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Robert Downey Jr. takes on multiple roles in The Sympathizer trailer

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HBO Max has released the first trailer for The Sympathizer, the upcoming espionage thriller based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Directed by Park Chan-wook, Marc Munden, and Fernando Meirelles, the limited series will see Robert Downey Jr. playing four different characters, alongside a cast that includes Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, […]

Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Pattinson to headline Adam McKay’s Average Height, Average Build

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Robert Pattinson and Robert Downey Jr will face off in a new star-studded film from Adam McKay. McKay is set to write and direct in a project reportedly called Average Height, Average Build. The Hollywood Reporter describes the film as “part serial killer thriller, part comedy,” as it follows a serial killer (Pattinson) who gets […]

Robert Downey Jr. teams with Paramount to remake Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo

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Since calling time on the MCU with Avengers: Endgame back in 2019, we’ve seen very little of Robert Downey Jr.; by the time Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer opens this summer it will have been more than three years since his first post-Iron Man venture Dolittle, and now it seems the actor is looking to set his […]

Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr. featured in new Oppenheimer images

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Universal Pictures has offered fans a sneak peek at Christopher Nolan’s hotly-anticipated next film Oppenheimer with the release of several new images from the biographical thriller featuring stars Cillian Murphy as Manhattan Project director J. Robert Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt as his wife Kitty Oppenheimer, and Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, chairman of the US Atomic […]

Blu-ray Review – Tropic Thunder (2008)

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Tropic Thunder, 2008. Directed by Ben Stiller. Starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Steve Coogan, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Brandon T. Jackson, Bill Hader, Nick Nolte, Matthew McConaughey, and Tom Cruise. SYNOPSIS: Kino Lorber continues releasing minor classics with a new Blu-ray of Tropic Thunder, featuring a 4K remaster supervised by director Ben […]

Hot Toys’ Avengers: Endgame Battle Damaged Iron Man Movie Masterpiece Series figure revealed

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Hot Toys has unveiled its 1:6 scale Movie Masterpiece Series battle damaged Iron Man Mark LXXXV collectible figure which is based on the likeness of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in the Marvel sequel Avengers: Endgame; take a look at the official promotional images for the figure here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles […]

Iron Studios’ Tony Stark and Iron Man Mark I statue unveiled

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Sideshow and Iron Studios have unveiled the 1:10 scale Iron Man Mark I and Tony Stark statue which is inspired by their appearance in the 2008 origin movie Iron Man from the Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years line. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $200.00; check it out here… SUPPORT FLICKERING […]

Hot Toys’ Avengers: Endgame Tony Stark Movie Masterpiece Series figure revealed

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Hot Toys has unveiled its 1/6th scale Movie Masterpiece Series Tony Stark in his Quantum Realm team suit from Avengers: Endgame. The piece is based on the appearance of Robert Downey Jr. in the Marvel superhero sequel and comes with several interchangeable pieces; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles […]

Iron Man Avengers: Endgame Battle Diorama statue unveiled by Iron Studios

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Iron Studios has unveiled its Battle Diorama series 1:10 scale Iron Man Mark LXXXV statue which is based on the appearance of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame. The Marvel collectible is available to pre-order now from Sideshow, priced at $180.00, and is expected to ship between January and March 2020; check […]

Here’s Hot Toys’ Avengers: Endgame Iron Man Movie Masterpiece Series figure

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Yesterday we got a look at Thanos [see here], and now Hot Toys has revealed its 1:6 Movie Masterpiece Series Iron Man Mark LXXXV collectible figure which is based on the likeness of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in the upcoming superhero sequel Avengers: Endgame; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order […]