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Fair-Calligrapher-19 Mar 24, 2026 +82

Next write the sequel to The Nice Guys please

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Agent-Two-THREE Mar 25, 2026 +35

I’m still upset people didn’t go and support this in theaters. Instant classic.

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paintp_ Mar 25, 2026 +27

One of the sins I’ll carry to my grave is that I used my birthday free coupon on this movie. I might be the reason it never got a sequel. Sorry, guys

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mdmnl Mar 25, 2026 +5

S'alright, I took my mum and dad to see it - we took up your slack

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free_reezy Mar 25, 2026 +2

I went twice so you’re good bro don’t sweat it

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TheUmbrellaMan1 Mar 25, 2026 +12

He specifically said in 2016 that if there was a Nice Guys sequel, it wouldn't be called The Nice Guys 2, it would be something like The Nicer Guys. He also said he had an idea for a spin-off called The Nice Gals with Holly and her stupid friend Jessica. Ten years and nothing so far.

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ScipioCoriolanus Mar 25, 2026 +8

I want a sequel set in the 80s with the same main cast returning years later.

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Rezart_KLD Mar 25, 2026 +1

He could set it at Xmas, and call it Naughty & Nice Guys

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XXLARPER Mar 25, 2026 +3

When Ryan Gosling tries to grab Russell Crowe's non-existent ankle gun, I don't know if I ever laughed that hard. It's funny because I dreamed something once and for some reason, thought it was true, so I can relate.

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MeCritic Mar 25, 2026 +1

Wonder how Russel Crowe would still fit into that role, he is bigger and bigger… But yes, the closest we get to Lethal Weapon.

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gamersecret2 Mar 24, 2026 +171

Shane Black doing this sounds like a very good fit. If it lands, this could be a lot of fun.

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[deleted] Mar 24, 2026 +35

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Agent-Two-THREE Mar 25, 2026 +36

The Nice Guys is even better, IMO. Shame we never got a sequel.

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Kazewatch Mar 25, 2026 +13

I'd give anything for a sequel even though I know it'll never happen.

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ArmlessJavelinThrowr Mar 25, 2026 +2

Blame the Angry Birds!

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Kazewatch Mar 25, 2026 +1

I blame those movies for a lot of things.

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GrecoRomanGuy Mar 25, 2026 +5

Mr. Frying Pan: Well now, here we all are. Ike, Mike and Mustard. Harry: What the hell does that mean? Mr. Fire: You know, I'm with him on this one man, that's pretty fuckin' obscure.

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Flashy_Jello_9520 Mar 25, 2026 +24

I want nice guys Shane. Not Predators Shane. God that movie is horseshit.

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FngrsRpicks2 Mar 25, 2026 +1

Eehhh.....

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PartyOnAlec Mar 25, 2026 +23

I hope so! Play Dirty was such a miss unfortunately.

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riegspsych325 Mar 25, 2026 +20

as was The Predator, yeesh

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PartyOnAlec Mar 25, 2026 +17

Yikes, yeah. Just do whatever made Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys happen. Those are two of the best movies I've ever seen and I think it happens when you just let Shane Black cook.

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DeNiroPacino Mar 25, 2026

And Iron Man 3.

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sotommy Mar 25, 2026 +3

I loved it. I even put it in my top 3 of 2025. But I'm biased because I love the Parker stories

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mdmnl Mar 25, 2026 +2

I love Parker, I love Shane Black, I like Stanfield in Knives Out and Atlanta but I can't stomach Wahlberg. Boogie Nights, Other Guys I have to admit he's right for those roles, but can't separate the art from the artist when it comes to new stuff...

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Kazewatch Mar 25, 2026 +3

Walhberg might be one do the worst choices to play Parker in film.

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PartyOnAlec Mar 25, 2026 +1

I'm with you. time and place for Wahlberg. Other guys, I heart Huckabees, Departed, boogie nights.... But Wahlberg as military badass is silly. So many times he's been cast and been...okay...but casting almost anyone else would be better. Shooter and Lone Survivor come to mind. Plenty of others, like Parker, he's just so miscast that it breaks the whole thing

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PartyOnAlec Mar 25, 2026 +1

I loved LaKeith Stanfield in it...and I even like Westlake as an author...it just didn't feel like a Shane Black film to me.

