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Sir Richard Attenborough's CHAPLIN is a dramatised depiction of the highs and lows in the life of Charlie Chaplin (Robert Downey, Jr. in a highly acclaimed performance), one of the true comic geniuses of the early silver screen. Presented as the memories of an elderly Chaplin, the narrative opens with the comic's impoverished .. Read more

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  Downey, Jr. signs up for movie-musical

  • 07 Dec 2010

  Robert Downey, Jr. is set to show off his song and dance skills in a new movie-musical. The Iron Man star has signed up for a lead role in a currently untitled film about two Broadway songwriters who take a job at a theatre camp when their stage musical flops. The music for the new movie will be written by the Tony Award-winning team behind hit Broadway show Next to Normal, according to EW.com. Downey, Jr. has previously contributed to several of his film's soundtracks including Chaplin and... Read more

  

  Downey Jr. fell in love with London

  • 23 Dec 2009

  Robert Downey Jr. was gutted when he discovered he'd have to move to London to shoot Sherlock Holmes, but he soon grew to love the city. The actor admits he had a miserable time filming his Oscar-nominated performance in Chaplin in the city and wasn't relishing returning to star in Guy Ritchie's new spin on the detective tale. But Downey Jr. insists London was better than he remembered. He tells Us Weekly, "I filmed there 20 years ago and the food sucked, so I wasn't happy at first. But there's Read more

  

  Top 10 Robert Downey Jr

  • 27 Apr 2010

  Less Than Zero (1987) After a few bit parts in projects like John Hughes’ Weird Science and TV’s Saturday Night Live, Robert Downey Jr got the critics’ attention with this 80s drama about wealthy young adults growing up in L.A. Downey’s role as the drug-addicted Julian won him rave reviews, but has also been attributed to the actor’s real-life descent into drug abuse. A certain Brad Pitt has an uncredited role, for which he was paid $38. Watch the trailer | Find... Read more

  

  Robert Downey Junior to play literary legend?

  • 16 Jun 2008

  Robert Downey Junior is reportedly up for the part of Sherlock Holmes in the upcoming film about the famous detective. Empire magazine asserts that Downey would be "fantastic" in the role of Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery solver, stating that he has starred in a wide variety of film genres and despite his American roots has already proved that he can nail an English accent in Chaplin and Restoration. Directed by Guy Ritchie, known for the popular movies Lock Stock and Two Smoking... Read more

  

  Attenborough in mourning

  • 29 Dec 2004

  Lord Richard Attenborough is today mourning the loss of three family members in the tsunami disaster in south-east Asia. The film director's 14-year-old granddaughter is confirmed as one of a number of British tourists to have died following the Boxing Day earthquake, while his daughter and her mother-in-law are also missing. Lord Attenborough's family members were staying in the holiday resort of Phuket in Thailand, which was badly affected by the disaster. His son-in-law and eldest grandson... Read more

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    Sir Richard Attenborough's CHAPLIN is a dramatised depiction of the highs and lows in the life of Charlie Chaplin (Robert Downey, Jr. in a highly acclaimed performance), one of the true comic geniuses of the early silver screen. Presented as the memories of an elderly Chaplin, the narrative opens ...

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    Sir Richard Attenborough's CHAPLIN is a dramatised depiction of the highs and lows in the life of Charlie Chaplin (Robert Downey, Jr. in a highly acclaimed performance), one of the true comic geniuses of the early silver screen. Presented as the memories of an elderly Chaplin, the narrative opens ...

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