Downey Jr. extends Marvel deal, to star in ‘Avengers,’ ‘Iron Man 3′
Robert Downey Jr. is living up to his title as Marvel Studios’ Iron Man. In addition to starring in “Iron Man 2,” Downey has agreed to return as billionaire Tony Stark and his crime-fighting alter ego in “The Avengers” and a third “Iron Man” installment, guaranteeing the thesp a superhero-sized payday and his own
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The Soloist Trailer
Journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a former classical music prodigy, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives.
Downey Jr./Foxx drama moved to March 2009
Paramount Pictures is pulling the awards-season plug on “The Soloist.” Studio is moving the Jamie Foxx-Robert Downey Jr. starrer from Nov. 21 to March 13, dashing any hopes for Academy Awards accolades for ‘08. DreamWorks, which produced the film, had high hopes for “The Soloist”
Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law on the set of Guy Ritchie’s ‘Sherlock Holmes’
This weekend we saw a flurry of first-look photos hit the ‘Net of “Iron Man” actor Robert Downey Jr. in costume as the great detective himself, Sherlock Holmes. Not one to be left out of the picture party, MTV News has managed to collect a heap of new photos from the London set of the film, showing
Don Cheadle joins ‘Iron Man 2,’ replacing Terrence Howard
Don Cheadle is stepping in to replace Terrence Howard in “Iron Man 2,” Marvel Studios’ sequel to its summer blockbuster. In the movie, Howard played Jim Rhodes, Tony Stark/Iron Man’s best friend and future armor-clad hero War Machine. One scene featured Howard looking at a silver
Robert Downey Jr. is gonna rock in Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes”
Robert Downey Jr. says he will play Sherlock Holmes “better than it’s ever been done before.” The 43-year-old actor - who will portray the fictional British detective in Guy Ritchie’s
Rachel McAdams joins ‘Sherlock Holmes’
Rachel McAdams will star opposite Robert Downey Jr. in “Sherlock Holmes,” a reimagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s supersleuth that Guy Ritchie is directing for Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow. The movie, which will begin shooting next month, takes its cue from a forthcoming comic
Russell Crowe to play Sherlock Holmes’ sidekick
Russell Crowe is set to star in Guy Ritchie’s new film about legendary English detective Sherlock Holmes. Crowe will star as the detective’s famous assistant, Dr Watson, alongside Robert Downey Jr in the lead role. “Russell wants the part, Guy wants Russell,” a movie source told
Robert Downey Jr.: Evil Master Mind
Robert Downey Jr. may soon goose the genre that launched his comeback. The Iron Man star is in negotiations to voice a character in Master Mind, DreamWorks Animation’s send-up of the superhero genre being produced by Ben Stiller’s production company, Red Hour Films. Tina Fey is also expected
Sherlock Holmes? Ritchie’s on the case
Guy Ritchie’s latest gangster yarn, RocknRolla, won’t even be in theaters for another six weeks, but he already has turned his attentions to his next project, a version of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes for contemporary tastes. “It will be a very big production, visceral