After years of arrests and drug busts, reformed Hollywood wildchild Robert Downey Jr. has rebound nicely with starring roles in hit vehicles like Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes. But will the accomplished star’s next big role come behind the camera? Robert, now 44, believes his days on the big screen are numbered and a turn as a director is in the foreseeable future.
Robert Downey Jr. has earned the Hugh Hefner Seal of Approval to portray the men’s magazine boss in a proposed biopic based on his life.
Over the past year, the Iron Man has regularly expressed an interest in taking on the lead role in a retelling of the aging Lothario’s life story — but he has now been given the green light from Hef himself.
“Downey and I have talked about it and it is a very real possibility. He’s a marvelous actor and I would be honored if he decided to do it…”
On Friday, Paramount Pictures released the first still image of actor Robert Downey Jr. in character as billionaire industrialist Tony Stark in the upcoming superhero blockbuster, Iron Man 2.
The sequel to the 2008 box office smash is currently in production and slated for a May 2010 release.
Robert Downey Jr. has revealed that he loves to Google himself. Read the rest of this entry »
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Robert Downey Jr. was once obsessed with his penis. Read the rest of this entry »
At least one moviegoer walked away from the latest Batman sequel feeling disappointed. Actor Robert Downey Jr. says he’s no fan of The Dark Knight. The former bad boy slammed the superhero thriller as “highbrow” and requiring a “college education to understand” in a recent interview with MovieHole. Read the rest of this entry »
It has been a busy 2008 for Robert Downey Jr.. With a starring role in the summer blockbuster Iron Man already under his belt, R.D.J is gearing up for an even bigger career surge with contracts to appear in a second of installment of the action thriller as well as a Sherlock Holmes comedy still to come.
Check out Rolling Stone Magazine’s August 21 cover story with Comeback Kid Robert Downey Jr. Read the rest of this entry »
Robert Downey Jr. has postponed plans to release a self-written memoir later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Paramount Pictures and Marvel Comics are so pleased with Robert Downey Jr.’s blockbuster performance in this summer’s supehero action hit Iron Man they’ve presented the actor with a $200,000 Bentley as a token of thanks.
“Robert was shocked when they gave it to him,” one inside source spills to Star. “But he was so grateful and he is so happy he’s made a comeback.”
Iron Man has grossed more than $600 million worldwide since premiering in May.
Robert Downey Jr. has been cast as Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie’s new film about the Baker Street detective. Read the rest of this entry »
