UPDATE: According to Deadline (UGH, hate writing those words) Mr. Black is in final negotiations to helm Iron Man 3! There’s still no word on whether he’ll write the script or not, but that doesn’t matter. We’re pretty excited at the thought of Black directing RDJ again.
EARLIER: Big news! Shane Black might be the director of Iron Man 3.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the writer/director — best known for his creation of Lethal Weapon — has met with Marvel executives about taking over as director since Jon Favreau left the project in December. The assumption is that if hired, which THR insiders say “is far from a sure thing,” Black would also write the script. Currently, IM3’s story is being kept under tight wraps.
If Black does indeed sign on to direct, he would team up with Robert Downey Jr. for the first time since the awesome Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, which, in case you forgot, is the film that pretty much rescued Downey’s career from a bottomless pit of booze, coke and bad movies. Maybe there’s a role for Charlie Sheen in this one?
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
