In an interview with MTV (see above), Iron Man director Jon Favreau discussed what he knows about the upcoming Captain America, Thor, and Avengers movies (spoiler: he doesn’t know anything). What he does say, however, is that he envisions Iron Man as being a sequel to the Hulk, Captain America, Avengers, and Thor movies. Iron Man vs Hulk anyone?
[...] so Iron Man 3 doesn’t even begin shooting until this Summer and The Avengers is still almost two months [...]