It was pretty much a given that Kiss Kiss Bang Bang helmer Shane Black would have some heat coming off of directing the $1.5 billion-grossing Iron Man 3, but the guy is amassing a seriously stacked docket of upcoming projects. The latest one to be added is an adaptation of the long-running Warren Murphy book series The Destroyer. Sony Pictures announced today that Black will direct a feature film adaptation of the adventure series, with Fight Club scribe Jim Uhls penning the screenplay alongside James Mullaney. The story follows Newark cop Remo Williams, who is framed, sentenced to death, executed, and then resurrected in order to serve as the enforcement arm for a top-secret division of the US government called CURE. The Dark Knight and Man of Steel producer Charles Roven will produce.

Hit the jump for more on The Destroyer movie and Black’s current slate of upcoming projects.

In addition to The Destroyer, Black is also attached to co-write and direct Doc Savage for Sony, which is an adaptation of a series of pulp novels that focus on an adventuresome hero in the 1930s. He also has another exciting project called Nice Guys that was just picked up by Warner Bros., which is a 1970s-set noir picture that revolves around a muscle-for-hire and a private detective. Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe are circling the leads, and last we heard that was shaping up to possibly be Black’s next film.

If that wasn’t enough, Black is also developing a Predator sequel to direct. Monster Squad scribe Fred Dekker is currently writing the screenplay, so that one’s a bit further off.

It’s not specified if The Destroyer usurps Doc Savage at Sony with regards to timing, but Black has been a fan of the original book series since its inception in 1971 and it feels like a swell fit for the filmmaker. The source material was previously adapted into a feature film in the 1985 pic Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, but the Fred Ward-fronted feature was largely forgotten.

In addition to lead Remo Williams, the story also includes a seemingly ageless Asian assassin known as Chiun, who acts as Williams’ companion on his many missions to “clean up” and take out those who oppose America’s interests. Shane Black taking on satirical capers with a mystical element? Yes please.

Watch the trailer for the 1985 film below, followed by the press release.