March 7, 2011
Shane Black Talks Iron Man 3
Shane Black has started talking about his plans for "Iron Man 3," which he says will be a "Clancy-style thriller" that won't need to make room for crossover characters.
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February 17, 2011
Shane Black WILL Direct Iron Man 3
The ever secretive Marvel Studios is in final negotiations with Shane Black to direct Iron Man 3 set to be released on May 3, 2013. As you know, IM1 and IM2 director Jon Favreau begged off to helm Magic Kingdom at Disney so his relationship with the franchise ran its course. Shane is first and foremost a writer but it's not clear whether he'll be penning the IM3 script as well.
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January 28, 2010
Gibson Ponders Life as a Cold Warrior
Mel Gibson is in talks to reunite with "Lethal Weapon" scribe Shane Black for "Cold Warrior," a thriller about a cold war spy brought out of retirement to battle a domestic terror threat.
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October 27, 2009
Orci and Kurtzman Aren't Producing Doc Savage
Shane Black is still writing the "Doc Savage" movie you read about yesterday -- and possibly directing it, too -- but it isn't being produced by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, as originally reported; instead, Neal Moritz and Ori Marmur will be responsible for the production.
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September 25, 2008
Lethal Weapon 5 Awaits Mel's Approval
Not to worry, "Lethal Weapon" fans -- Shane Black's involvement with Universal's "Cold Warrior" doesn't mean that a fifth installment in the "Weapon" saga is on ice. According to Entertainment Weekly, the next sequel is still in the works -- everyone's just waiting for Mel Gibson to give it the thumbs up.
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September 23, 2008
Shane Black Thaws Uni's Cold Warrior
Universal has tapped Shane Black to direct "Cold Warrior," a thriller based on a script by Chuck Mondry in which "a spy from the Cold War era who comes out of retirement to team with a younger agent from the new school to confront a domestic terrorism threat orchestrated by Russia."
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August 7, 2008
Lethal Weapon 5 on the Way?
The next long-dormant franchise to get a jump start appears to be Lethal Weapon -- apparently, Shane Black has written a script for a fifth installment, and Mel Gibson and Danny Glover are in talks to star.
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December 16, 2005
London Movie Critics Present Their '05 Nominations
Movie City News shares with us a press release from the London Film Critics Group in which their various nominations are announced. Keep in mind that the Brit crits use their own release dates as criteria, so don't be surprised to see a few 2004 releases in the mix.
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December 15, 2005
"Shaun" Boys are Getting "Hot"
Empire Online scored a solid little scoop that should please all you "Shaun of the Dead" fans out there: Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg have finished the screenplay for their cop comedy "Hot Fuzz," and Working Title Films has given the boys the greenlight to begin production in only a few months.
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October 24, 2005
"Doom" Goes Boom at the Weekend Box Office
The Rock's trek through a "Doom"-filled space station was enough to bring in an estimated $15.4 million from over 3,000 screens, giving the flick the #1 spot over a handful of other newcomers. Disney's inspirational horse drama "Dreamer," which was "Inspired by a True Story," snagged the #2 spot with $9.3 million from 2,000 theaters.
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