Robert Downey Jr to star in Iron Man

New Yorker Robert Downey Jr. will star as the latest Marvel Comics superhero to hit the big screen in the US.

Mon, 02 Oct, 2006 - 12:38

New Yorker Robert Downey Jr. will star as the latest Marvel Comics superhero to hit the big screen in the US.

Downey will play the title character in Iron Man, a film directed by Jon Favreau. Filming is scheduled to begin in February, with the movie due in US cinemas in May 2008.

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