With Iron Man 3, Downey has been reunited with Kiss Kiss director Shane Black.

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So instead of spoiling the plot, I will merely say that this is surprisingly very much a Shane Black picture through-and-through.

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Director Shane Black shot these scenes and others in China last year.

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Please, someone, give writers Drew Pearce and Shane Black a bonus.

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Directed by Shane Black, who previously worked with Downey Jr on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, the film co-stars Gwyneth Paltrow, as Pepper Potts, and Sir Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin.

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Marvel Studios deserves real credit for basically letting Shane Black make whatever movie he wanted to make, which includes enough closure that Joss Whedon will have some work to do for The Avengers 2.

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By contrast, in an effort to call to a halt to the rumbling scandal started by questions over the heritage of New Zealander Brett Sinkinson, Wales have carried out a purge of their overseas stars, most significantly former All Black Shane Howarth.

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The Yankees reassigned RHPs Corey Black, Matt Daley, Nick Goody, Shane Greene, Bryan Mitchell, Zach Nuding, Mike O'Brien and Ryan Pope, and INF Kyle Roller to their minor league camp.

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