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62-469: Favreau is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jon Favreau (born 1966), American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Jon Favreau (speechwriter) (born 1981), American political commentator Guy Favreau (1917–1967), Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge Robert Favreau (born 1948), Canadian film director and film editor [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

124-557: A special education teacher. His mother was Ashkenazi Jewish and his father is a Catholic of Italian and French-Canadian ancestry. Favreau dropped out of Hebrew school to pursue acting. However, following his mother's death, both sides of his family worked to ensure he had a bar mitzvah ceremony. Favreau graduated from The Bronx High School of Science , a school for gifted students, in 1984 and attended Queens College from 1984 to 1987, before dropping out. His friend from college, Mitchell Pollack, said that Favreau went by

186-449: A $ 163 million budget and received mixed reviews, with critics generally praising its acting while criticizing other aspects. In 2012, Favreau directed the pilot for the NBC show, Revolution , and served as one of the show's executive producers, alongside J. J. Abrams . In 2013, Favreau directed an episode (Season 9, Episode 16) of NBC's The Office . That same year he filmed a pilot for

248-410: A Hollywood director who feigns interest in developing mob associate Christopher Moltisanti 's screenplay in order to collect material for his own screenplay. In 2001, he made his film directorial debut with another self-penned screenplay, Made . Made once again teamed him up with his Swingers co-star Vince Vaughn . Favreau also starred in a TV series called Dinner for Five , which aired on

310-816: A TV series based on the novel About a Boy , but set in San Francisco. He also directed the Destiny trailer "The Law of the Jungle". In 2014, Favreau wrote, co-produced, directed, and starred in Chef . Favreau played a chef who, after a public altercation with a food critic, quits his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant to operate a food truck with his young son. It co-stars Sofía Vergara , John Leguizamo , Scarlett Johansson , Oliver Platt , Bobby Cannavale and Dustin Hoffman , along with Robert Downey Jr. in

372-477: A bounty of interesting supporting characters" but also noting the lack of plot and character development in some parts. Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times gave particular praise to the "terrific supporting cast" and the script's lack of cliché, such as in its presentation of family dynamics. Joe Leydon from Variety found the film's plot predictable and slow-paced, but noted "the trip itself

434-523: A cameo in the film, as a bookie. In 2008, he played Denver, a bully-type bigger brother to Vaughn in Four Christmases . Favreau co-starred in 2009's Couples Retreat , a comedy chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort, which he wrote. The film saw him co-star with Vaughn again, while Kristin Davis played his wife. He voices the character Pre Vizsla,

496-430: A cameo role. Favreau wrote the script after directing several big-budget films, wanting to go "back to basics" and to create a film about cooking. It was well received by critics, who praised the direction, music, writing, story, and performances grossing $ 45 million against a production budget of $ 11 million. Favreau directed and produced the live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book , for Walt Disney Pictures , which

558-809: A dilapidated food truck . Carl and Percy bond while restoring the truck and buying groceries, and Carl gives him a chef's knife . Martin, Carl's friend and former line cook, turns down his promotion at Gauloises to join him, whose passion as a chef has been reignited. Carl, Martin, and Percy drive the truck across the country to Los Angeles, serving Cuban sandwiches and yuca fries. Percy promotes them on social media , and they find success in New Orleans and Austin , where their daily specials include po' boys , beignets and barbecued brisket , made with local ingredients. Back in LA, having strengthened his relationship with Percy, Carl accepts his son's offer to help with

620-475: A documentary television spin-off on Netflix , The Chef Show , that sees Jon Favreau and Roy Choi, "experiment with their favorite recipes and techniques, baking, cooking, exploring and collaborating with some bold-face names in the entertainment and culinary world". A second season was released in 2020. In 2017, the film was remade into an Indian comedy-drama, also titled Chef , by Raja Krishna Menon , featuring Saif Ali Khan and Padmapriya Janakiraman in

