History Creator / ShaneBlack

Notable for his DeadpanSnarker characters and {{Lemony Narrator}}s, most of Black's works often overlap with themes found in [[FilmNoir noir]] and [[HardboiledDetective hardboiled]] fiction; failing that, you can expect a [[MixAndMatch gratuitous genre mix]] or NoFourthWall, if not both. In order, some of his notable works are:

* DragonInChief: He often tends to make TheDragon in several of his movies more threatening and [[ItsPersonalWithTheDragon personal]] than the BigBad. Examples include the first two ''Film/LethalWeapon'' movies as well as ''Film/TheLastBoyScout'', ''Film/LastActionHero'', ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'', and ''Film/TheNiceGuys''.

* RevolversAreJustBetter: It is implied that Shane loves [[CoolGuns/{{Revolvers}} revolvers]], as most of his characters are written to carry a six shooter. Such as:

* RevolversAreJustBetter: It is implied that Shane loves [[CoolGuns/Revolvers revolvers]], as most of his characters are written to carry a six shooter. Such as:

* RevolversAreJustBetter: It is implied that Shane loves [[CoolGuns/Revolver revolvers]], as most of his characters are written to carry a six shooter. Such as:

* RevolversAreJustBetter: It is implied that Shane loves [[CoolGuns revolvers]], as most of his characters are written to carry a six shooter. Such as:

* RevolversAreJustBetter: It is implied that Shane loves revolvers, as most of his characters are written to carry a six shooter. Such as:

In addition to the above, Black is currently signed on to write and direct ''Franchise/DocSavage'', an adventure movie based on [[PulpMagazine pulp magazines]].

* RuleOfDrama: Frequent.

* ''Film/LethalWeapon1987'' (writer)

* ''Film/LethalWeapon'' (writer)

* OneOfUs: Is a big fan of the ''Manga/DeathNote'' manga, and was at one point attached to direct [[Film/DeathNote2017 the American adaptation]]. He was vehemently opposed to ExecutiveMeddling-induced changes, which included plans for Ryuk to be AdaptedOut, among others. [[invoked]]

Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American screenwriter, director, producer and actor. Starting as a minor actor in the 1980s, Black's first breakthrough came about when he penned ''Film/LethalWeapon'', selling it for approximately $250,000 at age 22; come the early 1990s, he was one of highest paid screenwriters in America. Heading on to make a few CultClassic movies, Black first struck his peak when he recently wrote and directed ''Film/IronMan3'', which ended up as the sixth highest-grossing film of all time.[[note]](not accounting for inflation adjustment)[[/note]]

* CerebusRollercoaster: Expect wacky scenes and humorous interactions amid all the murder and death.

'''Shane Black''' (born December 16, 1961) is an American screenwriter, director, producer and actor. Starting as a minor actor in the 1980s, Black's first breakthrough came about when he penned ''Film/LethalWeapon'', selling it for approximately $250,000 at age 22; come the early 1990s, he was one of highest paid screenwriters in America. Heading on to make a few CultClassic movies, Black first struck his peak when he recently wrote and directed ''Film/IronMan3'', which ended up as the sixth highest-grossing film of all time.[[note]](not accounting for inflation adjustment)[[/note]]

In addition to the above, Black is currently signed on to write and direct two additional movies: the next [[Franchise/{{Predator}} Predator sequel]] currently titled ''The Predator'' (2018); and ''Franchise/DocSavage'', an adventure movie based on [[PulpMagazine pulp magazines]].

* TheCameo: Black appears in the ''[[Film/MarvelOneShots Marvel One Shot: Agent Carter]]'' (released with ''Iron Man 3'') as the "Disembodied Voice".

* FlipFlopOfGod: ''Everything'' about the Mandarin in ''Film/IronMan3'' invoked this. For starters, Black initally said he had no intention of doing the Mandarin at all, citing the character's reputation as a racist stereotype as the reason. The Mandarin ended up appearing as the main villain, albeit casting the half-Indian Creator/BenKingsley as the Mandarin in order to avoid offending Chinese audiences and the movie's own Chinese financial backers [[spoiler: and even then, Kingsley's "Mandarin" turned out to be Trevor Slattery, who was hired by Aldrich Killian to pose as the Mandarin, with Black even going as far as to state both in [[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/05/04/iron-man-3-mandarin-spoiler/3/ an interview]] and on the commentary that Aldrich Killian was the actual MCU incarnation of the Mandarin. However, Marvel and co-writer Drew Pearce decided to retcon it, revealing in ''[[Film/MarvelOneShots All Hail the King]]'' that Killian wasn't really the Mandarin, either, but someone else and the real Mandarin wasn't happy with what Killian and Trevor did, with Pearce even going as far to say that Killian's actions are only limited to the events of ''3''.]]

* FlipFlopOfGod: ''Everything'' about the Mandarin in ''Film/IronMan3'' invoked this. For starters, Black initally said he had no intention of doing the Mandarin at all, citing the character's reputation as a racist stereotype as the reason. The Mandarin ended up appearing as the main villain, albeit casting the half-Indian Creator/BenKingsley as the Mandarin in order to avoid offending Chinese audiences and the movie's own Chinese financial backers [[spoiler: and even then, Kingsley's "Mandarin" turned out to be Trevor Slattery, who was hired by Aldrich Killian to pose as the Mandarin, with Black even going as far as to state both in [[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/05/04/iron-man-3-mandarin-spoiler/3/ an interview]] and on the commentary that Aldrich Killian was the actual MCU incarnation of the Mandarin. However, given [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks how]] [[BrokenBase some people]] reacted, Marvel and co-writer Drew Pearce decided to retcon it, revealing in ''[[Film/MarvelOneShots All Hail the King]]'' that Killian wasn't really the Mandarin, either, but someone else and the real Mandarin wasn't happy with what Killian and Trevor did, with Pearce even going as far to say that Killian's actions are only limited to the events of ''3''.]]