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Robert Downey Jr. to play Tony Stark in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Michael Keaton no longer in talks

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Earlier this month Kevin Feige confirmed that the upcoming Spider-Man reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming would feature characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Robert Downey Jr. has signed on to the film, where he’ll reprise the role of Tony Stark. Homecoming will reunite Downey with his Captain America: Civil […]

Guy Ritchie’s films ranked from worst to best

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Matthew Lee ranks Guy Ritchie’s films from worst to best… To coincide with the release Guy Ritchie’s latest comedy spy caper The Man from U.N.C.L.E., we’re looking back on his prior films to see how they stand today. Let’s see if time has been either kind, or harsh, towards his back catalogue. Sometimes retrospect can add further appreciation to […]

Movie Review – Captain America: Civil War (2016)

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Captain America: Civil War, 2016. Directed by Joe Russo & Anthony Russo. Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, William Hurt, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Martin Freeman, Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Brühl, Paul Bettany and Frank Grillo. SYNOPSIS: The Avengers become divided over the […]

Robert Downey Jr. “could do one more” Iron Man movie

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Last week it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. is set to reprise the role of Tony Stark for Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which – along with Captain America: Civil War and the two-part Avengers: Infinity War – will take his MCU appearances up to ten. Downey hasn’t headlined his own solo movie since […]

Is Iron Man 4 closer than we think?

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Thomas Roach on whether Iron Man 4 is closer than we think… A few days ago Robert Downey Jr. took to his Facebook page and teased us with Iron Man 4. With Phase Three having been announced a few months back there was no sign of a fourth Iron Man movie, but it was revealed […]

Is it time for a new Iron Man?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether it’s time for a new Iron Man… Sometimes an actor is so perfectly suited for a role you can’t even imagine anyone else in the part. That was certainly the case when we first saw Robert Downey Jr. playing Tony Stark in Marvel’s Iron Man. He had the suave, debonair, devil-may-care […]

Spider-Man: Homecoming casts Michael Barbieri

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Spider-Man: Homecoming has cast young actor Michael Barbieri in an unknown role. This news makes it the first new official announcement since Robert Downey Jr. revealed he will appear in the new Spider-Man film and rumours of Michael Keaton’s negotiations. While his role has not been stated yet, given his age it would be no […]

Robert Downey Jr. to talk to the animals in The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle

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Robert Downey Jr. has signed on to play the classic and beloved animal healing and communicating Doctor Dolittle in a new film from Universal Pictures titled The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle, according to Variety. Robert Downey Jr. will be the third actor to play the character based on British author Hugh Lofting’s series of children’s […]

Writers room assembled for Sherlock Holmes 3

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Robert Downey Jr. is currently preparing to reprise the role of Tony Stark for Avengers: Infinity War, and it looks like he could follow that by returning to another of his past characters, with Variety reporting that a writers room has been assembled for Sherlock Holmes 3. It was revealed earlier this year that Downey, […]