In a shocking Hollywood heist, some nefarious villain seems to have made off with an original Iron Man suit worn by Robert Downey Jr. in the first Iron Man movie. That comes from a CBS affiliate in Los Angeles, which says the full costume—helmet, chest piece, legs, and arms—hasn’t been seen since February, but the…
If the Avengers are the superhero version of work friends, then facing down an intergalactic villain like Thanos is the ultimate team-building exercise. Our six original heroes—Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Hulk, and Thor—likely emerged from Infinity War closer than ever, bonded by their successes…
We don’t know what’s going to happen to the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Avengers 4 next year, but at least Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t need to worry about whether or not he’ll still have big movie franchises to appear in. According to Deadline, Warner Bros. has officially announced that a third entry in its vaguely…
With Avengers: Infinity War poised to, Thanos-like, slay fully half of the world’s box office starting Friday, the Marvel movie juggernaut (no, not that one, thankfully) dispatched two teams of heroes into the late-night fray on Monday. Makes sense, since all the trailers suggest the rapidly multiplying superhero team…
There are several questions we hope are answered in Avengers: Infinity War, including, but not limited to, where’s the Soul Stone? How long did it take Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) to grow that beard? And will we get to see Shuri (Letitia Wright), who almost certainly designed Bucky’s (Sebastian Stan) new arm?
While you were busy keeping an eye out for the Mueller indictments or scrolling through all the #LousySmarchWeather tweets, Robert Downey Jr. was hitting up Marvel Studios for a favor. The actor, who helped launch the MCU with 2008's Iron Man, asked if he couldn’t see Avengers: Infinity War sooner than May 4. The…
With his time as an iron-clad Avenger possibly coming to an end, Robert Downey Jr. is getting ready to hop into a very different kind of film franchise. Last year, it was reported that he’d signed on to play the lead role in The Voyage Of Doctor Dolittle, Universal’s attempt to revive the classic character. The film…
It is a bit startling to realize just how successful Rodney Dangerfield’s film Back To School, in which he plays a self-made millionaire who goes, you know, back to school, was when it first came out. It made $91 million domestically. That’s more than Aliens, for god’s sake.
As predicted last year, HBO has formally picked up and is moving forward with Robert Downey Jr.’s reboot of legal drama Perry Mason. True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto was originally involved, but he has since moved on to the new season of True Detective. In Pizzolatto’s place will be Rolin Jones and Ron…
Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark has been a huge part of the marketing for Spider-Man: Homecoming (especially on one particular poster), but he’s not going to become a regular part of the new Spider-Man movies. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Iron Man won’t appear in the Homecoming sequel, but Sony has worked out a…
You may recall that a couple of weeks ago, Marvel debuted a pretty crappy-looking poster for Spider-Man: Homecoming, full of embarrassingly amateur Photoshop work and featuring the looming, disembodied head of Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark. Now, one internet dweller has amended that one-sheet by simply adding more…
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They don’t know beforehand what roles we’ll ask them to talk about.
Who he is: Iron Man, a.k.a. Tony Stark
Evidently jealous of his friends in The Avengers who actually have superpowers, Robert Downey Jr. has signed on to star in The Voyage Of Doctor Dolittle, a reboot of the classic character created by author Hugh Lofting in the 1920s. Rex Harrison starred in a 1967 movie version of the story that won a couple Oscars,…
Apparently deciding he needs something other than Marvel and the occasional Sherlock Holmes movie to creatively sustain him, Robert Downey Jr. is linking up with Richard Linklater for a new film. Variety reports the project is based on a recent installment of the Reply All podcast called “Man Of The People,” which…
Avengers: Infinity War started shooting today, with Marvel releasing a brief featurette for the May 4, 2018 film. And while the video is mostly the studio’s creative side, discussing things like the careful moving of pieces that split the Avengers apart in Captain America: Civil War, or the difficulties in…
Chris Evans might not be the biggest name in Hollywood (FYI, he’s the “Captain America” Chris of The Avengers, not the “Thor” Chris—you’re welcome), but he’s acquiring quite the reputation as a safe bet for casting directors. For the second year running, the 35-year-old handsome person has topped Forbes’ list…
Despite the fact that there are plenty of other ways to get your Sherlock Holmes fix these days, Robert Downey Jr. is determined to keep his take on the detective in the mix. Variety reports that Team Downey, Warner Bros., and Village Roadshow have assembled a writers’ room for Sherlock Holmes 3. It’s something of a…
Joss Whedon returned to Twitter today to promote his new project: the Save The Day PAC, a “get out the vote as long as that vote isn’t for Donald Trump” initiative. The self-described “short-form digital production company” launched with a video featuring a lot of Whedon’s celeb pals including a bunch of Avengers,…
Take that, Vin Diesel (we guess): Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, currently in a ridiculous feud with his Fast franchise co-star, has been deemed the world’s highest-paid actor by Forbes, raking in $64.5 million in 2016. This, according to Forbes, is thanks to his paydays for Central Intelligence and the upcoming Fast 8 …