Iron Man and Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to work on both parts of Avengers: Infinity War

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"I'm going to be executive producing the Avengers films with the Russo brothers, which I'm very excited about," Favreau told Digital Spy . The director/producer carried an executive producer title on both previous Avengers films, and Iron Man 3, with Age of Ultron being his latest project with Marvel.Favreau continued, saying he's "constantly looking" to work with Marvel, and now that he's "freed up," he's doing just that. Part 1 of Avengers: Infinity War is scheduled to hit theaters May 4, 2018.As to why he turned down directing duties for 2013's Iron Man 3, Favreau said he wanted time away from the franchise to "explore other things."One of those "other things" turned out to be a live-action adaptation of Disney's The Jungle Book, which debuted atop the domestic box office this past weekend. Favreau has already been tapped to direct the sequel

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