Robert Downey Jr.: Last News

Robert Downey Jr. is finally an Oscar winner. The 58-year-old “Oppenheimer” star took home the Best Supporting Actor Oscar at the 96th Academy Awardslive from the Dolby Theater in LA on Sunday.

If Christopher Nolan’s brilliant story of the father of the atomic bomb loses, it’ll be the biggest upset since the surprise victory of “Shakespeare in Love” over “Saving Private Ryan” in 1999. It’s won just about every other major award it’s been nominated for, and rightly so. “American Fiction”“Anatomy of a Fall”“Barbie”“The Holdovers”“Killers of the Flower Moon”“Maestro”“Past Lives”“Poor Things”“The Zone of Interest”The Battle of the Stones (Gladstone vs. Emma Stone) has raged all season long. But Gladstone’s triumph at the SAG Awards, for her role as a wronged Native American woman, should get her across the ultimate finish line.The German actress turned in a stunning duo of performances, in “Anatomy of a Fall” and “The Zone of Interest,” that made her a talked-about topic for months. I can almost see her pulling an Olivia Colman — split the love and slide in for the win.Annette Bening, “Nyad”Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”Emma Stone, “Poor Things”After Giamatti’s Golden Globe and Critics Choice victories, he looked like the guy to beat. But momentum has swung back to the fantastic Murphy, whose tortured face was just as invigorating on the IMAX screen as Nolan’s epic filmmaking.Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”Colman Domingo, “Rustin”Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”How bizarre to read names such as Martin Scorsese, Yorgos Lanthimos and Jonathan Glazer and conclude they don’t have a shot. But they don’t. Not even remotely. Nolan’s already won.Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall”Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest”Tony Stark is dead, long live Robert Downey Jr.’s acting career! The former MCU star proved he’s still got

Kate Winslet has shared her memories of Robert Downey Jr.’s audition for The Holiday, which she has described as “dreadful”.The actress was appearing on The Tonight Show when host Jimmy Fallon brought up the audition, for which he was also present. “I remember it extremely well, I really do,” Winslet said. At the time, Winslet had already been cast in her role, but Fallon and Downey Jr.

the 2024 SAG Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Saturday night.Pity the doll. “Barbie” lost everything: actress (Robbie), supporting actor (Ryan Gosling) and ensemble — SAG’s best picture equivalent, which many predicted it would eek out.Nope. Its Malibu dreams have been crushed.“Oppenheimer” emerged victorious — again — and will almost definitely win best picture in two weeks.“Poor Things”? Poor movie.

“Oppenheimer” co-star, Cillian Murphy, smashed his head open while fluffing a pillow she gave him to help him sleep while shooting the boffo box-office movie.Blunt, 41, was on ABC’s “JKL!” with Murphy, 47, and “Oppenheimer” co-star Robert Downey Jr., 58.She told Kimmel how she bought Murphy, who stars as J. Robert Oppenheimer — the so-called “Father of the Atomic Bomb” — a special pillow to help him get a good night’s sleep.But things went awry from there in the middle of the night.“I just felt [what] Cillian needed, even more than food, was sleep on this movie,” Blunt said in reference to the “Peaky Blinders” star losing a lot of weight for the role to play the rail-thin Oppenheimer.“So I got him this very beautiful pillow that I’m obsessed with … it’s a Hästens pillow.

Mark Ruffalo believes that the odds of getting his own stand-alone film as the Incredible Hulk are slim to none.“I’d love to do a stand-alone Hulk, I just don’t think that’s ever going to happen,” Ruffalo, 56, told GQ for its cover story on Wednesday. “It’s very expensive if you did a whole movie, which is why they use the Hulk so sparingly.“I priced myself out,” the actor jokingly added. Ruffalo, who appeared as Dr.

Christopher Nolan has responded to Robert Downey Jr.’s recent viral comments, revealing that he was slightly “afraid” of the actor when they first met.The actor – who has been nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Nolan’s latest movie, Oppenheimer – revealed that he had met with the director in the early ’00s in hopes to play the villain Scarecrow in Batman Begins.Downey shared that Nolan didn’t seem interested in casting the future Iron Man star, saying: “He was polite and all that. But you can tell when someone is kind of like, “It’s not going to go anywhere.’”Now, in an interview with the actor for The New York Times, Nolan has confirmed the story.“I 100 per cent knew you weren’t the guy,” said Nolan, who ultimately went on to cast Cillian Murphy in the role of Scarecrow.“In my head that was already cast.

Robert Downey Jr. has claimed that the runaway success of Oppenheimer has become “a terrible tragedy” for its introverted director Christopher Nolan.Downey made the comments while presenting Nolan with the inaugural Trailblazer Award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in Utah, an honour which recognises the director’s contributions to independent filmmaking.“Confidentially, he needs his spirits lifted,” Downey joked.

