Speaking of Iron Man, here is the director who took hold of the reins after Jon Favreau left the series. Although Iron Man 3 received some divisive critical reception (mainly among angry comic book fans), it was a monumental financial success: the movie made a staggering worldwide total of $1.2 billion. But long before Shane Black directed the tenth highest-grossing film of all time, he was a Hollywood screenwriter best known for co-creating the Lethal Weapon series. Black has also written several other similarly-themed movies such as Last Action Hero, The Last Boy Scout, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. In 2005, Black made his directorial debut with the hilarious black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Val Kilmer. Pretty much all of these projects are buddy-cop action thrillers with a comedic bent its kind of Shane Blacks niche. Now, in 2016, well get to see Blacks newest film, The Nice Guys, yet another buddy-cop action-mystery starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Okay, so Black may not be reinventing the wheel or anything, but hes sticking with what he does best and if The Nice Guys is anything like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, audiences are in for a treat.
Spencer is a Film Studies major at the Rhode Island College in Providence. He is a professional video editor, hopeful screenwriter, aspiring director, and prays that his ambitions aren't just starry-eyed daydreams. Follow him on twitter @NotSpencerSerra