682-689: A filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Cinematic Universe . He directed, produced, and appeared as Happy Hogan in the films Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). He also served as an executive producer for or appeared as the character in the films The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). He has also directed

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744-589: A guest appearance in Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show . Also in 2005, Favreau appeared as a guest judge and executive representative of Sony Corporation in week five of the NBC business-focused primetime reality TV show, The Apprentice . He was called upon to judge the efforts of the show's two teams of contestants, who were assigned the task of designing and building a float to publicize his 2005 Sony Pictures movie, Zathura: A Space Adventure . On April 28, 2006, it

806-429: A hands-on approach‍—‌is a sweet and sustaining one." SFGate film critic Mick LaSalle opined that Chef was Favreau's best film to date, highlighting the "natural and convincing" chemistry between Favreau and Anthony and the "vivid" scenes featuring big-name actors in small roles. USA Today 's Scott Bowles gave Chef 3.5 out of 4 stars and called it "a nuanced side dish, a slow-cooked film that's one of

868-655: A large online following. He comes up with a new menu that his staff loves and invites Ramsey to a "rematch", but quits after confronting Riva, who wants the old menu again. At home, Carl prepares the menu he wanted, while his sous-chef Tony serves Ramsey the same dishes from his prior visit. Ramsey tweets negatively about Carl, provoking him into a confrontation at the restaurant. Videos of Carl's meltdown go viral , leaving him humiliated and unemployable. Carl reluctantly accepts Inez's invitation to accompany her and Percy to Miami, where he rediscovers his love for Cuban cuisine . At her encouragement, her ex-husband Marvin offers him

930-607: A peak of 1,298 theaters. Its total gross in the United States as of November 2, 2014 is $ 31.4 million. Outside of the U.S., Chef performed best in Australia (earning $ 2.8 million), the United Kingdom and Spain ($ 2.6 million in each country) and Mexico (earning a little over $ 1 million). In total, Chef has grossed almost $ 15 million outside the United States. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes ,

992-697: A planned mini-series for Marvel Knights titled Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas , that debuted in September 2008 before being canceled in November 2008. Favreau also directed and executive produced the film's sequel, Iron Man 2 . Favreau said in December 2010 that he would not direct Iron Man 3 but remain an executive producer. Favreau was the third director attached to John Carter , the film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs ' swashbuckling space hero . While he did not ultimately direct it, he did appear in

1054-526: A restaurateur who created the Kogi Korean BBQ food truck, to serve as a consultant on the film; Choi was eventually promoted to co-producer. While the film was in pre-production, Favreau shadowed Choi in his restaurants and worked as part of Choi's kitchen crew after training at a culinary school . Choi oversaw the menus prepared for the film and created the Cuban sandwiches that form a central part of

1116-556: A sense of balance." Golem Creations Ltd. LLC is a television production company created by Jon Favreau on August 30, 2018. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , Favreau cited his fascination with the overlap of technology and storytelling and that he gave the company its name because a golem was like technology; it could be used to protect or destroy if control was lost of it. The company most recently produced The Mandalorian , The Book of Boba Fett , and Ahsoka television shows, in partnership with Lucasfilm , and

1178-541: A sequel could possibly be made. The next month however, Ferrell reiterated that it was unlikely that the sequel would happen and that he still did not want to return to the role. Favreau married Joya Tillem, a physician, on November 24, 2000. The couple has a son, Max Favreau and two daughters. Tillem is the niece of lawyer/talk show host Len Tillem . Favreau credits the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with giving him "a really strong background in imagination, storytelling, understanding how to create tone and

1240-408: A strained relationship with his rich ex-wife, Inez, and their tech-savvy preteen son, Percy. When Carl has the chance to serve prestigious food critic and blogger Ramsey Michel, Riva demands he prepare old favorites at the last minute rather than the innovative ones he wants; Carl concedes, leading to a scathing review. Carl insults Ramsey on Twitter , not realizing that his reply is public, and gains