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FrontBench5406 Mar 25, 2026 +1

Best Shane Black joke.... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGkdrM4QgrA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGkdrM4QgrA)

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MeCritic Mar 25, 2026 +1

Basically you cannot turn anything with Marky Mark into a good movie…

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Gentleman_Villain Mar 24, 2026 +37

I hope they let Black do his thing. I feel like Play Dirty was just OK, but it was absolutely hung up by the lead, who has all the charisma of JD Vance's underwear. What I really want is a Nice Guys sequel anyway...

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TheUmbrellaMan1 Mar 25, 2026 +14

His 2016 interview where he says he could make The Nice Guys movies for the rest of his life makes me sad.

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Gentleman_Villain Mar 25, 2026 +1

Well goddamanit.

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MaxProwes Mar 25, 2026 +5

Lead was the least of Play Dirty problems, it was CGI fest mixed with streaming movie cinematography and color grading.

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tearsandpain84 Mar 25, 2026 +5

100%. It looked so so bad. So artificial.

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Gentleman_Villain Mar 25, 2026 +1

I've played enough videogames to feel like excellent gameplay can overcome shitty graphics. But shitty gameplay can't make up for exceptional visuals. The movie may not have looked great. But the lead is the anchor of that story and he was shit.

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MaxProwes Mar 25, 2026 +1

But Marky Mark wasn't shit in it, maybe you just hate the guy, but he played more or less what he was supposed to play. Young Mel Gibson wouldn't have turned exactly the same movie into a diamond.

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Gentleman_Villain Mar 25, 2026 +1

It is my opinion he was absolutely shit in it. Parker needs to be someone who is likable enough that when he does shitty things, you still like him. This version was just an a****** and even at those times when you're supposed to identify/see where he's coming from, he's still unlikable as hell.

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SirJeffers88 Mar 24, 2026 +17

It better be set at Christmas.

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thesuavedog Mar 25, 2026 +5

Came here to say this. :) IYKYK.

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Towering_Flesh Mar 25, 2026 +2

Do you consider lethal weapon a Christmas movie?

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thesuavedog Mar 25, 2026 +3

I do. As Christmas as Die Hard.

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Towering_Flesh Mar 25, 2026 +3

🤝

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SanderSo47 Mar 24, 2026 +28

I remember reading that at one point in the 80s, William Friedkin was trying to adapt and direct this, and it would've starred Sylvester Stallone. Let's see if Black still has it in him. *The Predator* and *Play Dirty* were very disappointing.

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killshelter Mar 24, 2026 +14

Yeah well if you replace RDJ with Mark Wahlberg, anything would suck regardless of source material.

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MaxProwes Mar 25, 2026 +3

RDJ would've been completely miscast as Parker, Marky Mark was actually better fit. The movie's problem was execution, it was CGI fest mixed with a streaming movie look.

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Jayc6390 Mar 25, 2026 +5

He has one brilliant script about every 10 years and a mixed bag the rest of the time sole exception was from 1987 to 1991 he had 2 great scripts and one solid concept of a story that someone wrote the Lethal Weapon 2 script from. Then it is 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight was solid, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005 several rough script doctoring jobs, Iron Man 3 which I didn't mind but has mostly was mixed despite the box office followed by Nice Guys 2016, then two as you said disappointing efforts. Which means he is due for his once per decade brilliant script.

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BenniRoR Mar 25, 2026

Very shoddy body of work overall. People like him and some of his better movies but some of his bad movies are REALLY bad. Shane Black is definitely not one of the all time greats.

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MaxProwes Mar 25, 2026 +3

He's one of all time great writers, not necessarily director.

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Jayc6390 Mar 25, 2026

That is fair

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ArchDucky Mar 24, 2026 +39

Just gonna call it… starrring Alan Ritchson

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LyleTheAdonis Mar 24, 2026 +3

He may be a lil tied up at the moment lol

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TomClancy5873 Mar 24, 2026 +20

He wasn’t really at fault. Doubt he gets anything

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LyleTheAdonis Mar 24, 2026 -1

I’m not saying he was at fault, but he certainly has a lot more to lose. Being in such a fickle and sensitive industry, it was probably in his best interest to take the high road and walk away. I hope he doesn’t lose work over that but I’ve seen actors lose more for less.

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NotEnoughGun Mar 25, 2026 +4

I think with the latest video and the fact no charges are being filed. I think he’s fine and has been vindicated in the public eye. So, unless more details or other stories start to come out, he’s fine.

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droplightning Mar 25, 2026 +3

What happened?

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LyleTheAdonis Mar 25, 2026 +3

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/-reacher-star-alan-ritchson-cleared-after-neighborhood-fight-259985989610 TLDR: suburban dad was acting too big for his britches and wanted to play Batman, and picked the wrong guy to play that game with. Ritchson served him proper justice and police are letting it be squashed there among men - which I applaud. How Hollywood reacts though is a different story.

