Jungle Book director Jon Favreau has been talking about Captain America: Civil War , stating that he thinks the Marvel movies are in "good hands" with the Russo brothers, and revealing that he loves the chemistry that Tom Holland’s Peter Parker has with Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark in the forthcoming film.

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Favreau directed the first Iron Man movie – which put the building blocks in place for the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and continues to executive produce the features, meaning that he got an early look at the new film.“I think Spider-Man made me smile every second the character was on the screen,” he revealed. “I was so pleased with the tone of the film in general, but those sequences specifically, and I just loved the way they introduced the character. I love the version of Tony Stark I saw, especially in those scenes. As somebody who was part of the beginning of the screen persona of Tony Stark, I thought that this was really impressive and a wonderful expansion of that character.”As for the movie itself, Favreau said, “I just felt – as a filmmaker who had been part of establishing this universe – I thought that it was in really good hands with these guys and I was pleased. And as an audience member I was just smiling, and it’s nice to smile your way through a film. The audience is in for a treat, and I didn’t even see it finished so I’m sure it’s gotten even better.”Favreau’s latest film The Jungle Book is in cinemas now.

Chris Tilly is the Entertainment Editor for IGN in the UK and reckons Favreau should direct one of the future Spidey movies. He can be found talking nonsense on The Superhero Show and Twitter