1302-675: A strange mission to deliver a blue suitcase to a man named Cowboy in the desert. Favreau is credited as a screenwriter for the 2002 film The First $ 20 Million Is Always the Hardest . He scored his first financial success as a director of the hit comedy Elf (2003) starring Will Ferrell , Zooey Deschanel , James Caan , and Peter Dinklage . Also in 2003, Favreau had a small part in Something's Gotta Give (a film starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson ); Favreau played Leo, Harry Sanborn's (Nicholson) personal assistant, who visited Harry in

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1364-405: Is a combination of Latin jazz , New Orleans jazz and blues , which serve as background to the storyline as it moves through Miami, New Orleans and Austin, respectively. The film's music was chosen by music supervisor Mathieu Schreyer, while additional incidental music was scored by Lyle Workman . Chef premiered on March 7, 2014, at South by Southwest , where it was the opening film of

1426-619: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Jon Favreau Jonathan Kolia Favreau ( / ˈ f æ v r oʊ / FAV -roh ; born October 19, 1966) is an American filmmaker and actor. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), People Like Us (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014). As

1488-538: Is never less than pleasant, and often extremely funny". The New York Times ' Stephen Holden described Chef as "aggressively feel-good" and "shallow but enjoyable". Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars and found it "deeply satisfying, down to the soul", praising the "incredible" food photography, the "colorful supporting cast" and the "wryly observant" humor, raving, "There's nothing terribly profound about "Chef". But its message‍—‌that relationships, like cooking, take

1550-461: Is one of three superhero movies to achieve this honor alongside Richard Donner 's Superman and Christopher Nolan 's The Dark Knight . Iron Man was the first Marvel -produced movie under their alliance with Paramount , and Favreau served as the director and an executive producer. During early scenes in Iron Man, Favreau appears as Tony Stark's driver, Happy Hogan . He wrote two issues of

1612-586: The Apple TV+ documentary series Prehistoric Planet . In May 2019, it was announced that Favreau would be named a Disney Legend at the 2019 D23 Expo for his outstanding contributions to The Walt Disney Company . On February 13, 2023, Favreau received the 2,746th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Chef (2014 film) Chef is a 2014 American road comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Jon Favreau , who also stars in

1674-594: The ImprovOlympic and the Improv Institute . While in Chicago, Favreau landed his first film role alongside Sean Astin as tutor D-Bob in the sleeper hit Rudy (1993). Favreau met Vince Vaughn – who played a small role in this film – during shooting. The next year, he appeared in the college film PCU alongside Jeremy Piven , and the 1994 episode of Seinfeld titled " The Fire " as Eric

1736-992: The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) – for several episodes. Favreau made appearances in the sketch-comedy series, Tracey Takes On... in both 1996 and 1997. Favreau landed the role of Gus Partenza in Deep Impact (1998), and that same year rejoined Piven in Very Bad Things (1998). In 1999, he starred in the television film Rocky Marciano , based on the life of world heavyweight champion, Rocky Marciano . He later appeared in Love & Sex (2000), co-starring Famke Janssen . Favreau appeared in 2000's The Replacements as maniacal linebacker Daniel Bateman, and that same year he played himself in The Sopranos episode "D-Girl" , as

1798-411: The surname Favreau . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Favreau&oldid=1170534463 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

1860-453: The Clown. Favreau then moved to Los Angeles, where he made his breakthrough in 1996 as an actor-screenwriter with the film Swingers , which was also Vaughn's breakthrough role as the character Trent Walker, a foil to Favreau's heartbroken Mike Peters. In 1997, he appeared on the television sitcom Friends , portraying Pete Becker – Monica Geller 's millionaire boyfriend who competes in

