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Prepare for another round of sciencey crime-solving with nine new clips from Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Looks like director Guy Ritchie has upped the action and sexual tension between Holmes and Watson. These clips include your first glimpse of Jared Harris as the nefarious Professor Moriarty. More »
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Blasting through the skies to Nine Inch Nails "We're In This Together," the Avengers have finally fully assembled in their brand-new trailer. Watch Captain America fight with Iron Man, get your first look at the new mean green Hulk, and hear your first Whedonism. More »
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Iron Man was always going to be a tough movie to follow. The "lightning in a bottle" superhero origin story far exceeded everyone's expectations. But after climbing so high, we had no idea that the sequel could fall so low. But then again, this was the film that described the climactic kiss between two stars as being "like two seals fighting over a grape." Thank goodness, Robert Downey Jr. is aware of how terrible this film was, because we were starting to get worried. More »
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The first extended look at The Avengers just premiered at Disney's D23 Expo. Here's the spoiler-free version: everything we saw looked like an awesome mix of epic, funny, and badass. And now, for the spoilers... More »
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The first ever trailer for Sherlock Holmes 2 is delivering much of what we loved about the first, sassy banter between Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, wacky steampunky hijinks, slow-mo everything and a sepia toned world. Plus check out Jared Harris as Professor Moriaty! Watch! More »
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The first art from DreamWorks' Mr. Peabody and Sherman film reveals the bespectacled canine face of Mr. Peabody, one of our favorite time-travelers — who'll be voiced by the infamous Robert Downey Jr. himself. More »
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With his director price tag climbing, Jon Favreau may have gotten too expensive for Marvel's Iron Man franchise. But how will that sit with Tony Stark, Robert Downey Jr.? More »
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Could Joss Whedon's Avengers movie already be in trouble? That's what some inside sources are claiming. Marvel is reportedly trying to squeeze costs on the film, leading to delays — and some key behind-the-scenes people have already walked away. More »
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When you're listing cool scenes that were in movie trailers, but not in the actual movie, the Iron Man 2 scene where Pepper kisses Tony's helmet and tosses it away, and he says "You complete me," would be up there. More »
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Alfonso Cuaron has to make a tough decision. His stranded in space film Gravity, with Robert Downey Jr., needs to find its female lead. And it's down to Scarlett Johansson or Blake Lively. But how to choose? More »
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We weren't crazy about Iron Man 2, and now rumor has it Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. weren't either. A new report from Cinemablend says Favreau wanted to direct The Avengers as a do-over... but Marvel said no. More »
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Every year some big-name geek icon roams the Comic Con floor, cunningly disguised by a mask. But who are they? And what masks are they wearing? We've compiled a list of celebrity maskers so you won't be fooled again. More »
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Alfonso Cuaron, of Children of Men fame, is trying to outdo himself yet again. We were already excited about his space film Gravity, but we're even more enthralled with his idea for a 20-minute opening shot, in 3D. More »
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Louis Leterrier is apparently in some sort of competition with Roland Emmerich to see who can make the worst disaster film ever, and Leterrier stands to win if he films this epic where Earth loses its gravity. Your move, Emmerich. More »
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The Spider-Man director and the Iron Man star are teaming up for Disney's Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz: The Great and Powerful. More »
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Before Iron Man 2 came out, people speculated on whether it could beat The Dark Knight. But after a month, Tony Stark's latest adventure seems like it'll barely match Iron Man's domestic gross. Box Office Mojo offers a few explanations. More »
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No, these bad boys aren't the official posters, but maybe they should be — there's an obsessive brilliance to these that makes the real one-sheets look kinda tame. More »
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Isn't it great when actors add little bits to their characters? Take this cockatoo, which Mickey Rourke insisted on, so Whiplash could have someone to argue with while drunk. Help us caption this photo, and check out travel-armor pics. More »
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Not satisfied with fighting corporate crime as Iron Man or investigating steampunk crimes in the revitalized Sherlock Holmes, Robert Downey Jr. is negotiating for another SF project, this time directed by Children of Men's Alfonso Cuaron. More »
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We ripped through the new Iron Man 2 trailer, pulling out details and combing for clues. Plus check out Robert Downey Jr.'s reactions to the way Mickey Rourke got into character for Whiplash: by holding up pictures of dead pets. More »
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Next month's issue of Wizard Magazine gives some major spoilers for Iron Man 2, including the events that isolate Tony Stark/Iron Man, and the question Nick Fury asks Tony which he can't answer. Spoilers below... More »
