{"id":11833,"date":"2011-02-10T07:28:34","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T12:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=11833"},"modified":"2021-02-05T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T21:40:10","slug":"shane-black-in-contention-to-writedirect-iron-man-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2011\/02\/10\/shane-black-in-contention-to-writedirect-iron-man-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane Black In Contention To Write\/Direct IRON MAN 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>With the talent side of their upcoming Avengers<\/strong> film pretty much locked down, Marvel Studios is now turning their attention to finding a replacement for the departed Jon Favreau to direct their next Iron Man<\/strong> film. Studio execs have been meeting with several possible candidates, and it is emerging that writer\/director Shane Black is one of those who have taken one of those meetings.<\/p>\n

If Black were to be offered the job, it is assumed that he would write a draft of the screenplay as well as direct.<\/p>\n

Marvel already has the film booked for a May 3, 2013 release, so if Black gets the gig, he will probably have to juggle his Iron Man 3 duties with the adaptation of the manga Death Note<\/em> and the screenplay adapting the classic pulp hero Doc Savage<\/em> that he is already working on.<\/p>\n

Black is certainly a good choice. His career making screenplay for Lethal Weapon<\/strong> pretty much defined the formula for action films for over a decade and it’s use of comic relief still echoes in the Iron Man<\/strong> franchise. Black has worked with Iron Man<\/strong> star Robert Downey Jr. before as well, on 2005’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang<\/strong> and Downey reportedly enjoyed the collaboration so much that the actor consulted the writer\/director for some tips on how to play Tony Stark before he began shooting the first Iron Man<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Via The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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