EXCLUSIVE
: Drew Pearce has been chosen by
Marvel Studios
to write
Iron Man 3
.
Robert Downey Jr. will reprise his signature Tony Stark role, and Marvel recently
locked
Downey’s
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
helmer
Shane Black
to direct. Pearce got the job after writing the
script
for
Runaways
, a Marvel project based on the cult comic by
Lost
writer
Brian K. Vaughan
about children of super villains who try to use their evil powers for heroic purposes. Pearce is the British writer who created the irreverent UK TV series
No Heroics,
about a bar hangout for superheroes, who aren’t allowed to use their superpowers while drinking. That project had
Nick & Nora’s Infinite Playlist
director Pete Sollett attached and seemed on a fast track. It is still at Marvel, but the company is concentrating on its other big superhero franchises first.
Pearce is in talks to jump on one of Marvel’s biggest hits, and I’m told the plan is for him to start from scratch and work closely with Black.
Iron Man 3
will be released May 3, 2013 through Disney.