{"id":5005,"date":"2013-05-08T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=5005"},"modified":"2013-05-08T08:00:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T15:00:02","slug":"5-classic-characters-for-robert-downey-jr-to-bring-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=5005","title":{"rendered":"5 Classic Characters for Robert Downey Jr. to Bring to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

All signs are pointing to the same sad reality : \u201cIron Man 3\u201d will be the last solo Iron Man movie to star Robert Downey Jr. Sure, he\u2019ll take the $50 Million Dollar check and show up for \u201cAvengers 2\u201d but that will probably be about it. Sobs heard round the world.<\/strong>
\n Let me wipe away the tears and say I find this truly unfortunate. Mr. Downey Jr.\u2019s work is always appreciated and with Iron Man and the Sherlock Holmes flicks, the rapid fire actor has proven that he has a knack for bringing to life classic characters while giving them the Ol\u2019 Downey Jr. spin.<\/strong>
\n I want more!!! I propose that Downey Jr. continue the trend and bring even more important and timeless roles to life. I\u2019m open to more suggestions but here is what I have so far\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Javert- Les Mis\u00e9rables.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\nThis one will be easy. I\u2019m proposing that they take last year\u2019s Oscar nominated film, re-shoot all of the sloppy Russell Crowe crap and insert RDJ singing the role of stiff armed antagonist. I don\u2019t know if Rob\u2019s singing is all that much better but I do know that I cannot be any worse.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Santiago- The Old Man and the Sea. .<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This one is personal as it is my favorite Hemingway novel. In fact, it is the only Hemingway novel I\u2019ve read. I terrible with the classics. But I\u2019ve see the Spencer Tracy movie version and I think Robert Jr. on a boat talking to giant marlin for 90 minutes sounds like bliss. Throw a tiger on the boat while you\u2019re at it and make it a \u201cLife of Pi\u201d mash-up. Kate Winslet too. Make it the ultimate \u201cOn a Boat\u201d flick.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Batman-.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\nTime for a re-boot, right? In fact let\u2019s go all the way on this one. The only way a proper \u201cJustice League\u201d movie will ever get done is if DC lets Marvel make it. Path of least resistance: Cast \u201cThe Avengers\u201d crew. Downey as Batman. Paul Bettany (voice of Javis) as Robin. Chris Evans trades his Cap\u2019n shield for Superman\u2019s cape. Scarlett as Wonder Woman. Poor Jeremy Renner as Aqua Man! Hemsworth as Martian Manhunter! You know, initially I was only kidding but this may be a fantastic idea. Note to Disney: BUY DC COMICS AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Count Dracula- Dracula. .<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This would just be cool. I know the vampire thing is dying but this would sell tickets. Maybe Mel Brooks can remake \u201cDracula Dead and Loving It\u201d with Robbie Downey sporting the fangs?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christian Grey- 50 Shades of Grey. .<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\nSo far casting rumors for this erotic trilogy has consisted entirely of people that the public wants to see naked. Emma Watson? Jennifer Lawrence? Rebel Wilson? Yes, please. And who better to administer the various spankings than Downey Jr., Robert (ran out of ways to write his name, sorry)?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All signs are pointing to the same sad reality : \u201cIron Man 3\u201d will be the last solo Iron Man movie to star Robert Downey Jr. Sure, he\u2019ll take the $50 Million Dollar check and show up for \u201cAvengers 2\u201d but that will probably be about it. Sobs heard round the world. Let me wipe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[313,314,2345,9934,10448,17151,17453],"class_list":["post-5005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature-articles","tag-50-s","tag-50-shades-of-grey","tag-batman","tag-iron-man","tag-javert","tag-robert-downey-jr","tag-russell-crowe"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5005\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}