Speaking of not sleeping, fight club writer jim uhls will be working on a new script. The predator could have been the franchises chance to. The adventure begins brought warren murphy and richard sapirs titular character to the big screen, and now, none other than shane black will direct his return in the destroyer this comes hot on the heels of the announcement of a mack bolan movie starring bradley cooper and directed by todd philips. Shane black to direct the destroyer for sony hollywood. A shane black rethink of the predator could theoretically give the franchise its own strong, authorial voice and identity the one thing its been missing ever since 1987. The destroyer is based on the series of paperback novels in which newark cop remo williams is framed, sentenced to death, then resurrected following a botched execution. Jim uhls fight club and james mullaney have penned the. Iron man 3s shane black to direct the destroyer big gay. Shane black to direct the destroyer movie adaptation adding another project to his pile, iron man 3 director shane black will be adapting the 1970s pulp novel series the destroyer for the big screen. Based on the long running cult book series the destroyer. Sony pictures entertainment has tapped iron man 3 director shane black to helm its adventureaction movie the destroyer.
The film ultimately became a gigantic hit, served as the launching pad for a successful franchise and television series, and established black as a genuine talent with a knack for witty dialogue. Last year black signed on to make a movie based on the oldschool hero doc savage for the studio, and now hes set. Shane black, the energetic helmer behind kiss kiss bang bang and iron man 3, has been tapped by sony pictures to direct the destroyer, an adaptation of the adventure book series by warren murphy. Shane black set to direct remo williams adaptation the. Shane black to direct remo williams reboot the destroyer. In the books, a new jersey cop sentenced to death for a crime he didnt commit becomes a u. Shane black to direct remo williams movie the destroyer.
The destroyer black is at his best when he s embracing his love of pulp fiction. Sony pictures has announced that black will direct an adaptation of the destroyer. Screenwriter shane black revolutionized the buddycop action movie with lethal weapon 1987 at the age of 23. Iron man 3 director shane black takes the helm for this sony pictures entertainment production based on the popular series of pulp novels originally penned by warran murphy and richard sapir. Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, black made his mark with his lethal weapon 1987 screenplay. Sony and shane black have a nice little pulp revival arrangement going.
The first novel was published in 1971, although the manuscript was completed on june 25, 1963. Shane black was born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania in december 1961. Shane black on screenwriting, his career, and the predator. His name is remo williams, and shane black will be directing his movie adaptation. Find similar and related movies for the destroyer 2017 shane black on allmovie. Iron man 3s shane black resurrecting remo williams in. It takes a lot of inner confidence to pull off what karyn kusama and nicole kidman have done with destroyer. His father was in the printing business, and helped black get an interest in hardboiled fiction, such as the works of mickey spillane and the matt helm series. However now sony has announced that shane black is set to take on a movie version of the popular. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, lethal weapon 2 1989. Iron man 3 turned shane black into one of the hottest directors in hollywood, but even so we havent had another movie from him since, despite him developing various properties, most notably a film about pulp hero doc savage. Iron man 3s shane black to direct remo williams tale.
In 2014 sony pictures hired director shane black, a fan of the book series, to begin work on a script by jim uhls and the destroyer series coauthor james mullaney. As deadline notes, the story combines shane blackfriendly slick action with opportunity for sardonic humornot to mention remos korean mentor chiun, which. A new fred dekker movie could be in our futures film. Adding another project to his pile, iron man 3 director shane black will be adapting the 1970s. Shane black iron man 3, kiss, kiss, bang bang has been hired to direct the destroyer for sony pictures. Sony pictures has set iron man 3 helmer shane black to direct the destroyer, fight club scribe jim uhls scripted adaptation of the adventure book. Shane black directing the destroyer, about remo williams. Writerdirector black is already working on adapting the 1930sera classic hero doc savage to the big screen for sony, and he just signed on to direct an adaptation of the longrunning mens adventure novel series the destroyer. Mother of god, shane black is rebooting remo williams. Black was born and raised in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, the son of paul and patricia ann black. I dont know if shane black above right sleeps these days. Remo williams is coming back to the big screen, thanks to. Shane black to direct pulp adventure the destroyer for sony.
Shane black celebrity profile check out the latest shane black photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. For quite a while, black has been developing a doc savage movie for sony. Shane black is shaping up to be sony pictures goto guy for pulp adventures. It centers on the main hero remo williams, who is unwillingly recruited by a secret government organization named c. Iron man 3 director shane black on sonys destroyer. Shane black was born on december 16, 1961, to caucasian ancestry. Under the tutelage of chuin, a korean master of the deadly martial arts known as sinanju, remo williams becomes a master infiltrator and assassin. It took some time for actionspecialist screenwriter shane black to break through as a director, with his critically praised robert downey jr. After living in the suburbs of lower burrell and mount lebanon, pennsylvania, his family moved to fullerton, california. The destroyer is a series of paperback novels about a u.
Shane black to direct the destroyer movie adaptation. In a 2018 interview black said the project was still very much in play, and he planned to work on the script with fred dekker and jim mullaney. It seems like today is marvel movie spoilers day, as very late last night the iron man 2 easter egg scene leaked, and now an image of the destroyer in marvels upcoming thor movie might have hit. Iron man 3 writer and director shane black will helm a film based on author warren murphys longrunning series of the destroyer novels, which. While i wasnt a huge fan of the new predator, i did appreciate how funny and quirky the script was and thats primarily due to the work of dekker and shane black, who previously cowrote. Writers for the screenplay are jim uhls fight club and james mullaney. Iron man 3 director shane black will direct the destroyer movie adaptation based on the warren murphy book series, with jim uhls writing the script. His fondness and appreciation for dime novels permeate the majority of work, and we wouldnt have it any other way. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Iron man 3s shane black resurrecting remo williams in sonys the destroyer. The adventure begins, which was intended to start a franchise but was not successful enough to warrant a sequel.
Iron man 3 director shane black has signed on to direct a film project for sony pictures called the destroyer, which is based on an adventure book series. The couple paul black and patricia ann james gave birth to shane in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, the u. This new movie will likely be a lot less goofy, but hopefully shane black can find the right balance of action and humour. And hes going to be reviving williams using the destroyer title at sony. Shane black probably isnt a huge fan of remo williams, but he is a huge fan of remo williams. Here is the noir antihero that our current cinema has been longing for. Shane black will help bring warren murphys remo williams books to life on the big screen with sony pictures the destroyer adaptation. Shane black directing the destroyer filmbuffonline. James mullaney was the coauthor and became the sole writer of the destroyer until the series end in 2008. Shane black directing a new remo williams movie for sony. But now remo williams, the adventure continues with a new movie from shane black, whos been hired to direct a fresh adaptation of warren murphys pulp novel series the destroyer, with fight clubs jim uhls handling the script. Shane blacks the predator gets a teaser image screen rant.
The novel series main characters were adapted to film in remo williams. The destroyer gets iron man 3 director shane black aug 21, 2014. The adventure continues almost 20 years after remo williams. Shane black to direct the destroyer for sony pictures. But nearly a decade later black reteamed with downey for iron man 3, a gargantuan smashhit that blasted black straight to the alist. Shane black to direct the destroyer movie collider. Black also recently signed on to direct a predator sequel for fox, doc savage for columbia pictures, and also a film at warner bros. Sony pictures entertainment announced today the ironman 3 director, shane black, will direct the film adaptation of the popular adventure book series the destroyer by richard sapir and warren murphy. Shane black to bring remo williams back to the big screen.
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