Showing posts with label robert downey jr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label robert downey jr. Show all posts

June 10, 2009

Our first look at Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2

I like how it seems both similar and different to Tony Stark's getup...the thought of Rourke and Robert Downey Jr. going at it is an exciting one indeed...what do you think of Mickey here?

May 18, 2009

Trailer for Sherlock Holmes


While I think we can more or less eliminate this from Oscar contention, it seems like it could be a lot of fun and do rather well at the Box Office...what do you think?

May 7, 2009

A new image from Sherlock Holmes

Looks like the good detective to me...time will tell if Guy Ritchie has aced this or not though...thoughts?

March 12, 2009

Mickey Rourke looks to finally be on board Iron Man 2

Variety has the story:

Mickey Rourke has closed his deal to play the Russian villain in "Iron Man 2."
His involvement was expected (Daily Variety, Jan. 7), but dealmaking was arduous after Marvel Entertainment offered "The Wrestler" star only $250,000 for his first major studio film in years. Rourke's salary will be now better than that.
While his ICM rep, David Unger, battled for more dough, Rourke's encounters with "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. on the awards circuit sealed his participation in the film.los
Rourke won the Golden Globe and was Oscar nominated for "The Wrestler" and Downey got Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for "Tropic Thunder," so Downey used each occasion to recruit Rourke.
When Downey, Rourke as well as actors including Frank Langella and Anne Hathaway took part in a roundtable discussion with Newsweek's David Ansen, Downey interrupted the proceedings, reached across the table and flat out asked Rourke to do "Iron Man 2."
Rourke also met with Jon Favreau and scribe Justin Theroux and got to be part of the development of his character. He'll play Whiplash, a character that includes elements from that comicbook villain and Crimson Dynamo, another Russian baddie.
Marvel wouldn't confirm Rourke's involvement, but he's planning to join Downey, Sam Rockwell and Samuel L. Jackson, with Scarlett Johansson the frontrunner to play the Black Widow.
-Quite the cast it seems...excited?

February 18, 2009

Robert Downey Jr. traveling through time? Sign me up!

Found the story on Slashfilm:
Robert Downey Jr and Reese Witherspoon are in talks to star in Warner Bros’ The Days Before and Timur Bekmambetov is in negotiations to direct, according to Production Weekly.
Produced by 300 producer Gianni Nunnari, the sci-fi action spec script was written by Chad St. John (who previously worked on the unproduced script The Further Adventures of Doc Holiday for Bruce Willis). Days Before tells the story of a race of aliens who invade Earth by traveling backwards through time and wiping out humanity, one day at a time, yesterday by yesterday. One man attempts to stay “a yesterday ahead of them”, and every time he must try to convince the world that “the end is coming”, again.
-Pretty cool grouping of talent...this could be very, very cool...thoughts?