Jon Favreau Excited To Rejoin The Marvel Cinematic Universe

It has been awhile since fans saw Jon Favreau on-screen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The acclaimed actor and filmmaker reprised his role of Happy Hogan in Iron Man 3 before quietly slipping away to other projects. Recently, sources confirmed that Favreau would be returning to the MCU through Spider-Man: Homecoming, and it looks like the actor is excited to be back on camera.

During a recent interview with Yahoo! Movies, Favreau talked about his upcoming role. He said it is "a lot of fun" to be "coming back and reuniting with the characters as an actor."

Of course, Favreau has kept close to the MCU since his on-screen departure. Having directed the first two Iron Man films, Favreau handed over the directorial reigns to Shane Black for Iron Man 3. However, he did act as an executive producer on both Avengers flicks and recently wowed audiences when he directed Disney's The Jungle Book.

So, as an actor, it will surely be nice for Favreau to reconnect with Happy Hogan again. Robert Downey Jr. will also reprise his role of Tony Stark/Iron Man in Homecoming, so the actor will be reunited with his on-screen employer once more.

While Favreau has said he's excited to reenter the MCU, there's no doubt that Spider-Man has only heightened the hype. The actor has said Tom Holland's portrayal of the web-slinging vigilante was one of his favorite parts of Captain America: Civil War.

"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," Favreau told IGN. "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."

And, naturally, Favreau was also very interested in the story arc that Tony Stark experienced in the film.

"I think Spider-Man made me smile every second the character was on the screen," Favreau explained. "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."

Spider-Man: Homecoming will show the teenaged wallcrawler as he deals with high school, crazed supervillains, and his status as a superhero in New York. Tom Holland will reprise his role as Peter Parker while Michael Keaton has been tapped to play the Vulture. Also appearing in the movie is Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier and Tony Revolori. Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei will also reprise their Captain America: Civil War roles as Tony Stark and Aunt May.

The film recently wrapped filming and is expected to hit theaters on July 7, 2017.

[H/T] Yahoo! Movies