The Hollywood Reporter is reporting actor turned director/producer/writer Justin Theroux is in final negotiations with Marvel to script the second installment of the Iron Man franchise. The first film had four writers; Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway.
If you are unsure of Theroux’s work, Tropic Thunder is coming out in August, which also stars Robert Downey, Jr. Iron Man 2: Electric Boogaloo is scheduled to kick of the summer movie season in 2010.