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27 August 2008 5:43 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

You feel good for Robert Downey Jr. right about now. The talent was never in doubt, but his future sure was. And once he got back on track, Downey appeared in a lot of films that showcased his ability, if too a smaller audience than he deserved.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Zodiac, and A Scanner Darkly all feature great Downey creations, and collectively, those movies made less in their entire theatrical runs than Iron Man made on its opening day.

But then, the Summer of Downey arrived, and because of Iron Man and Tropic Thunder, he's getting the good roles in bigger movies. It's the Johnny Depp Principle.

Downey has already been cast as Sherlock Holmes in a very ambitious new treatment of the legendary detective by Guy Ritchie, and he has nodded in agreement to a live-action adaptation of the comic series Cowboys & Aliens. Iron Man 2, of course, is in the works,

Colin Boyd

27 August 2008 4:54 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Robert Downey Jr. and Tina Fey are in talks to voice the lead characters in DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming comedy “Master Mind,” according to Entertainment Weekly.

Written by Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, this parody of the superhero genre centers on a villain who slips into a crisis after accidentally killing his nemesis.

As Ew also points out, both Downey Jr. and Fey already have some voice-over experience. Downey Jr. lent his voice to a character in “A Scanner Darkly,” while Fey voiced a burrito in “Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters.”

Although this project sounds really interesting and the pairing of Downey Jr. and Fey seems perfect, just imagine how awesome it would be to watch them do this in live action.

Downey Jr. can currently be seen in Ben Stiller’s action comedy “Tropic Thunder.” He will next star opposite Jamie Foxx in Joe Wright’s “The Soloist.

Franck Tabouring

30 July 2008 9:05 PM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Paramount Pictures has just made available new pictures from four of their five upcoming Fall/Holiday features with David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button being the only film not getting a visual accompaniment. However, we have new images from The Soloist, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Ghost Town as well as a gallery for Eagle Eye made up of images that were already released. Titles, release dates, cast and the synopsis for each film are listed below as well as the brand new trailer for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, which just debuted on Moviefone. Note: Instead of clicking on the gallery links throughout the article you can click on any one of the thumbnails at the end of the article to check out all of the new images in one gallery. Ghost Town September 19 Photo: DreamWorks Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment Click Here To Browse The Picture Gallery Cast: Ricky Gervais,

Brad Brevet

24 July 2008 4:06 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

Although it will doubtless find detractors among fans of both Evelyn Waugh's novel and the 1981 PBS miniseries, Julian Jarrold's Brideshead Revisited succeeds handily on its own terms. It lacks the visual pyrotechnics of Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice, but Jarrold's movie is otherwise a kindred spirit, stripped of voiceover and other markers of literary bona fides. It's a movie of its own, not merely an attempt to cram as much of its source as possible within the confines of a theatrical feature. Jarrold—who previously risked the wrath of the Jane Austen faithful with Becoming Jane—joins screenwriters Jeremy Brock and Andrew Davies in departing radically from Waugh's plot, boiling the dramatis personae down to three central characters: Julia Flyte (Hayley Atwell), the eldest daughter of a wealthy Catholic family; her brother Sebastian (Ben Whishaw), the family's bibulous black sheep; and Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode), a middle-class Londoner who becomes.

Sam Adams

10 July 2008 10:34 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Robert Downey Jr. is in talks to star in Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes,” a new take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional super detective, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Not much is known about the plot at this stage, but the film is expected to portray the titular character as more modern and adventurous. Downey Jr. would star in the lead role.

Apparently, Downey Jr. got involved with the project through his wife Susan, who worked with producer Joel Silver on Ritchie’s upcoming crime drama “RocknRolla.”

Downey Jr. was last seen in Jon Favreau’s success hit “Iron Man.” He has two other projects due in theaters this year: Ben Stiller’s action comedy “Tropic Thunder,” which opens Aug. 15, and Joe Wright’s drama “The Soloist, “ which hits Nov. 21.

Downey Jr. is one of 25 artists to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009, and

Franck Tabouring

21 June 2008 10:21 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

It’s been a good year so far for Robert Downey Jr., and now the “Iron Man” actor has been selected as one of 25 artists to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009.

Not only is Downey Jr. starring in the first ’08 summer blockbuster to top the $300 million mark, but he also has two other projects coming up this year. On Aug. 15, 2008, he will be seen in Ben Stiller’s action comedy “Tropic Thunder,” and later this year, he will star opposite Jamie Foxx in Joe Wright’s drama “The Soloist.”

According to Digital Spy, Ralph Fiennes, Sir Ben Kingsley, Hugh Jackman, Cameron Diaz, Tim Burton, Shakira and Felicity Huffman are also on the list of recipients.

The stars will be unveiled some time in 2009. Downey Jr. delivered some awesome performances over the past years, and he certainly deserves his star on Hollywood’s most famous sidewalk.

Franck Tabouring

18 June 2008 9:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Former Bond girl Rosamund Pike has been dumped by her director fiance Joe Wright.

The pair met on the set of period drama Pride and Prejudice in 2005 and Wright proposed to the actress at Lake Como in Italy last September.

But Atonement filmmaker Wright, 36, allegedly called off the nuptials after Pike, 29, sent out hundreds of wedding invitations - featuring a steamy shot of the couple in a bathtub - without his knowledge, according to Britain's Daily Mail newspaper.

A source says, "The invitations featured a picture of them together in a hot tub.

"Joe dumped her for sending them without consulting him and she had to tell all the guests the wedding was off."

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16 June 2008 10:50 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

“Iron Man” lead actor Robert Downey Jr. is in preliminary talks to star in “Cowboys & Aliens” for DreamWorks and Universal, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Based on a graphic novel by Fred van Lente and Andrew Foley, the film focuses on former Union Army member Zeke Jackson, who’s involved in a battle between the Apache and Western settlers that is interrupted by the crash of a spaceship somewhere in Arizona.

Apparently, the project has been in development for quite a few years, primarily because of several rewrites of different drafts. The latest one, written by Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus, seems to meet everyone’s expectations.   

Downey Jr. is currently onscreen in Marvel’s success action flick “Iron Man.” He will next be seen in Ben Stiller’s upcoming action comedy “Tropic Thunder,” followed by Joe Wright’s “The Soloist.”

Franck Tabouring

16 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The British film Atonement, which received the Golden Globe award for best film Sunday, received a whopping 14 nominations for the BAFTAs, presented by the British Academy of Film and Television. The movie received nominations for best film, best British film, best actress (Keira Knightley), best actor (James McAvoy), best director (Joe Wright) and best supporting actress (Saoirse Ronan). Two films received nine nominations, No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood. All three films were nominated for best film, along with The Lives of Others and American Gangster.Several British critics expressed surprise at the poor showing for Sweeney Todd, which received nominations only for make-up, hair and costume design. Winners are due to be announced on February 10.

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