Marvel could not win without this actor! When will he return to cinema?

16 years ago, Marvel created the biggest franchise in movie history with Jon Favreau’s Iron Man. Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark in the film, which airs tonight on W9. This genius inventor, arms dealer and billionaire playboy was kidnapped in Afghanistan. Forced by his captors to create a powerful weapon, he secretly builds a revolutionary high-tech suit of armor that he uses to escape. Realizing the power of this armor, he decides to improve it and use it to uphold justice and protect the innocent.

A role that the American actor reprized 9 times in various MCU films in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. For many, Tony Stark’s sacrifice remains one of the defining moments of the shared Marvel Universe and marks the end of a cycle. The film was a critical and public success, grossing $2.79 billion worldwide. It is the second biggest success at the international box office after James Cameron’s Avatar.

The 59-year-old actor has since gone on to star in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, in which he plays Lewis Strauss, which earned him an Oscar for his supporting role. Robert Downey Jr. is currently in the cast of The Sympathizer, a historical drama series created by Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar. He steps into the shoes of four characters, each representing a different aspect of American society.

What are the plans for Robert Downey Jr.? We collect supplies.

Robert Downey Jr. in the remake of the cult film

Robert Downey Jr. He will soon be heading to the set of Alfred Hitchcock’s Cold Sweat remake. The actor would reprise his James Stewart role in the 1958 thriller as a police inspector who suffers from vertigo. Responsible for the death of one of his colleagues during a rooftop chase, he decides to quit his job. But he is asked by a former relationship to follow a woman, Madeleine, who he falls in love with.

This new adaptation of the 1954 novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narsezhak (titled “from the dead“Before the name change “Cold sweatafter the release of the Hitchcock film) written by Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders.

During an interview with the magazine The New York TimesRobert Downey Jr. explained that it was his passion that led him to enter the project: “You know why I wanted to make this film? I’m a rock climber and one day I stopped and I got really angry. If I wasn’t ashamed, I would have asked for a lift. This rock made me lose confidence in my position, the fall was too big and my body reacted.

It wasn’t fight or flight, it was freezing. I’ll never forget it, and it made me think that there are cinematic tools that have yet to be fully exploited that I think shed light on, “What is this psychologically terrified of what should be manageable? It can be entertaining. “

The actor, who is also the film’s producer, will therefore try to give a new dimension to this iconic film, which is often considered one of the greatest films of all time.

cold sweat Came, in 2012, at the top of the famous survey sight and sound Longtime champion Citizen Kane passed for Best Picture. But in 2022, Alfred Hitchcock’s film was replaced by Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Diehlman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, released in 1975 and voted the best film in cinema history.

Vertigo is still one of the official projects of Robert Downey Jr.

Sherlock Holmes 3 coming soon?

Announced for many years, the third installment of Sherlock Holmes does not seem to be moving forward. Visit the podcast in June 2021 Just the Facts with Alex ZaneDirector Dexter Fletcher said:We started working on it and then Covid hit, and they said, “Look, we’re going to stop, and Robert has something else he wants to do.”

Let’s wait until 2023 to hear about the movie again. Producer – and actor’s wife – Susan Downey gave encouraging news on the microphone unwrapped :”The film is still in the works. We’re going to do it at the right time, with the right people, but it’s a priority for our company and a priority for Robert. (…) As much as we want it to be done, sometimes we have to let it develop a certain amount before we actually start, and maybe that happens naturally.”

That’s why Sherlock Holmes 3 should be done well… one day.

Is Robert Downey Jr. back as Iron Man?

Meanwhile, will we see Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man again? While the actor has expressed his desire to reprise his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel boss Kevin Feige has dismissed claims that he is considering a return to Iron Man. appeal Vanity FairHe said the studio can’t “magically undo” Tony Stark’s death in Endgame. “We are going to cherish this moment and never touch it again“, he said. “We have all worked for this goal for many years and we never wanted to magically undo it. ”

Commentary courtesy of directors Joe and Anthony Russo, who add a microphone Games radar : “We’ve finished this book, so it’s up to them how to open it, and I don’t know how they’re going to do that.”

Therefore, the Iron Man adventure seems to be over for Robert Downey Jr.