![]() ![]() He said: "I finished the Marvel contract and then hastily went into what had all the promise of being another big, fun, well-executed potential franchise in 'Dolittle.' The 'Oppenheimer' star also admitted he had "reservations" about joining another potential franchise, playing animal expert Dr. "It’s the fast-talking, charming, unpredictable, blah, blah, blah, or as my very close friend Josh Richman, a character actor, used to say, I made my bones playing 'Milo, the offbeat buddy.' And Milo, the offbeat buddy, better be offbeat!" A hundred percent, and I knew there was a point where Chris Nolan was endorsing, let’s work those other muscles, but let’s do it while rendering you devoid of your usual go-to things. The 58-year-old actor portrayed Tony Stark and his superhero alter ego in 11 movies from 2008's 'Iron Man' to 2019's 'Avengers: Endgame' and he admitted he had reservations that playing the same character for such a long period could have affected his acting range.Īsked if he had concerns that playing the same role for so long would have an impact on his acting, he told the New York Times magazine: "Yes. was concerned he played Iron Man for too long. Screenwriter: Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney ( Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Robert Downey Jr. ( Iron Man, Wonder Boys), Jude Law ( Road to Perdition, Cold Mountain), Noomi Rapace ( The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo).ĭirector: Guy Ritchie ( Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch.). Which is worth a tenner of anyone’s money.Ĭast: Robert Downey Jr. What it does have, however, is Stephen Fry’s bottom. Compared to the BBC version with Cumberbatch and Freeman, Ritchie’s effort still doesn’t have the requisite captivating plot or character sympathy, bar the central relationship, to really grab. No film star could want for more.Īnd he really does look quite fetching in a dress.Ī touching romance, this time with actual touching, A Game of Shadows will while away a couple of hours with a few good set pieces and a couple of giggles. has said he’d be happy playing nothing but Iron Man and Sherlock until the man in the sky calls, with the latter offering him the chance to dress up, pull silly faces and beat the living snot out of men twice his size. That’s not to say the duality of the geniuses and their number twos, Sherlock versus Moriaty and Watson versus Moran, doesn’t add to the conflict, it just never eclipses the combination of Holmes and Watson. The new additions to the cast – original Girl With a Dragon Tattoo, Noomi Rapace, and the Moriarty as Hannibal Lecter, Jared Harris – are welcome but never really grab the light away from the Holmes and Watson tryst. The mystery of what Moriarty is up to couldn’t really be bigger in scale yet somehow it fails to be even a bit dramatic. Which is great because sadly the plot doesn’t. It’s these looks and the tussles that keep the film on track. We’re even treated to a half naked tussle to completely prevent any “they’re just really good friends” arguments. and Law attack the sequel with a zesty wink and a nod, sharing long, loving looks that wouldn’t be out of place in a Twilight film. Happily embracing – with both arms and a fair amount of heavy petting – the homoerotic subtext implicit in the first, Downey Jr. ![]()
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