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Jude Law in Talks to Join Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes
Ever since Guy Ritchie announced he would be doing and new and improved version of the classic Sherlock Holmes tales with Robert Downey, Jr. starring as the pipe smoking (and sword wielding?) sleuth pretty much all we’ve been wondering is who they would get to play Holmes’ ever-faithful sidekick, Dr. Watson. Well, it looks [...]
Trailer for The Soloist with Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx
Back in June, Jason told us about the upcoming film The Soloist, which stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx.
It’s the true story of Nathaniel Ayers (played by Foxx), a musical prodigy who developed schizophrenia during his second year at Juilliard School. Ayers became homeless, playing the violin and the cello in the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Downey Jr. plays Steve Lopez, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times who developed a friendship while writing an article about Ayers. Catherine Keener and Stephen Root co-star.
Tropic Thunder Stays On Top Of Labor Day Weekend
Labor Day weekend is the traditional close of the summer movie season and this Labor Day saw no shortage of new films being dumped into the marketplace for a last ditch effort at making a few summer dollars. Most of the new films met with failure, however, enabling Robert Downey, Jr., who opened the summer at number one with Iron Man, close out the summer at number one with Tropic Thunder.
Movie Review: Tropic Thunder (2008) by Jason
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film. But after ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Robert Downey, Jr. Trashes The Dark Knight
Maybe Robert Downey, Jr. is saying it because he’s out promoting Tropic Thunder which opens today. Or maybe he said it because he’s bitter that his summer superhero flick, Iron Man, was the toast of the town until The Dark Knight arrived. Or maybe Robert Downey, Jr. was just being completely honest. Either way, he just totally dumped all over The Dark Knight and the people who made it.
Iron Man 2-Disc DVD and Blu-ray Info With Special Features Listing
It’s just been announced that Iron Man will be hitting stores with both DVD and Blu-ray on September 30th. Paramount just sent over the complete list of special features for the single disc DVD, 2-Disc DVD and the Blu-ray Disc so we thought we’d share all the info with you guys.
Guy Ritchie Has Action Plans For Sherlock Holmes – Reveals Villain Of Film
Guy Ritchie did some talking at Comic-Con about his plans for Sherlock Holmes. Ritchie is known for his gritty crime dramas so it wasn’t a big surprise when he announced a while back that he wanted to make Sherlock a little more action oriented than past incarnations. He backed up that idea when he cast brand new action star Robert Downey, Jr. as his Holmes. Now we know even more.
Robert Downey, Jr. To Play Sherlock Holmes For Guy Ritchie
Not too long ago we told you about Guy Ritchie’s plans to update Sherlock Holmes for today’s audiences over at Warner Brothers. At the time we didn’t have any firm casting news or anything, but Variety has just confirmed that Robert Downey, Jr. has signed on to the role of Sherlock Holmes himself.
Iron Man (Tony Stark) Cameo In “The Incredible Hulk” Revealed In New Trailer
Well, we told you guys a long time ago that Tony Stark would be making an appearance in The Incredible Hulk. So many of you listened to us and told your friends that Marvel decided the cat was already out of the bag and they may as well exploit the popular Iron Man connection.
Respected Actors Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina Join Cast of “Prince Of Persia”
Two “respected” actors have joined Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton in the cast of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Disney has announced that Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina are both on board the summer tentpole pic.
