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.