Robert Downey Jr. loves to talk about how “Iron Man” made him a bonafide star again (after a couple of years lost in the wilderness), so the star is putting his money where his mouth is and staying with the Marvel family for the foreseeable future.
Already signed on to “Iron Man 2,” RDJ just officially signed up for “Iron Man 3” and an appearance in “The Avengers” supergroup film according to Variety.
Additionally, Jon Favreau, who is already directing the second “Iron Man” flick, will also executive produce “The Avengers,” which is scheduled for a July 15, 2011 release. Don Cheadle, who replaced Terrence Howard in the franchise, will also evidently appear in “The Avengers” and the “Iron Man” sequels.
This is a very good look and move for Robert Downey JR. Lets hope it doesn’t over expose him, but if done well, and if the following Iron man films all do well as the first one did, plus the new Avengers movie, this should be fine.
I do hope he won’t be stuck in that role either, and diversivfy his roles, which he is already doing with the upcoming Sherlock Holmes Movie.
His indie cred is still intact, and it is Hollywood that is finally coming around to who he is. And that’s great!!
Cheers!!!