According to
Deadline, Marvel Studios has found a screenwriter to pen the screenplay for the Shane Black-directed third
Iron Man installment. A screenwriter familiar with the studio, the site reports:
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 jumps on one of Marvel's biggest hits, and I'm told he will start from scratch and work closely with Black.
Pearce apparently landed the gig from writing the screenplay for Marvel's now-delayed
Runaways, which followed children of super villains who use their evil powers for heroic purposes. Other credits include
No Heroics, a British superhero-comedy television series, which began on 18 September 2008. What do you think?
Anyhow,
Iron Man 3 is slated for theaters May 3, 2013, presumably as Marvel's 2nd flick under Walt Disney's distribution.