Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan are out and about in New York City on Thursday.
It was recently announced that Downey, 43, will star as the British super sleuth Sherlock Holmes in a new mystery movie as directed by Mr. Madonna himself, Guy Ritchie.
Sherlock Holmes will be likely to be released sometime in 2009.
Marvel Studios and Jon Favreau have also reached a deal for Favreau to return to the director’s chair for Iron Man II.
Robert Downey Jr. is set to star in Sherlock Holmes, directed by Guy Ritchie, Madonna’s husband.
The Iron Man star’s interpretation of the the classic character will be based on an upcoming comicbook from producer Lionel Wigram which portrays Holmes as more adventurous, combining his intellectual and physical abilities.
Sherlock Holmes is set to start production this fall. Another Sherlock Holmes movie is set to star Sacha Baron Cohen as the pipe-smoking sleuth and Will Ferrell as his assistant, Watson.
Downey reportedly came onto the project via his wife, Susan, who works for one of the film’s producers, Joel Silver.
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Robert Downey Jr. signs autographs while leaving Mr. Chow restaurant after having dinner with Swingers star/Iron Man director Jon Favreau to celebrate the weekend box office success of Iron Man in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
RDJ, 43, recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly and talked about the next Iron Man movie. Here’s what he said:
When you were brainstorming with Jon Favreau, what were the elements that you wanted to bring to the next Iron Man movie?
There’s this idea of Terrence [Howard] putting on a suit and coming back as War Machine, who is pretty iconic in the Iron Man and Marvel universe. Just seeing where it can all go, but grounding it in a very modern mythology. I see it as greatest dysfunctional family story ever told…. In The New York Post a couple days ago, [there was a cartoon] of Iron Man suited up, and he’s telling the governor even his super-powers can’t get him out of the budget problem. That was what Jon was hoping for and excited to see the most, the idea that Tony Stark and Iron Man can become part of the cultural fabric. When we heard posters were being defaced to promote political or social ideas, he just got such a hoot out of that.
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Robert Downey Jr. takes his son Indio, 14, to watch the LA Lakers face off against the Utah Jazz at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday. (Lakers won 109-98.)
RDJ’s Iron Man soared to the top at the box office this weekend with a staggering $100.7 million. Following in second place was Made of Honor with $15.5 million and Baby Mama with $10.3 million.
The film has scored a whopping 94% score on RottenTomatoes.com, which is the top reviewed movie of the year and beats all ratings of any super hero flick ever. AMAZING!!!!!!!!! More Here! »
Gwyneth Paltrow slips into a daring navy Stella MaCartney jumpsuit at the premiere of her latest superhero flick, Iron Man, held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Wednesday in Hollywood.
Kudos to her stylist Anna Bingemann for the recent red carpet selections!
Iron Man has garnered a whopping 91% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes. Pretty impressive! It opens in theaters tomorrow, May 2. GO SEE IT!!!!! (A word to the wise: Make sure you stay through the credits!)
Yesterday on Live with Regis and Kelly!, Gwyneth mentioned that when she signed on to do the first Iron Man, she signed on to do three. So watch out world! Ms. Pepper Potts will be back at least two more times to complete the trilogy!
Other costars pictured below: Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard
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Iron Man stars Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow promote their latest superhero flick in New York City on Monday afternoon.
The pair stopped off at MTV’s Total Request Live (TRL), which will air on Thursday. Gwyn continued promoting at The Late Show with David Letterman, which airs tonight. You can also watch Robery Downey Jr. om Good Morning America here.
Iron Man has scored a healthy 82% on RottenTomatoes.com so far. Solid reviews across the board and Just Jared can attest to them!
I saw a screening of the film over the weekend and I can vouch that Robert Downey Jr. IS Iron Man. He does such a fantastic job of portraying multi-zillionaire industrialist Tony Stark with charm, wit and humor. And the special effects? Fuhgeddaboutit. Fan-freaking-tastic!
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You can’t blame Gwyneth Paltrow (in Balmain) for wanting to show off her gorgeous gams in a super-short black mini at the UK Charity Premiere of Iron Man.
Just look at them–legs for days thanks to sky-high stiletto heels by Alexander McQueen!
The premiere was held at the Odeon Leicester Square on Thursday in London, England. Other costars who showed up: Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard.
Iron Man zooms into theaters everywhere on Friday, May 2.
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Gwyneth Paltrow really looks like a fish stick in her scale-y Jean Paul Gaultier dress at the Iron Man premiere at Warner Moderno Cinema on Wednesday in Rome, Italy.
“Iron Man was definitely a testosterone-fest. I was the only girl for miles, except for the women working in the wardrobe, hair and makeup departments,” Gwyn said. “I would have time off when the guys would go blow things up in the desert, and every time I went back to work, they were happy to have a girl there. They had kind of forgotten that there were women in the world.”
The 35-year-old actress joined director Jon Favreau and costars Terrence Howard and Robert Downey Jr.. Iron Man opens everywhere May 2.
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