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Aggressive_Act_3098 Mar 25, 2026 +4

I think with the majority of us, the audience, being supportive of Ritchson, the studios won't take action against him. Especially with the body cam footage coming out.

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AlmightyLoaf54 Mar 25, 2026 -1

Maybe Glen Powell

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sheckmess Mar 25, 2026

please no not that hes bad but enough of him!

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Creepy-Accident-777 Mar 25, 2026

Nah, he needs to take a break honestly. Good that he's working, but it's gotten to the point that people are tired of seeing him.

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Ok_Jellyfish_55 Mar 25, 2026 -3

Booo

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DeNiroPacino Mar 25, 2026 +15

Mack Bolan. The character Marvel ripped off for the Punisher.

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my1999gsr Mar 25, 2026 +12

My dad had the first 50+ Executioner paperbacks - they had some of the most bad ass cover art!

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DeNiroPacino Mar 25, 2026 +1

I'm trying to remember the artist's name but I can't. Gil Cohen? He did sign those cover pieces. Anyway, yeah, they were incredible. They really brought the characters to life. I read Mack Bolan but I also got into Phoenix Force and Able Team too. All the commando details and the killing and gore was so much fun.

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ATFGunr Mar 25, 2026 +2

Don Pendolten (sp?). I read all those Gold Eagle novels back in the day. Was good trash lol

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DeNiroPacino Mar 25, 2026 +1

Don Pendleton was the pen name used for the author of the Mack Bolan books. Gar Wilson was the name used for Phoenix Force. D*** Stivers was used for Able Team (why do I remember this shit?!) Gold Eagle must've had a bunch of writers cranking those things out. Or maybe those really were the authors. No idea for sure. It'd be great to learn about the whole process.

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jzakko Mar 25, 2026 +8

Shane Black needs to focus on writing original material. Few do that well, and every time he deals with an adaptation or IP, it's subpar work.

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homecinemad Mar 25, 2026 +2

Some people love his take on Iron Man 3.

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swiftlikessharpthing Mar 24, 2026 +13

So basically the Punisher, who was ripped off from this guy wholesale, no?

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DeNiroPacino Mar 25, 2026 +5

Definitely.

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LyleTheAdonis Mar 24, 2026 +18

More Shane Black is never a bad thing.

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TomClancy5873 Mar 24, 2026 +10

Just don’t let him do a Predator movie

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too_oh_ate Mar 25, 2026 +3

We're aware of the recent one, but we're ignoring the original?

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reece_93 Mar 25, 2026 +5

He’s allowed to star in them, he’s just to be kept away from the directors chair and writers room

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homecinemad Mar 25, 2026 +1

He didn't write, ghost write or script doctor the first movie. Joel Silver thought casting him would lead to free writing. Black declined which is allegedly why his character dies first.

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too_oh_ate Mar 25, 2026 +1

I was positive he wrote the first one, but am totally wrong. Thx for the heads up.

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LumiereGatsby Mar 25, 2026 +4

He has the rights to The Destroyer which is similar and I prefer. Remo Williams needs a return

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bill4935 Mar 25, 2026 +3

I devoured the Destroyer books as a teen, but 2026 might have problems with his North Korean mentor who says nothing except racist barbs and Remo is super-racist right back at him. And oh my gosh the things they say about women. Frank Miller would be "whoa, hey, guys tone it down wouldja"

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P10pablo Mar 25, 2026 +4

The books were great. I read them as a kid. The Executioner series is uncredited as a source but it is the basis for The Punisher series.

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Jonneiljon Mar 24, 2026 +3

So no Doc Savage. Just a well. Let the Rock age out of the role, rather than ruin it.

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swiftlikessharpthing Mar 25, 2026 +1

Ew. I didn't know Dwayne was attached to Doc Savage. Or I did and I blocked it from memory.

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Jonneiljon Mar 25, 2026 +3

Not sure if he was actually attached but it internet rumours...

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MaxProwes Mar 25, 2026 +1

I think he was attached.

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too_oh_ate Mar 25, 2026 +1

Well, I was 100% in, but if the Rock is starring then it's a hard pass.

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tsundere-man Mar 25, 2026 +3

Play Dirty could have been elevated by better lead actor, but his script and directing is solid for that movie. I'd still watch anything from Shane Black.

