So close, Marvel, but also so far away.
Deadline reports that Drew Pearce is taking over the scripting duties for Iron Man 3. He’ll be working closely with Black, and starting from scratch.
It’s a weird bit of news, since three weeks ago Black confirmed that he was writing the script. Marvel hired him on the basis of his story pitch. Why the change-up? We’re not sure.
Pearce wasn’t just plucked from nowhere, though. He impressed Marvel immensely with his Runaways draft, and he’s been around the superhero block with the UK series No Heroics. (Some of our overseas friends will have to pitch in and tell us what they thought of it so we can make snap judgments on Pearce.)
I feel confident this is a decision Black and Marvel came to together, and that there’s a very good reason behind it, and the finished product will be the blend of two good minds. But it’s still kind of a let down for we fervent fans of Black.
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No Heroics was a fun show. It was really snarky, with sort of a sour sense of humor (the bit about giving handjobs while eating pizza always cracks me up). However, it was pretty much a straight up comedy with a few dramatic moments here and there and really no action to speak of. It’s hard to say how good a match Pearce is with this sort of material since No Heroics and the two Iron Man films have such different vibes.
No Heroics was nice, but compared to Black’s portfolio it was right around Last Action Hero. His Runaways draft must have been something special because No Heroics to Iron Man III is a huge leap. Huge.
Yes, so why fret? They’re not gonna give Shane Black the reigns only to dick him with a writer he doesn’t want. Give the guy a break. Even Shane Black needs help some times. : )
Also. I’m not at all familiar with Drew Pearce (that I know of — it’s possible I watched something of his over the years, I guess). But if this is a big leap in his career, perhaps he had a little help from Shane Black getting the job in the first place.
Nothing against Pearce, as I am not familiar with any of his work, but how the fuck hard could it have been to write a good Runaways first draft? You just take the first series, cut out the vampire and Cloak and Dagger and BOOM you got a decent movie.
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