Comments on: Report: Shane Black In ‘Final Negotiations’ to Direct IRON MAN 3 http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/02/17/report-shane-black-in-final-negotiations-to-direct-iron-man-3/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:43:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Lan Pitts http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/02/17/report-shane-black-in-final-negotiations-to-direct-iron-man-3/comment-page-1/#comment-588895 Lan Pitts Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:57:00 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=22150#comment-588895 Looks like this is official. Very cool. Looks like this is official. Very cool.

]]> By: Dan C. http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/02/17/report-shane-black-in-final-negotiations-to-direct-iron-man-3/comment-page-1/#comment-588787 Dan C. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:17:29 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=22150#comment-588787 @James: It had escaped me all these years that it was Shane Black in Predator cracking all of those amazingly bad jokes. I guess I learned something today. I will second your recommendation of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and add my appreciation for his satirical script to Last Action Hero, the Hot Fuzz of the nineties. The trailer for Arnold's Hamlet in that one never fails to crack me up. @James: It had escaped me all these years that it was Shane Black in Predator cracking all of those amazingly bad jokes. I guess I learned something today. I will second your recommendation of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and add my appreciation for his satirical script to Last Action Hero, the Hot Fuzz of the nineties. The trailer for Arnold’s Hamlet in that one never fails to crack me up.

]]> By: James Van Hise http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/02/17/report-shane-black-in-final-negotiations-to-direct-iron-man-3/comment-page-1/#comment-588669 James Van Hise Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:21:04 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=22150#comment-588669 If you want to see a great Shane Black script watch The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) with Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson at their youthful best. I've liked Shane's work for a long time. I met him years ago at Comicon when he bought some Operator 5 pulps from me. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of my favorite movies and I think the well written role well played by Robert Downey Jr insured his comeback as a film star. I expect Downey recommended Shane Black to the studio. And of course Shane Black is remembered for his 1987 role as Hawkins, one of the main supporting characters in Predator who gets offed in the jungle by the alien. If you want to see a great Shane Black script watch The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) with Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson at their youthful best. I’ve liked Shane’s work for a long time. I met him years ago at Comicon when he bought some Operator 5 pulps from me. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of my favorite movies and I think the well written role well played by Robert Downey Jr insured his comeback as a film star. I expect Downey recommended Shane Black to the studio. And of course Shane Black is remembered for his 1987 role as Hawkins, one of the main supporting characters in Predator who gets offed in the jungle by the alien.

]]> By: Dan C. http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/02/17/report-shane-black-in-final-negotiations-to-direct-iron-man-3/comment-page-1/#comment-588564 Dan C. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:44:45 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=22150#comment-588564 Well, it makes sense that they would court a writer/director who has specialized in blending action-movie scenarios with the light tone and quick rhythms of screw-ball comedy. This sounds like an improvement over Favreau. Well, it makes sense that they would court a writer/director who has specialized in blending action-movie scenarios with the light tone and quick rhythms of screw-ball comedy. This sounds like an improvement over Favreau.

]]> By: Ted Kord http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/02/17/report-shane-black-in-final-negotiations-to-direct-iron-man-3/comment-page-1/#comment-588526 Ted Kord Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:21:58 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=22150#comment-588526 My favorite screenwriter on IM3? YES YES YES! And The Last Boy Scout is awesome. Joe Hallenbeck is my second favorite Bruce Willis character, as a matter of fact. My favorite screenwriter on IM3? YES YES YES!

And The Last Boy Scout is awesome. Joe Hallenbeck is my second favorite Bruce Willis character, as a matter of fact.

]]> By: Shaun http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/02/17/report-shane-black-in-final-negotiations-to-direct-iron-man-3/comment-page-1/#comment-588494 Shaun Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:52:26 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=22150#comment-588494 I've never seen either of those movies... I just hope IM3 is LOTS better than IM2 was. Colossal disappointment, given how good the first one was. Please, bring in The Mandarin and, please, no more goofy, villainous arms merchants. Or Mickey Rourke either. I’ve never seen either of those movies… I just hope IM3 is LOTS better than IM2 was. Colossal disappointment, given how good the first one was. Please, bring in The Mandarin and, please, no more goofy, villainous arms merchants. Or Mickey Rourke either.

]]> By: Greg Robinson http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/02/17/report-shane-black-in-final-negotiations-to-direct-iron-man-3/comment-page-1/#comment-588466 Greg Robinson Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:05:36 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=22150#comment-588466 "The Last Boy Scout" was terrible but "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" was great. Soooo... its a wait and see for me but this looks like a good choice at first glance. “The Last Boy Scout” was terrible but “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” was great. Soooo… its a wait and see for me but this looks like a good choice at first glance.

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