Shane Black Directing Iron Man 3!
Thu, February 17, 2011 
What was only rumoured to be a possibility just a few days ago has now been confirmed by TOLDJA! Shane Black will be directing Iron Man 3. What's not confirmed at this point is whether Black will work from a screenplay he also writes or if someone else will be brought on board to pen the third installment in the franchise.
Iron Man 3 will be a reunion of sorts for Black and star Downey jr who worked together on 2005's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. The film which marked Blacks directing debut was also the start of Downeys comeback, so the re-teaming at this point seems logical. Especially after the departure of director Jon Favreau who launched the franchise in 2008 with a breakout hit only to have Iron Man 2 man handled behind the scenes by Marvel and ultimately deciding to leave for another Disney related property instead of returning for a third go round.
Iron Man 3 is scheduled for release in 2013 with no known script or prodcution start date as of yet.
Reader Comments (3)
A solid choice. Can't wait to see what he and dowey do.
1. I love how favreau get's let off the hook by everyone where other directors always get the blame(writers strike or no)
2. what makes everyone think this shane black won't have to deal with marvel's crap aswell?
Regardless of whether they have Black writing as well or they have someone else I can already see Marvel making this another prologue to Avengers 2 should the first one be successful next year.
Favreau is not entirely off the hook either. He obviously took part in creating the turd that is Iron Man 2. But at least he was smart enough to walk away before doing it again.