MTV News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Director Guy Ritchie casts Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes in an action-packed version of the classic detective tale, due to start filming this fall.
FLiXER: Entertainment Industry News (Free subscription) | yesterday
photo: Guy Ritchie, Ludacris, Jeremy Piven, Idris Elba, Gerard Butler During Thursday’s press conference regarding RocknRolla , Guy Ritchie was asked to describe his upcoming Sherlock Holmes film, set to star Robert Downey Jr. Ritchie said, “It’s going to be very contemporary… Originally Sherlock Holmes was this intellectual action man. I think what happened was they played down the action man aspect...
Starpulse News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
African-American actor Brandon T. Jackson has hailed his Tropic Thunder co-star Robert Downey Jr. for his portrayal of a black man in the comedy. [...] Read more!
Celebrity Dirty Laundry (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
His autobiography was originally billed as "a candid look at the highs and lows of his life and career". A spokeswoman for the actor declined to comment on his reasons for cancelling the book, which was due to come out this year. Robert, who has a history of drug abuse, signed the deal in 2006. [...]
PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
African-American actor BRANDON T. JACKSON has hailed his TROPIC THUNDER co-star ROBERT DOWNEY JR. for his portrayal of a black man in the comedy. The Iron Man star plays a Caucasian actor who dyes his skin dark in order to land a film role written for an African-American. Jackson admits he had reservations about Downey’s character, Kirk [...]
In Case You Didn't Know (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Robert Downey Jr. has returned the advance on his memoirs after postponing plans for a tell-all...
Celebritology (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Demure diva Mariah Carey poses backstage at MTV's "TRL Live" on Tuesday in New York. (AP) Headlines: "Golden Girl" Estelle Getty dies at 84 | EW shares some top Getty moments via YouTube... Will Smith is top Hollywood earner, says Forbes... Robert Downey Jr. postpones his memoir... OK! Magazine debuts pix of Levi McConaughey (who is still too young to be embarrassed by this)... Britney Spears snapped...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr postpones plans to write his memoirs and returns his advance to publisher HarperCollins.
Hollyscoop (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Guess when you're career comes back with a vengeance; you don't need a memoir quite yet! Robert Downey Jr. was set to release a self-written memoir about the highs and lows of his life and career, but ...
The PopCrunch Show (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Robert Downey Jr. has postponed plans to release a self-written memoir later this year.
PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Robert Downey, Jr. is back on the A-list and has now postponed plans to write a memoir. He reportedly returned his book advance to publisher HarperCollins. Downey's decision was not explained by his flacks. The book was originally scheduled to come out this year. The publisher had billed it as a "candid look at the highs and lows [...]
E! Online (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Either Robert Downey Jr. figures he has plenty of living to go or he's just too busy these days in the wake of his monster Iron Man success. Whatever the reason, the onetime...
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The "Iron Man" will not be wielding a pen: Robert Downey Jr. has postponed plans to write a memoir and has returned his advance to publisher HarperCollins, a spokeswoman for the actor told The Associated Press.
MSNBC.com: Today (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The sword is mightier: The "Iron Man" will not be wielding a pen and has returned his advance to publisher HarperCollins.
Entertainment - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Robert Downey Jr. is earning praise for his portrayal of a white actor who plays an African-American character in the movie within a movie in Tropic Thunder. ...
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icelebz | 05/26/2008
Robert Downey Jr . is most probably the next ultimate Playboy. The real life Playboy Hugh Hefner has reportedly chosen the "Iron Man" star to play him in his biopic. Sources say that the 82-year-old magnate took a liking to the actor after watching his current superhero flick. He allegedly admired his humor and acting skill in the film. Read Full Story
icelebz | 05/08/2008
Robert Downey Jr . was not first choice to star in 'Iron Man'. The 43-year-old actor had to beg the film's director Jon Favreau to give him the lead role of billionaire weapons developer Tony Stark in the Hollywood blockbuster. He said: "I thought I would be perfect for the part. But they weren't necessarily thinking of me right away." " Jon Favreau said, 'Look, it's probably not going to happen.'
icelebz | 05/07/2008
Gwyneth Paltrow 's scenes with her 'Iron Man' co-star Robert Downey Jr . were "sexually charged". The 35-year-old actress - who has two children with her Coldplay frontman husband Chris Martin - admits she enjoyed the on-screen chemistry she had with Robert. Gwyneth, who plays Robert's character Tony Stark's devoted assistant Virginia 'Pepper' Potts in the superhero movie, said: "Robert kept me on
