Shane Black explains his version of The Mandarin
Whether or not you were a fan of Ben Kingsley’s take on seminal Iron Man antagonist The Mandarin, there’s no denying that his portrayal provided one of the major talking points surrounding Iron Man 3.
For those who have yet to see the movie, turn back now, as the discussion gets a little spoilery from here on in…
Shane Black talks about his ‘romance’ with Robert Downey Jr.
Total Film magazine issue 206 is out now, and our cover star Iron Man heads up frankly ginormous Marvel special…
Iron Man 3 adds a new villain, and Jon Favreau returns!
Jon Favreau will return to the Iron Man franchise in an acting capacity, and Shane Black has lined up another Marvel villain who’ll be familiar to fans…
Rebecca Hall in line for Iron Man 3
It’s difficult to keep Marvel down at the minute, but while The Avengers are smashing box office records left right and centre, it looked as though the studio had suffered a minor setback yesterday, with the news that Jessica Chastain had dropped out of Iron Man 3…
Iron Man 3 to be written and directed by Shane Black?
Jon Favreau’s ditched Iron Man 3, but it seems that Marvel have found a replacement writer-director in the form of Shane Black.
No doubt recommended by Robert Downey Jr. himself, who worked with Black on the brilliant crime caper Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Black has officially met with Marvel regarding the film.
Having also written the first two Lethal Weapon films, along with The Last Boy Scout, Black’s no stranger to all-out action and snappy dialogue. He’s yet to broach a comic book movie in full, though he famously did script doctor work on the first two Iron Man films at Robert Downey Jr’s suggestion - he has also been linked to manga adaptation Death Note.
Watch out for the Monster Squad!
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Someone should start a Fuck Yeah Monster Squad blog…
