Ain't It Cool News finally asked the question we all wanted answered at the Omaha Film Festival: will Shane Black be writing as well as directing Iron Man 3?

Yes, was the answer, with Robert Downey Jr apparently also involved at story stage.

It sounds like a step away from The Avengers-prepping that dogged the first sequel, with Black saying that "Iron Man 3 will not be another 'two men in iron suits fighting each other' film. Instead, it will be more like a Tom Clancy-thriller, with Iron Man fighting real world villians."

Cool!