Who Will Direct Iron Man?
IGNFF knows who will helm Shellhead' s movie.

November 29, 2004 - IGN FilmForce has learned who will direct Iron Man' s big-screen debut: Nick Cassavetes. The New Line Cinema project based on the Marvel Comics character is on track for a summer 2006 release.

Cassavetes has helmed two other New Line releases: this past summer' s sleeper hit The Notebook and 2002' s John Q. He' s currently filming Alpha Dog for New Line; that film stars Bruce Willis, Sharon Stone, Justin Timberlake, Emile Hirsch and Dominique Swain. Cassavetes also scripted Blow for the studio. His other directing credits include Miramax' s She' s So Lovely and Unhook the Stars.

Like his famous parents John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands, 45-year-old Nick is also an actor. He' s appeared in Face/Off, The Astronaut' s Wife, Mask and Delta Force 3.

Iron Man was scripted by David Hayter and will be produced by Angry Films.
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