Thursday, July 10

• Ritchie casts Downey Jr. as Holmes

  There are two official Sherlock Holmes projects in the works and now both of them have their lead role cast.

  Last week, word broke that Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell have signed on to play Holmes and his partner Dr. Watson in a comedic version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's well-known stories for Columbia Pictures.

  Meanwhile, over at Warner Bros., Iron Man's Robert Downey Jr. has been cast as a more serious version of the super-sleuth in Guy Ritchie's more traditional (albeit also comicbook-inspired) take.

  Now it's a race to the theater. May the best Holmes win.

  Source: Variety.

  
  

  Posted 07/10/2008 by Heather

  Guy Ritchie | Robert Downey Jr. | Sherlock Holmes | The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

Friday, May 2

• Iron Man Sequel Talk

  Iron Man's opening weekend is only just a few hours old and discussion of sequel plans has already reached a fever pitch.

  TV's Entertainment Tonight reported yesterday that Paramount Pictures (Iron Man's distributor) CEO Brad Grey has already targeted a May 2010 release date for Iron Man 2, so long as Marvel's much-anticipated comic book flick performs "as well as expected," and Robert Downey Jr.'s trainer revealed to Iesb.net that the Iron Man star is scheduled to begin working out for the follow-up as early as next week.

  What can fans expect from an Iron Man sequel? Check out our article The Future of Iron Man to see what lies in store for Tony Stark and his armor-clad alter ego.

  
  

  Posted 05/02/2008 by Thomas

  Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man

Tuesday, April 29

• Early Review of Iron Man!

  Iron Man hits screens this Friday and we've got the full Iron Man review ready for you today!

  Rest assured the review is spoiler-free so don't be afraid. You know you want to know... Does Robert Downey Jr. do Tony Stark justice? Is Jon Favreau now an action director? How is "The Dude" as a bald baddie? And of course, most importantly, is it any good? Click on our Iron Man review for all the answers!

  
  
  Next Showing: Iron Man opens nationwide May 2nd, 2008.

  Posted 04/29/2008 by Jeff

  Jon Favreau | Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man

Monday, April 28

• Early Review of Iron Man Coming Tomorrow!

  Feeling as if you can hardly contain yourself through the five-day work week until you can see Iron Man this Friday, May 2nd (or Thursday night at midnight for you die-hards)?

  Well, not to rub it in your face too much, but we're checking out Iron Man tonight and we're pretty pumped as well. In fact, we'll be hitting you with our full review of Iron Man as fast as we can get it written! We guarantee not to spoil the good parts!

  Check back tomorrow for ReelzChannel.com's full review of Iron Man!

  
  
  Next Showing: Iron Man hits theaters nationwide this Friday, May 2nd!
  

  Iron Man Trailer

  Tony Stark Comes to Life - May 2, 2008.

  Posted 04/28/2008 by Jeff

  Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man

Friday, April 25

• Iron Man Preview

  The summer movie season explodes out of the gate next Friday with the much anticipated debut of Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr. and directed by Jon Favreau. And if you've been anywhere near a television over the past, oh, six months or so, chances are you've caught a glimpse of the red-and-gold armor-clad superhero in action.

  But who exactly is Iron Man, and why did it take so long for one of Marvel's most popular characters to make the leap to the big screen? Check out our Iron Man Preview to find out.

  
  

  Posted 04/25/2008 by Thomas

  Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man

Monday, April 21

• New York Comic-Con News: Tony Stark/Iron Man and Lou Ferrigno in "Hulk" Cameos

  ReelzChannel was at NY Comic-Con over the weekend and learned that both Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Lou Ferrigno have cameos in the Marvel franchise reboot The Incredible Hulk, opening June 13.

  Clip Bonus: There was also some Chronicles of Narnia 3 news.

  Watch the summer blockbuster update now.
  
