Robert Downey Jr. made a big splash with Oppenheimer last year. After a decade of playing Iron Man, this was the first film he starred in since the failure of 2020’s Doctor Dolittle’s Journey. And it was a success, Christopher Nolan’s film allowed him to win the Oscar for the best actor in a supporting role. . Since then, she also looks completely changed in The Sympathizer series, but it seems that her intention is to return to the big screen, and the big question is what her next feature will be.
Although there are rumors that he could return to the Iron Man role, he has another intriguing and daring project under his belt: the remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Cold Sweat, which many consider to be one of the best films ever made. In addition to the newly Oscar-winning actor, the project also stars Stephen Knight, screenwriter of Peaky Blinders and All the Light We Cannot See, among others: it’s promising.
“I was going to be homeless”
Last year, in an interview with the New York Times, Robert Downey Jr. mentioned this new version and its rather strange motives for revisiting the cult film…
“It’s not even risky. It is appropriate to consider it funny. Great, let’s take a look! First, who will be our partners? Love them, respect them. Second, let me re-read the original synopsis. I think we can do better. .“
He continued: “Do you know why I wanted to make this movie? I go rock climbing and one day I stopped and got really angry. If I wasn’t ashamed, I would have asked to be lifted off that rock. I lost confidence in the position, the fall was too big and my body reacted. It wasn’t fight or flight, it was freezing. I was about to go out. I’ll never forget it, and it made me think that there are cinematic devices that haven’t been fully exploited yet, and I think it sheds light on, “What’s this psychologically scary thing about something that’s supposed to be manageable?” It can be entertaining.“
So it’s a very special motivation, but one that shows that the duo will definitely try to revisit the classic in a new way and that it won’t be a carbon copy – as was the case with the famous remake of Psycho directed by Gus Van Sant in 1998. .
Of course, we have to wait to see if the film finally goes ahead as the actor has said.studied“The project was last year and we don’t know more since then.
In the meantime, find Robert Downey Jr. in Oppenheimer to watch (or rewatch) on MyCanal.
Source: Allocine
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