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MaxProwes Mar 25, 2026 +2

I disagree, the lead was solid, but directing brings it down. The movie had way too much CGI and streaming movie look.

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SaddamMustaine Mar 25, 2026 +3

Everyone here saying Nice Guys (justifiably), you’ve seen Last Boy Scout right? Last Boy Scout is his best work. You’ll like it.

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MaxProwes Mar 25, 2026 +2

You are not wrong.

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Pilotskybird86 Mar 24, 2026 +2

That’s crazy, I literally read the first book today. Really good so far… just wish it wasn’t 10$ per book. Thirty something books, each pretty short… yeah imma have to see if my library has them

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southboundtracks Mar 25, 2026 +2

Don Pendleton is great, and so is Shane Black. He'll do excellent work with the material. The Executioner was the template for The Punisher, so it's nice to see some love for the OG.

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The_Swarm22 Mar 25, 2026 +2

Henry Cavill would be great for this.

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joevirgo Mar 25, 2026 +2

F\*CK YES!!! i've been waiting my whole life for this! Even with the different Punisher series and other universes following a similar premise, fighting the mafia, the Stony Man tactical team, all of this was so cool to read in the 80s and 90s! Now i need to go back and see what i've missed once i got out of high school reading interests and free time expanded into sci-fi/fantasy and the outdoors

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StudentGlum8838 Mar 25, 2026 +2

Shane Black doing Mack Bolan? Thats the most 80s action movie pitch Ive ever heard, and I am 100% here for it.

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sstphnn Mar 25, 2026 +2

The Nice Guys left me gasping for air. It was incredibly funny.

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EvilBillSing Mar 24, 2026 +2

You know what would really make it different. If this "executioner" wore an all black suit and had a big white skull on his shirt.

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insane677 Mar 25, 2026 +2

After he disgraced Parker? No thanks.

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Emergency-Mammoth-88 Mar 25, 2026 +1

Yes please

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Marcysdad Mar 25, 2026 +1

Please don't cast Marky Mark

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Helmett-13 Mar 25, 2026 +1

He could do Mack Bolan justice, I think. They are old school, pulpy fun books.

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LeeMiles Mar 25, 2026 +1

One-man-army? Shane no your strength is buddy comedy. It needs to be a 2 man army

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DeNiroPacino Mar 25, 2026 +1

Luckily the world of Mack Bolan the Executioner is connected to 2 commando groups: Phoenix Force (5 guys) and Able Team (3 guys). Those were book series too. Maybe they could be included.

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Call555JackChop Mar 25, 2026 +1

You didn’t wanna write “Shane Black (‘The Predator’)” ?

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StoreLevel9459 Mar 25, 2026 +1

Shane Black doing a one-man army movie? I'm curious how much snappy dialogue we'll get.

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Cturcot1 Mar 25, 2026 +1

Mack Bolan - Executioner series? I think I had 100+ books at one time.

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Lamont-Cranston Mar 25, 2026 +2

Dont let him f*** it up like Predator.

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kevinsixhohsix Mar 25, 2026 +1

Anyone raised on 80s cinema, knows the f*** Shane Black is 😎

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TheRorschach666 Mar 25, 2026 +1

I really thought his latest film Play Dirty would be the end of him for another half decade, hopefully he pulls through and casts someone in the lead that isn't Markie Mark.

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XXLARPER Mar 25, 2026 +1

The tried to make an Executioner movie back in the '80s with Stallone, but it ended up in development hell.

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Lowfuji Mar 26, 2026 +1

Thank goodness they made sure to exclude that he made The Predator.

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fleshbunny Mar 25, 2026 -1

Don’t forget his crown jewel, The Predator (2018?) !

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Focused_Sky Mar 24, 2026 -9

He butchered the Predator, so I have zero faith in him to do anything right.

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AgentOfSPYRAL Mar 24, 2026 +9

What a strange take, Black has more hits than misses.

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BunyipPouch Mar 24, 2026 +12

Reddit *loves* just holding one bad thing over someone's head for their entire lives. Every single time.

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Mildly_Irritated_Max Mar 24, 2026 +7

To be fair, he also revised the script and acted in the first Predator.

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Kevbot1000 Mar 24, 2026 +10

Yeah, the dude who wrote Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and Nice Guys can't be trusted. /s

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Shane Black ('The Nice Guys', 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang') To Write & Possibly Direct Adaptation of ‘The Executioner’ Books for Sony - The series follows a sniper turned one-man-army fighting against the Mafia, the KGB, terrorists and cyber-criminals.

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