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Robert Downey Jr. won't be starring in Iron Man director Jon Favreau's scifi Western Cowboys and Aliens. But why? Looks like RDJ has a schedule conflict with the fast-tracked Sherlock Holmes 2. More »
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We can't wait to see RDJ don a cowboy hat and shoot up some aliens in his next Jon Favreau flick, Cowboys And Aliens. And it sound like we won't have to wait much longer: Production starts this summer. More »
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Iron Man may have seemed as polished as fresh power-armor, but the movie actually had no screenplay at all, says Jeff Bridges. The chaos freaked him out, until he decided to think of it as a $200 million student film. More »
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Check out the bespectacled Mickey Rourke, getting all pensive over his super power suit. We're used to seeing the new Iron Man 2 villain looking shirtless and electric-whip crazed. But these new set of pics show Whiplash's meditative moments. More »
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Check out this behind the scenes look at Iron Man 2, including slow-motion scenes of Scarlett Johansson strutting in a tight outfit. See new footage, new carnage, explosions and hear from the entire cast. More »
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Looks like Jon Favreau is game to be Robert Downey Jr.'s huckleberry: The Iron Man director has thrown his hat in the ring to direct the actor's next scifi action adventure Cowboys & Aliens. More »
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We've already told you that Robert Downey Jr. is in talks to take over the role of Anne Rice's legendary vampire, Lestat, but one person at least is a fan of the possible casting: Rice herself. More »
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We should've known; plans are afoot to reboot Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles series as a movie franchise after two failed attempts, and this time Universal Pictures aren't messing around - They're talking to one of our favorite stars to headline. More »
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We all know that this Iron Man won't feature the same charming little "prick" version of Tony Stark from the original. But we didn't know how dark it gets, until we spoke with Robert Downey Jr at Comic Con. More »
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After we saw the shiny new footage of fisticuffs and down-and-dirty ratiocination from Robert Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes film, we thought we glimpsed some steampunk elements. So we asked Downey and producer Joel Silver about this... and they said no. More »
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Dreamworks recently released their slate of upcoming animated films, and the poster for their 2010 supervillain comedy Oobermind caught our eye. The film features the voices of Robert Downey Jr. and Tina Fey, but what is Oobermind actually about? More »
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We hoped and we hoped, but Iron Man 2 won't feature Tony Stark getting his alcoholism on. That's the depressing latest from Stark himself, Robert Downey Jr., but don't give up all hope just yet. More »
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Are we jumping to wrong conclusions by linking recent leaks about the Iron Man sequel and thinking that it really is the start, at least, of the boozy Tony story? Maybe... but we doubt it. More »
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Robert Downey Jr. and Reese Witherspoon are in talks to star in a thriller about alien invaders who keep traveling back in time and killing the human race, again and again. More »
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They're too racy, too raw. There's enough tongue in them to make a director blush — and so much grabby-hands that the director, producer, and writer hit the ground in a dead faint. Or maybe it's just good suspense to deprive characters of some desperately needed mouth-on-mouth. The Blu-Ray release of The X-Files: Fight the Future brought with it some never-before-seen footage of Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny sucking serious face, so we dug up even more deleted scenes of makeout sessions that were too sexy for your screens. Warning: Eliza Dushku, David Tennant, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey, Jr., and a great deal of hotness within. More »
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Entertainment Weekly has named Iron Man's Robert Downey Jr. as their choice for the entertainer of 2008 - and while we may have loved Jon Favreau's metal Marvel hero movie, we're unconvinced that Downey Jr.'s necessarily the right man for the title. What about Heath Ledger, the unintentionally-entertaining Michael Bay (C'mon, "Bayhem" is definitely the word of the year), JJ Abrams, or even - considering Clone Wars and The Force Unleashed - George Lucas? Vote in our poll below, or use the comments to make the case for your write-in vote. More »
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Ignore Watchmen's tired take on revisionist superheroes. We're looking to Ben Stiller to provide us with a revolutionary take on the superhero movie genre with the upcoming animated supervillain tale Master Mind that he's producing for his Madagascar director, Tom McGrath. Don't bother with the whole "superhero parody" label; they're killing the superhero off at the start of the movie. More »
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Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr., has broken his silence on the increasingly public firing of Terrence Howard from Iron Man 2, and his subsequent replacement by Don Cheadle, although the blandness of his comments suggest that either he's not been paying attention to tensions on set, or else he's sensibly trying to save himself from getting caught in the crossfire between Marvel Studios and Howard's camp. More »
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