As of an hour ago Shane Black is directing Doc Savage, another comic book movie, so ya....
Though I guess at least it isn't a sequel to anything.
Really wish he'd make another R-rated action movie though.

Better than nothing, yes, but he shot that at his house with some friends. 

True, his clout helped it get limited distribution - but what I'm talking about is arm-twisting the studios to put some decent (not exorbitant) money into smaller, more personal projects in between the tentpoles, the way Soderbergh did.  Or the way Nolan alternated Batman flicks with harder-to-sell-but-much-more-interesting projects like Prestige and Inception.

I'm happy to accept more Avengers movies if it means we can also look forward to more interesting, offbeat releases a la Serenity or Cabin in the Woods.

But that's a false resolution. We know that the suit is what's important, it's shown time and time again. Without a suit, there is *no iron man*, Tony turning up in a sports car to fight aliens achieves nothing.

The movie doesn't understand what the core of the character is about. This is a big part of my frustration.

I've been trying to get this crowd to do Predator and/or Lethal Weapon since the day we started this monkeyfarm.

Along with Die Hard, that's the damn Holy Trinity of '80's action and still - no luck.  Kids today.  Meh.