are expected to return.