He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018). He is set to direct the upcoming film adaptation of Doc Savage.\n', '

As of 2018, his film Iron Man 3 ranks as the fifteenth-highest-grossing film worldwide.\n', '

Black was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Paul and Patricia Ann Black. His father was in the printing business, and helped Black get an interest in hardboiled fiction, such as the works of Mickey Spillane and the Matt Helm series.\n', '

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