Robert has been nominated for a Teen Choice Award! He has been nominated in the “Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure” “Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi” and “Choice Movie: Dance” categories. Congratulations Robert! [SOURCE]

Warner Bros. has scheduled “Sherlock Holmes 2″ for a mid-December 2011 release and is getting close to giving the go-ahead for a movie about beloved DC Comics superhero “Flash.”

The Dec. 16 release date next year for the “Sherlock” sequel was shown on a slide during a presentation here Thursday by Warner chairman and CEO Barry Meyer. His appearance was part of TW’s investor day.

The first “Sherlock” was released this past December. [SOURCE]

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “How much would I pay to see Robert Downey Jr. in person?” you now have a reason to consider the answer.

The “Iron Man” star will appear June 19 at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute’s annual benefit, held 6-10 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. There Downey will receive the “Gene Siskel Film Center Renaissance Award” and participate in a discussion hosted by “The Hangover” director Todd Phillips. Seems like a little bit of discrepancy in talent level there, ay?

Tickets ($400-$1,000/person, $5,000-$50,000/table) are on sale now at 312-846-2072. Proceeds benefit the Siskel Center’s presentations, lecture series and discussions with visiting scholars and filmmakers. [Source]

Robert Downey Jr. has met with Hugh Hefner to discuss playing him in a movie about his life.

Brett Ratner is directing the biopic about the Playboy mogul and decided Downey Jr. would be a good choice to portray Hefner. He arranged for Downey Jr. to see Hefner and has revealed the meeting was a huge success. The pair met again at a premiere for Iron Man 2 last month and Hefner was overheard telling Downey Jr. he is his first choice for the project.

“I called Robert and we went to see him and sat down with him,” Ratner told E! Online. “I think with the right script, Robert would do it. He would be great.”

Ratner is now keen to move ahead with the film but is having trouble deciding what to include in the script because 84-year-old Hefner has had such an exciting life.

Rather than trying to cover everything, it is believed the biopic will focus on the time when Hefner began building up his Playboy empire and the impact it had on the sexual revolution in the 70s.

“It’s taken me three years just to get something that I think I can actually turn into a movie,” Ratner explained. “We’re working on it. It’s just so hard because Hugh Hefner’s life – how do you put it into two hours?” [SOURCE]

Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr. has revealed that there will be a third Iron Man movie.

Downey Jr. returns to the role of Tony Stark in the second instalment of the movie, two years after finding huge success with the character and despite the second movie having only just been released Friday, he admits that a third movie is already in the pipeline but only after The Avengers movie, reports celebrifi.com.

“I think it’s [Iron Man] going to go down. [The Avengers is] supposedly first on [Marvel Entertainment's] docket. I have some pretty strong ideas, but they never seem to be too discordant with what the creative executives at Marvel are thinking anyway,” he said.

“It’s all there. There’s a little bit of a bunch of different storylines from different decades [in the comics],” he added.

“Iron Man” was a surprise success two years ago, being one of the lesser known Marvel characters, as it broke through $100 million in the opening weekend in America. [SOURCE]

Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr says the upcoming sequel to Sherlock Holmes will improve on the original’s formula by setting it outside England.

Following the success of the film, there has been no doubt that there will be follow up to the 2009 film.

“Yes, I think we’ll be abroad,” he told MTV Movie News when asked whether there are plans to take Holmes’ show on the road.

Downey Jr then added, “A bit of Paris, a bit of Switzerland by the end, if I’m not mistaken.” The actor playing the British detective also affirmed that he will reprise his role in the sequel, saying “I’m going to do Sherlock 2; it was one of my favourite experiences to date.”

However, he is not sure if Rachel McAdams’ Irene Adler will also return to the second installment.”It’s hard to say. Because Irene Adler only appeared in one of the stories of Doyle’s reservoir of activities. But we’ll find out quickly,” he said.

About the possibility of making it into 3-D movie, Downey Jr said, “It’s hard to say.”

“Certainly, if you don’t do it as an option, then you don’t have that option. If the last six months have shown anything, it’s that audiences like options, and they will take advantage of them. And you’re leaving a bunch of dough on the table if you don’t shoot something in 3-D,” the actor said.

But the 45-year-old actor promised Sherlock Holmes 2 will improve on the original’s formula.

“There’s always (room for improvement); as a matter of fact, that’s the great thing about seeing a film in success,” he claimed.

“With Sherlock, we both had success and the audience responded to it, and we  saw room for improvement.”

Sherlock Holmes follows the adventure of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous character and his partner Dr John Watson in their adventure to bring down a new nemesis. The film earned more than $200 million in total.

Robert is on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. I added the cover to the gallery. Thanks to Christine for the cover and heads up!

Robert Downey Jr. will participate in an real-time chat Thursday with owners of the Blu-ray Disc version of Sherlock Holmes, released Tuesday. Starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 PT, those who have signed up for Warner’s BD-Live community will be able to connect online to submit questions to Downey – and listen to his answers – as the film plays. The film, directed by Guy Ritchie, stars Downey as Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. Watson. For more information click here.

What do Robert Downey Jr., Katy Perry and a few hundred gallons of green slime have in common?

The stars – along with Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Chris Rock, Jackie Chan, Jonah Hill, Queen Latifah, David Spade, Lea Michele, Dev Patel, Miranda Cosgrove, Shaun White and more – are set to help host Kevin James dole out Nickelodeon’s 23rd Annual Kids’ Choice Awards this Saturday.

In addition to Rihanna and Justin Bieber performing, eight-time Olympic medalist Apolo Anton Ohno will attempt to set a new world record for being catapulted into the show’s trademark green slime via the Kids’ Choice Awards Slime Slingshot.

The awards will be telecast live from UCLAs Pauley Pavilion on March 27 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Until then kids can cast their vote online in 19 categories including favorite couple, movie actor, singer, athlete and reality show. Vote for your favorites, and watch them have the slime of their lives! [SOURCE]

April 1 Robert Downey Jr. will join Blu-ray Disc owners of Sherlock Holmes for a community screening with live audio, the third time Warner Home Video has hosted such an event.

The studio did live community screenings with real-time audio for the Blu-rays of Terminator: Salvation and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Downey Jr. will answer questions from fans who register for the event after the Blu-ray release on March 30. The questions will be displayed in text, though Downey Jr.’s responses will be audio.

The screening will begin at 6 p.m. PDT from Los Angeles. [SOURCE]