Drew Pearce

Robert Downey Jr. on Iron Man 3 Script: "The Best I've Read in Five Years"

With the sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows opening later this month, The Avengers opening next May, Iron Man 3 set to to shoot next year, writer Drew Pearce recently hired to write Sherlock Holmes 3, and Avengers 2 already in the works, it's safe to consider actor Robert Downey Jr. the king of movie franchises.

Add to that another potential franchise in Perry Mason, a project that was just recently announced as another acting and producing vehicle for Downey Jr. In an interview with Extra, Downey Jr. confirmed that Perry Mason was a possibility, though he has a pretty busy, aforementioned schedule to work on first.

Yeah [it's happening], but it doesn't have to happen right away. I'll come to talk to you about The Avengers next spring and then I'll shoot Iron Man 3 and then I think I'll, you know, take a pause there.

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Director Shane Black Discusses the Realism and Action of Iron Man 3

Comic book fans will be treated to plenty of Iron Man in the next few years, with 2012's The Avengers followed by 2013's Iron Man 3. While The Avengers is about a team of super-powered individuals taking down a god-like foe, the third Iron Man will reportedly see the character take on "real world villains" in a "Tom Clancy-inspired thriller."

While Jon Favreau directed the first two Iron Man movies, the third installment will be directed by writer-director Shane Black, who helmed 2005's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang with Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr.. Appearing at the Long Beach Comic-Con, Black spoke about the realistic approach to Iron Man 3.

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