Rob Lowe revealed that he accidentally sent a congratulations text to the wrong actor following the Golden Globe awards.Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Lowe shared how he mistakenly texted Bradley Cooper, congratulating him for his Golden Globe win, when the message was meant for Robert Downey Jr.Cooper was nominated in the Best Actor in a Drama category for his performance as composer Leonard Bernstein in Maestro, losing out to Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy.Oppenheimer triumphed at the ceremony, with Downey Jr. taking home the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama.Lowe spoke about the mistake saying: “Downey does this amazing acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, and I’m so excited for him so I text him, ‘So glad you won.

Golden Globes win. “Downey does this amazing acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, and I’m so excited for him so I text him, ‘So glad you won. That is the most beautiful acceptance speech I’ve heard in a long time.

Robert Downey Jr. has defended the ‘blackface’ that his character uses in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder, saying it “railed against tropes that were not right”. The 2008 comedy film was directed by Ben Stiller and stars Downey Jr alongside Jack Black, Jay Baruchel and Brandon T.

Cillian Murphy’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globes has been confirmed.Murphy picked up the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama last night at the 2024 Golden Globes, for his titular role in Christopher Nolan’s biopic, Oppenheimer.During his acceptance speech, Murphy thanked Nolan and the cast of the movie about theoretical physicist, J. Robert Oppenheimer, along with his team of representatives and his family.As well as acknowledging his fellow nominees, who included Barry Keoghan for Saltburn and Andrew Scott for All Of Us Strangers, he expressed his gratitude in words that were censored out for viewers at home.The line which didn’t get aired due to its profanity was, “I’m the luckiest fecking man alive.”He went on to praise Nolan for his directing, even possibly confirming a rumour which has been circulating recently.

Avengers: Endgame, after she stopped watching Marvel movies “at some point”.The actor, who played Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, explained why she hadn’t seen the 2019 superhero crossover blockbuster during a career retrospective talk at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia.Speaking at the festival on Wednesday (December 6) about Marvel movies (via Deadline), Paltrow said: “To be honest, I stopped watching them at some point. I’ve never seen Endgame. I can’t keep track of who’s what.

Tom Holland has said his partner Zendaya is the person he trusts to be the “most honest” with him about his acting performances.The Spider-Man actor opened up about Zendaya’s advice while speaking to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation.He explained: “Zendaya is probably the most honest with me. Which I love, ‘cause you need that” (via The Independent).

Robert Pattinson and Robert Downey Jr. has been cancelled at Netflix.The film, titled Average Height, Average Build, was to be helmed by filmmaker Adam McKay, and would have also stared Amy Adams.

Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” series. In a wide-ranging conversation, the duo spoke about the movie-making measures Ruffalo took to pull off a thicker physique in his latest film, “Poor Things.”“Do you know I had an a– pad in?” Ruffalo, 56, asked Robert Downey Jr., 58, about his commitment to the role. “My legs were, like, four inches bigger,” he continued.

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has shut down rumours that Robert Downey Jr. will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).Speaking to Vanity Fair for a new profile piece on Downey, Feige has revealed that Marvel Studios will not be bringing back the Iron Man actor after the character was killed off in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.Feige said, citing Downey Jr.’s final performance as Iron Man: “We are going to keep that moment and not touch that moment again.

Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed there is only one film star who could get her out of retirement and convince her to make another film.Paltrow, 51, had an acting career spanning almost three decades, with credits in movies from Great Expectations to Iron Man. For her role in the 1998 romance movie, Shakespeare In Love, Paltrow won the Oscar for Best Actress among many other awards.However, in recent years, she has taken a hiatus from acting, aside from a brief appearance in Marvel‘s Avengers: Endgame in 2019, subject to Marvel’s requirements.Speaking to Bazaar in 2020, the Seven actor said: “When I was acting I really burned myself out.

Oppenheimer has returned to IMAX and broken a new box office record.The Christopher Nolan movie, first released in cinemas, became the third highest-grossing release of 2023, behind Barbie and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.Starring Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr.

Marvel is reportedly considering bringing back original Avengers characters to combat struggles at the box office.Known for the creation of some of the highest grossing movies of all time including Spiderman: Far From Home, Captain America and Guardians of the Galaxy, the franchise has spent the last decade creating blockbuster superhero hits starring some of Hollywood’s biggest names.However, the studio is facing struggles due to a number of reasons, including its dipping box office projection for its next movie. The Marvels, opening in UK cinemas on November 10, is set to open to $75-80 million against a budget of $250 million.

shared in his Instagram Story on Tuesday that he is giving away six of his vintage, eco-modified dream cars in a competition anyone can enter. Downey Jr., 58, is collaborating with the Edward Charles Foundation to raise money for his climate tech venture capital company FootPrint Coalition.