Robert Downey Jr. Is Iron Man
“Marvel has picked Robert Downey Jr. to play billionaire-turned-metallic superhero Iron Man, AKA Tony Stark, in the John Favreau-directed comic adaptation slated for 2008.
First film will deal with Stark’s invention of the Iron Man suit and his conflicted past as a weapons inventor.”
Favreau may have up to $165 million to play with, and what director wouldn’t spend as much as he can get? Production is to begin next February.” - Rotten Tomatoes