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Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in many 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 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 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 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 and Grogu (2026). Favreau has also been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni, creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), which Filoni helped develop, with both serving as executive producers. Alongside Filoni, he serves as an executive producer on all of the show's spin-off series, including The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Skeleton Crew. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presents the variety series Dinner for Five and the cooking series The Chef Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jon Favreau
Director
for Director in Star Wars: Episode VII - Legacy of the Force
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Set 30 years after Return of the Jedi. Inspired by the Betrayal novel in the Legacy of the Force series. The film starts at the end of Yuuzhan Vong War with Ben and Vergere escaping. Ben attempts to return to the Order while training his little sister in the ways of the force. Their journey takes them to Kashykk, along with Jedi Knight Nelani Dinn, where remaining Yuuzhan Vong are as well as Vergere. Sensing the darkness, Nelani kills an injured Verge during their fight. Eventually they realize their being there is a trap and Lumiya reveals herself. She shows Ben a version of his future and reveals his Sith training from Vergere during the war. In an attempt to stop the visions Ben kills Nelani and erases his sister's memory, letting Lumiya escape. Their mother, Senator Organa runs for Supreme Challencelor of the New Republic. With Han’s help she works to stop a civil war on Corellia after the damage from the War. Qi’ra, Han’s old flame, is now the leader of one side (resistance) of the potential civil war. Leia has to work with both sides to stop the conflict but a corrupt ally to the other side, and a former resident of Alderaan, leaks Leia’s lineage. The war is avoided but Leia loses the election. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker and a young Jedi Knight, Rey, go on another mission involving remaining Yuuzhan Vong. However, it’s soon revealed there is more to the mission. Luke is looking for an ancient artifact.