1922-481: The cable TV channel IFC from 2001 to 2005. He was a guest-director for an episode of the college dramedy Undeclared in 2001, and Favreau got some screen time as lawyer Foggy Nelson in the 2003 movie Daredevil (2003) (considerably more in the director's cut version). He also starred in The Big Empty (2003), directed by Steve Anderson . His character was John Person, an out of work actor given

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1984-712: The cast in May 2013. Scarlett Johansson and Dustin Hoffman were cast later that month. Favreau felt the casting was one of the film's biggest successes, which provided him with "a tremendous amount of confidence"; in particular, he was impressed by Emjay Anthony , who was ten years old at the time of filming. Principal photography of the film began in July 2013 in Los Angeles. Subsequent filming took place in Miami, Austin and New Orleans —cities that Favreau chose to work into

2046-552: The character of Paz Vizsla, who was portrayed by Tait Fletcher. During that same year, Favreau appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story voicing Rio Durant, "a very cool and important alien character" and member of Beckett's crew. In the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame , Favreau reprised his role as Happy Hogan in a cameo near the end of the film. The film, directed by the Russo brothers , was executive-produced by Favreau. Avengers: Endgame

2108-559: The documentary series Prehistoric Planet alongside the BBC Studios Natural History Unit for Apple TV+ . In April 2016, it was reported that Favreau would return to direct the sequel to the 2016 version The Jungle Book , his critically acclaimed live-action adaptation of the original film of the same name . Early pre-production of the sequel had begun by June 12, 2018, with Justin Marks , who wrote

2170-563: The festival and was attended by Favreau, Leguizamo, Anthony, and Platt. It was subsequently screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in April. On August 19, Open Road Films announced to re-release the film nationally on August 29 for a Labor Day weekend, which would grow 100 screens to 600–800. The film was released theatrically on May 9, 2014, beginning in limited release in six theaters and expanding throughout May and June to

2232-506: The film 3.5 out of 4 stars, describing it as "an artful surprise and an exuberant gift" and "deliciously entertaining, comic, touching and often bitingly true". Ty Burr of The Boston Globe also awarded the film 3.5 out of 4 stars; he thought it was "funny and heartfelt" and that, despite its weaknesses, the strengths "overpower the parts of the meal that are undercooked". Chicago Sun-Times critic Richard Roeper gave Chef 3 out of 4 stars, finding it "funny, quirky and insightful, with

2294-410: The film as a celebrity chef who loses his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant following a public altercation with a food critic and begins to operate a food truck with his friends and his young son. It co-stars Sofía Vergara , John Leguizamo , Scarlett Johansson , Oliver Platt , Bobby Cannavale , Amy Sedaris , and Dustin Hoffman , along with Robert Downey Jr. in a cameo role. Favreau wrote

2356-431: The film has an approval rating of 87% based on 191 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, " Chef ' s charming cast and sharp, funny script add enough spice to make this feel-good comedy a flavorful—if familiar—treat." Metacritic gave the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Rolling Stone ' s Peter Travers gave

2418-437: The film's lack of realism and credibility. Writing for The Village Voice , Amy Nicholson agreed that the storyline was implausible and summarized the film as "so charmingly middlebrow that it's exactly the cinematic comfort food it mocks". Indiewire 's Eric Kohn opined that with Chef , "Favreau has no sweeping thematic aims", and that the end product was a "self-indulgent vanity project". In 2019, Favreau and Choi released

2480-535: The film. In June 2015, Favreau stated that although he would not be working on the Star Wars anthology films, he could work on future Star Wars movies at some point. Favreau later worked with the franchise on the live action series The Mandalorian . In December 2013, Will Ferrell stated that he did not want to make a sequel to Elf . Despite this, during an interview in January 2016, Favreau stated that

2542-570: The films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016), The Lion King (2019), and The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026). Recently, Favreau has been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni , creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–present), which Filoni helped develop, with both serving as executive producers. Alongside Filoni, he serves as an executive producer on all of