  

  
  

  Posted 04/21/2008 by Dack

  Lou Ferrigno | Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man | The Incredible Hulk

Wednesday, March 12

• Foreigners get to see Iron Man early

  Wanna see Iron Man four days early? Start making plans to hitch a ride overseas. Yesterday Paramount announced that they'll be releasing the uber-anticipated comic book flick in several international territories on April 30th, a move that prompted speculation that Iron Man might be arriving early in the States as well. Not so, said the folks at Paramount in a terse statement issued today:

  "The domestic release date of Iron Man has NOT changed and remains May 2, 2008. Paramount Pictures International & Marvel will release the film in numerous international markets on April 30, 2008."

  Looks like us Yanks are out of luck.

  Source: Paramount

  
  

  Posted 03/12/2008 by Thomas

  Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man

Wednesday, March 5

• Robert Downey Jr. in blackface: It's laffensive!!!

  Blackface technology has certainly come a long way since comedians first employed the offensive practice in the cartoonishly racist "minstrel shows" of the early 1900s. Witness EW.com's preview of Tropic Thunder, Ben Stiller's new comedy about a film crew shooting the most expensive Vietnam movie ever, which features the first-ever image from the film. Standing in between stars Jack Black and Stiller is a fairly innocuous-looking African-American man; look closer, though, and you'll discover it's none other than Robert Downey Jr.

  Funny? Offensive? Either way, you have to admit it's a darn good makeup job.

  Source: EW.com

  
  

  Posted 03/05/2008 by Thomas

  Ben Stiller | Robert Downey Jr.

Friday, February 22

• Iron Man Likes Super Sunday

  Hitwise reports that this summer's highly anticipated Iron Man made a big splash from Super Bowl XLII advertisements on February 3, 2008. The website, ironmanmovie.com, jumped up 800 percent in market share of visits on Super Sunday.

  The Iron Man Trailer has been met with extremely positive reaction catipulting the flick, which features Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark, into one of most anticipated releases of 2008.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  First Trailer For Iron Man!

  Tony Stark Comes to Life - May 2, 2008.

  Posted 02/22/2008 by Jeff

  Jon Favreau | Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man

Tuesday, August 28

• Downey, The Rock join projects

  Robert Downey Jr. has joined the cast of the Jamie Foxx drama The Soloist, a true story about a violin prodigy who wound up homeless and battling schizophrenia. RDJ will play the LA Times columnist who discovers him.

  Sounds a little bit like Resurrecting the Champ, don't you think? Hopefully a little bit better, though.

  And The Rock will be leading the way in Witch Mountain, Disney's follow up to its original Escape to Witch Mountain from 1975. He will play a Vegas cab driver who picks up a pair of magically-endowed siblings as a fare.

  Source: Variety.

  
  
  

  Resurrecting the Champ trailer

  Samuel L. Jackson plays ex-boxer, Battling Bob Satterfield.

  Posted 08/28/2007 by Heather

  Robert Downey Jr. | Dwayne ``The Rock'' Johnson | Witch Mountain | The Soloist

Saturday, July 28

• Downey Jr. game for an Avengers flick

  On the heels of Robert Downey Jr.'s appearance at Comic-Con, I asked the Iron Man star if he'd be interested in a possible Avengers movie.

  "Oh yeah," he joked. "I'd probably be the best deal on the lot."

  Indeed, bringing Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the rest of the Avengers crew together would be an expensive proposition -- and quite logistical challenge, too.

  Marvel exec Kevin Feige didn't seem too worried when I asked him about the difficulty of assembling the Avengers. "Truth is, if we can do an X-Men film with 15-20 big name actors and get them all scheduled, you can do (Avengers)," said Feige. "It can be done."

  Yesterday director Jon Favreau became the runaway hit of Comic-Con when he debuted some dazzling footage from Iron Man.

  
  
  Next Showing: Iron Man opens May 2, 2008

  Posted 07/28/2007 by Thomas

  Jon Favreau | Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man