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Robert Downey Jr. teaming with Park Chan-wook on The Sympathizer

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Robert Downey is preparing to return to prestige work. After ending his time as Iron Man and starring in the bomb Dolittle, RDJ is now heading to television for a new drama series entitled The Sympathizer from filmmaker Park Chan-wook, who is on board as co-showrunner, along with Don McKellar, and will also direct the […]

Robert Downey Jr. wants to turn Sherlock Holmes into the next cinematic universe

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Now that Robert Downey Jr’s time as Iron Man has come to an end in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it seems like the actor wants to turn his version of Sherlock Holmes from the two Guy Ritchie-directed films – Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – into the next cinematic universe. During […]

Robert Downey Jr. producing detective drama for Apple TV+

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Variety is reporting that Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey are set to produce an as-yet-untitled detective drama series for Apple TV+. Based on the Toronto Life article ‘The Sting’ from Michael Lista and created by Adam Perlman (Billions), the series “follows a frustrated Canadian detective who takes on a decades-old cold case […]

Why Margot Robbie is better than Pirates of the Caribbean

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Margot Robbie’s decision to set sail with a Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff and why it could lead her down a disappointing path… In the wake of a pandemic shut down throughout the world, the film industry took a major hit. Big theatrical releases pushed back, and film productions delayed. Even […]

Robert Pattinson looked to MCU stars as superhero examples for The Batman

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Robert Pattinson, the star of The Batman, said he looked to fellow superhero actors like Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, and Robert Downey Jr. as examples to follow. Playing a superhero, let alone an iconic one like Batman, is no easy thing and it looks like Robert Pattinson is taking the task very seriously. The job […]

Comic book adaptation Sweet Tooth receives series order from Netflix

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Netflix has ordered a series pick-up of the comic book adaptation Sweet Tooth, a drama based on characters created by Jeff Lemire for the DC Comics Vertigo label. According to Deadline, the streaming service has ordered eight, one-hour episodes after the project failed to go anywhere after a pilot order by Hulu in 2018. The […]

Robert Downey Jr-produced Perry Mason reboot gets a trailer and premiere date

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Following a brief teaser earlier this week, the first trailer has debuted for HBO and reboot of the classic legal drama. Produced by Robert Downey Jr., the new series stars Matthew Rhys in the title role and follows the origins of the legendary fictional criminal defense lawyer; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwURtbhpm60&feature=youtu.be 1931, Los Angeles. While […]

Tom Holland is against starring in a Back to the Future reboot despite viral deepfake video

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During the past week, a deepfake video has gone viral which replaces Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd as Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown in Back to the Future with the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr. respectively. Despite the online reaction to the viral video, in a recent interview with ET, […]

Robert Downey Jr. reveals the superhero he’d like to have played if he hadn’t been Iron Man

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Robert Downey Jr. is most commonly known for his memorable performance as Tony Stark/Iron Man from the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2008’s Iron Man to 2019’s Avengers: Endgame where his character sacrificed himself to stop Thanos. However, in an interview with BBC Radio 1, while promoting Dolittle, Downey Jr. was asked a question from […]

Movie Review – Dolittle (2020)

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Dolittle, 2020. Directed by Stephen Gaghan. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Tom Holland, Craig Robinson, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, Marion Cotillard, Carmen Ejogo, Frances de la Tour, Jim Broadbent, Jessie Buckley, Ralph Ineson, Harry Collett, Carmel Laniado, Kasia Smutniak, Joanna Page, and […]