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2604-633: The food truck, with Inez also joining them. Ramsey visits the truck to explain his bad review: though an early fan of Carl, he was disappointed by a meal he felt was beneath Carl's skills. Impressed with the chef's return to form, Ramsey offers to bankroll a new restaurant where Carl will have full creative control. Six months later, the successful new restaurant is open for Carl and Inez's remarriage ceremony. Musician Gary Clark Jr. , Franklin Barbecue owner Aaron Franklin , and general manager Benji Jacob make cameo appearances as themselves. Jon Favreau ;

2666-463: The hospital. In 2005, Favreau directed the film adaptation of the children's book Zathura . It received positive reviews, but was not commercially successful. Favreau continued to make regular appearances in film and television. He reunited with friend Vaughn in the romantic comedy The Break-Up and appeared in My Name Is Earl as a reprehensible fast food manager. Favreau also made

2728-531: The leader of the Mandalorian Death Watch, in the animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars . In September 2009, he signed up to direct Cowboys & Aliens based on the graphic novel of the same name created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg . The science fiction Western film was released in 2011, starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford , and is considered to be a financial disappointment, taking $ 174.8 million in box office receipts on

2790-421: The main character, such as being a father while having a busy career and coming from a "broken home". Favreau also drew a comparison between his career as a director and Carl's career as a chef; he stepped down from directing major studio films to go "back to basics" and create Chef on a smaller budget, much like Carl's resignation from a popular restaurant to work in a food truck. Favreau contacted Roy Choi ,

2852-559: The most heartwarming of the young year". Ken Choy of Wide Lantern noted the structural problems but admitted, "If you ever saw the Kristen Bell sloth video on Ellen, that was me during the entire 2nd half of the movie. Non-stop tears. It was happy-crying because Favreau's character was doing what he wanted." Slant Magazine critic Chris Cabin, gave Chef a 1.5 out of 4 stars and described it as Favreau's "most self-satisfied, safe, and compromised film to date", chiefly criticizing

2914-423: The nickname "Johnny Hack" because of his abilities in the game Hacky Sack . He briefly worked for Bear Stearns on Wall Street before returning to Queens College for a semester in early 1988. He dropped out of college for good (a few credits shy of completing his degree), and moved to Chicago in the summer of 1988 to pursue a career in comedy. He performed at several Chicago improvisational theaters, including

2976-464: The original film. Simultaneous with his directorial projects, he worked as a consultant on 24 episodes of The Orville from 2017 to 2019. He returned as Happy Hogan in the film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and co-executive produced Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Favreau filmed a scene for Avengers: Infinity War , but was cut, ending up on the Blu-Ray release. In 2017, Favreau directed

3038-405: The pilot episode of CBS ' Young Sheldon . On March 8, 2018, Lucasfilm announced that Favreau would executive produce and write a live-action Star Wars television series, titled The Mandalorian , for Disney+ . The series premiered on November 12, 2019, alongside the streaming service and was co-produced by Favreau's production company Golem Creations . Jon Favreau also lent his voice to

3100-552: The previous film, having ended an early draft for the film. In January 2024, Lucasfilm announced that a feature film titled The Mandalorian & Grogu was in active development, with Favreau directing, writing, and co-producing alongside Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni . The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on May 22, 2026. Favreau has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss ' book Tools of Titans . A motion-captured animated film titled Neanderthals

3162-462: The script after directing several big-budget films, wanting to go "back to basics" and to create a film about cooking. Food truck owner and chef Roy Choi served as a co-producer and oversaw the menus and food prepared for the film. Principal photography took place in July 2013 in Los Angeles, Miami, Austin and New Orleans. Chef premiered at South by Southwest on March 7, 2014, and was released theatrically on May 9, 2014, by Open Road Films . It

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3224-432: The shopping scene took place in Los Angeles at Charlie's Fixtures. Food prepared for the shoot was eaten by the cast and crew after filming. Much of the dialogue in the food truck scenes between Favreau, John Leguizamo, and Emjay Anthony was improvised in order to capture the banter of a kitchen environment. Milan Records released a Chef soundtrack on May 6, 2014, three days before the film's release. The soundtrack

