CBR: Shane Black Finalizes "Iron Man 3" Deal?

**CBR News** · 02-17-2011, 02:49 PM

Yesterday's rumor looks to step up to today's headline as the "Lethal Weapon" creator and "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" director Shane Black is reportedly in final negiciation's to direct Marvel "Iron Man 3" for pal Robert Downey Jr.

Full article here.

**GRANT!** · 02-17-2011, 03:03 PM

He was my favorite choice. I think he can make Iron man 3 into a good movie.

**StoneGold** · 02-17-2011, 03:12 PM

Wait, the question mark still makes this in the exact same spot as the previous story. Is he director? I dunno, maybe.

**Rohan00** · 02-17-2011, 04:16 PM

Not my preferred choice. Watch out the toilet, Rhodey.

**Pumpkin Bomb** · 02-17-2011, 04:19 PM

If both of them deliver like in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, I will literally explode with titillation.

**Wjowski** · 02-17-2011, 05:36 PM

...Did I miss something? What happened to Favreau?

**Joseph Kerr** · 02-17-2011, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by Wjowski

...Did I miss something? What happened to Favreau?

Jon left to work on more Disney centric movies personally I like Shane black better. Favreau can do some ok build up but the endings of both movies sucked using an idea of existentialism. I feared if favreau made IM3 we would just see the mandarin in what??? You guessed it his OWN armor to fight Tony SMH.

**GRANT!** · 02-17-2011, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by StoneGold

Wait, the question mark still makes this in the exact same spot as the previous story. Is he director? I dunno, maybe.

I think it means the lawyers and agents haven't finished going over the contracts yet.

**Jared** · 02-17-2011, 07:11 PM

"So I said to my girlfriend, 'I'd like a little pussy.' And she says 'Me too, mine's as big as a house!'"

Considering they haven't even started filming Avengers yet, is it really necessary to have the IM3 guy signed soon?

**GRANT!** · 02-17-2011, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Jared

"So I said to my girlfriend, 'I'd like a little pussy.' And she says 'Me too, mine's as big as a house!'"

Considering they haven't even started filming Avengers yet, is it really necessary to have the IM3 guy signed soon?

Um yeah. Iron Man 3 is due May 2013. And they probably want to get a script finished by the end of the year (even though I guess Iron Man 1 and 2 barely had scripts). They are already talking about Cap 2 coming July 2013.

**GRANT!** · 02-17-2011, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Joseph Kerr

Jon left to work on more Disney centric movies personally I like Shane black better.

I think he also didn't want to have to deal with other Marvel Universe stuff. And I think he also probably wanted to pursue a bigger paycheck considering how tight Marvel keeps their budgets.

Favreau can do some ok build up but the endings of both movies sucked using an idea of existentialism. I feared if favreau made IM3 we would just see the mandarin in what??? You guessed it his OWN armor to fight Tony SMH.

God I hope they take a break from that. Bring on Fin Fang Foom I say.

**StoneGold** · 02-17-2011, 08:01 PM

You want to know how to avoid the armor route with Mandarin, not cheese out the concept, have it fit in the world the movies created? Look to Zeke Stane. Mandy has wetware enhancements, a la Zeke or Extremis. The rings are the control devices.