Orlando Bloom RDJ & Legolas Better clench up Legolas! If you’ve been reading this blog for at least a year, you know I love The Avengers. I’ve seen it probably 20 times. So this is exciting for me. Not only because these are new photos of Robert Downey Jr – and that’s never By Lainey • Sep 04, 2013 12:16 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession RDJ: more money, more money RDJ’s Iron Man 3 will likely be the movie that made the most money in 2013. The Avengers was the movie that made the most money in 2012. So Marvel promised RDJ a LOT more money to be in more movies. Now HTC has signed RDJ to a 2 By Lainey • Aug 12, 2013 03:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews RDJ’s Age of Ultron As Sarah wrote yesterday, Joss Whedon announced at Comic-Con that the second Avengers movie would be called The Avengers: Age Of Ultron about a robot who is obsessed with immortality, or something. Look, google it if you want the nerd description. The point is, according to the geeks, he’s By Lainey • Jul 23, 2013 02:45 pm
Quiveration Thumbs up RDJ Nice way to start the weekend, non? RDJ being a ham, and consistently awesome, entertaining fans who’d been waiting to see him in Dedham, MA today. What else can I say? Enjoy him. Enjoy your bbq. Enjoy the beach. Enjoy the winter, if that’s where you are. Enjoy By Lainey • Jul 12, 2013 04:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews King RDJ Uneasy is the head that wears the crown It would apply to Will Smith, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, once all kings of the box office. For now though, RDJ’s reign seems pretty secure. He was first out with Iron Man 3. They came, they tried, they were turned away. By Lainey • Jul 11, 2013 05:14 pm
Media Manipulation Tony Stark will return...but not alone Marvel just confirmed that they’ve signed Robert Downey Jr, the biggest movie star in the world, for The Avengers 2 and 3. BOTH of them. Now remember, he made $50 million on the first Avengers. So ... I mean... whatever they offered him must have been very, very sweet. And By Lainey • Jun 20, 2013 02:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews RDJ & Joss Whedon Look, any time there are new Robert Downey Jr photos, I will always try to post them, even if there’s nothing to say beyond...I love him so much. Today, though, there are new RDJ photos AND there’s something new to say. Or, rather, it’s what Joss By Lainey • Jun 06, 2013 10:14 am
Robert Downey-Jr Walking on Sunshine I saw these photos of Robert Downey Jr. in Massachusetts on the set of The Judge and Walking on Sunshine popped into my head. Few songs are happier than Walking on Sunshine. And, obviously, without scene context it would appear that RDJ’s character is very happy with his brown By Lainey • Jun 05, 2013 04:19 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews RDJ moves on For many people, it’s a foregone conclusion that Iron Man 3 will be the most highest grossing movie of the year. Can Man Of Steel challenge that? I saw firsthand this weekend how people feel about Superman. Don’t know if it’ll be able to get to the By Lainey • Jun 03, 2013 12:47 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews RDJ’s getting his “Where’s mine?” is what Robert Downey Jr was saying to himself after he finally cleaned up and married Susan and started working on quality films again, like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, a great movie that did sh-t at the box office. Sarah from Cinesnark mentioned to me recently that By Lainey • May 21, 2013 11:34 am
Media Manipulation Big Brother RDJ Deadline’s Nikki Finke posted an engrossingly thorough report yesterday about negotiations for The Avengers 2. It’s a great article about the business of movies, and celebrities. You can click here to read it. In short, Marvel is cheap. And they don’t want to give the actors a By Lainey • May 08, 2013 03:44 pm
Media Manipulation How much will they have to pay RDJ? Jacek was given strict orders not to talk to me, not to be around me, not to bother me at all during Robert Downey Jr’s interview with Jon Stewart last night on The Daily Show. RDJ is the best. Jon Stewart is the best. And together? With just a By Lainey • May 01, 2013 12:44 pm
Break Ups It’s been 20 years. Am I happy for you? Robert Downey Jr has been in your face a lot lately for Iron Man 3. Or is it that I’m shoving him in your face? You love it. And if you don’t love it, I don’t understand. Since he’s been so present, I think of him By Lainey • Apr 30, 2013 02:00 pm
Amazingness RDJ and the kids Have you heard? Iron Man 3 made more money overseas than The Avengers. It’s already earned $200 million in advance of the domestic opening. Let’s break down RDJ’s recent box office record: Iron Man 3 -- $200 million to date, and it hasn’t even been released By Lainey • Apr 30, 2013 10:15 am
Quiveration Iron Man 3: the RDJ hair review My Iron Man 3 review is full of spoilers. So I’ll wait to post it. But, really, what do you need me for? The critics are overwhelmingly in favour. At this writing (Sunday April 28, 2013, 8pm ET), Rotten Tomatoes has it at 92% fresh. Many are saying this By Lainey • Apr 29, 2013 10:24 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Pepperony & the Downeys We will get to Gwyneth in a minute. Of course, she’ll have her own dedicated article. This article however is about Robert Downey Jr, and, more specifically, RDJ, his wife Susan, and their cinematic mirror, Pepperony. But first... look at this badass arriving in a Stark Audi at the By Lainey • Apr 25, 2013 09:36 am