3286-548: The show's spin-off series, including The Book of Boba Fett , Ahsoka , and the upcoming Skeleton Crew . He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment , and also presented the variety series Dinner for Five and the cooking series The Chef Show . Jonathan Kolia Favreau was born in Flushing, Queens , New York, on October 19, 1966, the only child of Madeleine, an elementary school teacher who died of leukemia in 1979, and Charles Favreau,

3348-606: The story because they all "possess a rich food and music culture". Filming locations in Miami included the Versailles restaurant , the Fontainebleau Hotel , and the Cuban restaurant Hoy Como Ayer in Little Havana . In New Orleans, some scenes were filmed at Café du Monde in the city's French Quarter . In Austin, filming locations included Franklin Barbecue and Guero's on South Congress. Filming of

3410-470: The storyline. In addition to Favreau, the first actors cast in main roles were Sofía Vergara , John Leguizamo and Bobby Cannavale . To prepare for his role as Martin the line cook, Leguizamo spent time working as an actual line cook at The Lion in the West Village . It was announced that Robert Downey Jr. ‍—‌whom Favreau had previously directed in two Iron Man films ‍—‌had joined

3472-466: The writer, director, and star of Chef ; wrote the film's script in about two weeks. He had long wanted to make a film about food and chefs, and felt that the subject was suited to a small-scale independent film rather than a big-budget production. He cited Jiro Dreams of Sushi , Eat Drink Man Woman , and Big Night as inspirations for creating a food-centric film. The script was semi-autobiographical, incorporating parts of Favreau's life into

3534-554: Was announced that Favreau was signed to direct the long-awaited Iron Man movie. Released on May 2, 2008, the film was a huge critical and commercial success, solidifying Favreau's reputation as a director. In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It

3596-402: Was in development at Sony Pictures Animation in the mid-2000s that Favreau would have written and produced, but the project was cancelled sometime in 2008 after four years in development. In November 2010, it was reported that Favreau will direct a film titled Magic Kingdom , based on The Walt Disney Company 's theme park of the same name. In July 2012, Favreau reported officially that he

3658-496: Was released on April 15, 2016, to critical and commercial acclaim. In 2019, it was reported that Favreau would direct a CGI adaptation of Disney 's The Lion King , marking his first time directing a musical. Donald Glover voiced Simba, and James Earl Jones reprised his role as Mufasa from the original film. The film was released in July 2019. On July 29, The Lion King surpassed The Jungle Book to become Favreau's highest-grossing film as director, while also surpassing

3720-644: Was released on April 26, 2019. In 2019, Favreau also appeared in the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming , Spider-Man: Far From Home . In May of the same year, it was also announced that Favreau would co-host and executive produce a cooking show for Netflix along with co-host Roy Choi , called The Chef Show . It premiered in June 2019. In December 2021 and July 2024, Favreau reprised his role as Happy Hogan in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Deadpool & Wolverine . In May 2022, Favreau produced

3782-518: Was well received by critics, who praised the direction, music, writing, story, and performances, and grossed $ 46 million against a production budget of $ 11 million. Miami -born Carl Casper is the head chef of Gauloises in Brentwood, Los Angeles . Although popular with his kitchen staff and hostess Molly, he clashes with the restaurant's owner, Riva, who wants him to stick to the same menu of classical cuisine rather than innovative dishes. Carl also has

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3844-406: Was working on the film. In 2014, he stated that he still had interest in the project, and that he could direct it after finishing filming 2016 remake of The Jungle Book . In November 2012, it was said that Favreau was being considered to direct Star Wars: The Force Awakens , along with David Fincher , Brad Bird , Matthew Vaughn and Ben Affleck , but J. J. Abrams was selected to direct

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