22 Stories on Robert Downey Jr.
The new Wachowski brothers movie revs up for a vibrantly virtual ride
"Iron Man" has always had a flight problem in video games.
When Gwyneth Paltrow made the rounds to promote "Iron Man," the buzz wasn't about the Oscar winner's return to the screen after an extended hiatus. It wasn't about the curious casting of a serious actress as a superhero's secretary.
As "Iron Man" smashed its way to $201 million in worldwide box office sales, Marvel Entertainment Inc. raised its profit forecast Monday for the year and promised to release "Iron Man 2" in 2010.
"Iron Man" was pure gold at the box office.
You might attribute it to 9/11, or simply blame director Joel Schumacher, whose camp take on "Batman" derailed that franchise for several years. But, lately, Hollywood superhero movies have taken themselves awfully seriously.
This new, big, smart, kid-friendly epic is as wonderfully American as 'Batman' and apple pie
On Friday, Marvel Entertainment releases "Iron Man," the saga of Tony Stark, a hard-drinking, amoral war-profiteer who redeems himself by donning high-tech armor and trouncing bad guys. Marvel is in the midst of a similar redemption.
The classic superhero is polished, brave and morally righteous. Strong and unerring, he is perfection personified -- a superhuman ideal.
Studio executives hope they've trained their audience well as the season of summer blockbusters arrives.
The new Wachowski brothers movie revs up for a vibrantly virtual ride
"Iron Man" has always had a flight problem in video games.
When Gwyneth Paltrow made the rounds to promote "Iron Man," the buzz wasn't about the Oscar winner's return to the screen after an extended hiatus. It wasn't about the curious casting of a serious actress as a superhero's secretary.
As "Iron Man" smashed its way to $201 million in worldwide box office sales, Marvel Entertainment Inc. raised its profit forecast Monday for the year and promised to release "Iron Man 2" in 2010.
"Iron Man" was pure gold at the box office.
You might attribute it to 9/11, or simply blame director Joel Schumacher, whose camp take on "Batman" derailed that franchise for several years. But, lately, Hollywood superhero movies have taken themselves awfully seriously.
This new, big, smart, kid-friendly epic is as wonderfully American as 'Batman' and apple pie
On Friday, Marvel Entertainment releases "Iron Man," the saga of Tony Stark, a hard-drinking, amoral war-profiteer who redeems himself by donning high-tech armor and trouncing bad guys. Marvel is in the midst of a similar redemption.
The classic superhero is polished, brave and morally righteous. Strong and unerring, he is perfection personified -- a superhuman ideal.
Studio executives hope they've trained their audience well as the season of summer blockbusters arrives.
The Iron Man star opens up about his struggle to get clean
The Robert Downey Jr. we've all been waiting for is here
• Reese Witherspoon and Jake
Gyllenhaal, sharing an early breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien in Brentwood,
Calif. Walking in with their arms around each other, the casually dressed
pair shared a table for two in the back, ordering coffee, an omelette and fruit. The pair talked and traded sections of the Los Angeles Times at the table. Later that night, the couple was spotted again – this time at West Hollywood's Chateau Marmont where they celebrated Robert Downey Jr.'s 43rd birthday with Cameron Diaz, Gerard Butler, Ben Stiller and more.
In a Fandango poll, Heath's Joker and the Jones adventure rate high
Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr. and Jeff Bridges are a fierce foursome in the newest promo shot released for the upcoming Iron Man movie.
At Comic-Con, 120,000 geeks are being entertained by everyone from an old English monster to a young Mr. Spock
On October 18, 1963, Chuck Berry -- rock 'n' roll founding father, guitar hero, "Johnny B. Goode" composer -- walked out of the Federal Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, where he had served about 18 months on morals charges. He was met by three people: his wife, his brother and his father.
Now that Isaiah Washington has been fired from Grey's Anatomy, he wants to set the record straight about his so-called trip to rehab.
There are many theories as to why John Hughes-penned films remain the zenith of teen cinema -- and you'll hear most of them on the "Pretty in Pink: Everything's Duckie Edition," the ultimate high school love triangle between poor-but-fashionable Andie (Molly Ringwald), her devoted, delusional best friend Duckie (Jon Cryer), and the rich-but-allegedly-soulful Blane (Andrew McCarthy).
Moses, mobsters, and eight other things we recommend this week:
Sandra Bullock and Robert Downey Jr. will receive this year's Hasty Pudding awards at Harvard University.
It might be hard to remember, but there actually was news before the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11. For this edition of the Hype Index, we've torn ourselves away from the disaster coverage...
{
"threshold" : "25",
"tag" : {
"id" : "4323",
"type" : "PERSON",
"name" : "Robert Downey Jr.",
"key" : "Robert_Downey_Jr"
},
"assets" : [
{
"id" : "1039412",
"weight" : "61",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "time",
"site-url" : "http://www.time.com",
"site-display-text" : "Time",
"siteId" : "/time/arts/article/0,8599,1738558,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-08T20:20Z",
"headline" : "Speed Racer: The Future of Movies",
"wool" : "Time.com: ",
"tease" : "The new Wachowski brothers movie revs up for a vibrantly virtual ride",
"teaseImageUrl" : "",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1032328",
"weight" : "73",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/TECH/05/07/iron.man.review.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-07T16:11Z",
"headline" : "Review: This 'Iron Man' soars in game",
"wool" : "",
"tease" : "\"Iron Man\" has always had a flight problem in video games.",
"teaseImageUrl" : "/2008/TECH/05/07/iron.man.review.ap/t1port.iron.man.marvel.jpg",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/TECH/05/07/iron.man.review.ap/tztop.iron.man.marvel.jpg",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/TECH/05/07/iron.man.review.ap/tztv.iron.man.marvel.jpg",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1029518",
"weight" : "77",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/06/film.paltrow.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-06T18:48Z",
"headline" : "Gwyneth Paltrow is back -- and on her terms",
"wool" : "",
"tease" : "When Gwyneth Paltrow made the rounds to promote \"Iron Man,\" the buzz wasn't about the Oscar winner's return to the screen after an extended hiatus. It wasn't about the curious casting of a serious actress as a superhero's secretary.",
"teaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/06/film.paltrow.ap/t1port.paltrow.ap.jpg",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/06/film.paltrow.ap/tztop.paltrow.ap.jpg",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/06/film.paltrow.ap/tztv.paltrow.ap.jpg",
"videoAttached" : "true",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1026087",
"weight" : "29",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "money",
"site-url" : "http://money.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNNMoney",
"siteId" : "/2008/05/05/news/companies/marvel_earnings.ap/index.htm",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-05T18:36Z",
"headline" : "Marvel ups outlook with 'Iron Man 2' on the way",
"wool" : "CNNMoney: ",
"tease" : "As \"Iron Man\" smashed its way to $201 million in worldwide box office sales, Marvel Entertainment Inc. raised its profit forecast Monday for the year and promised to release \"Iron Man 2\" in 2010.",
"teaseImageUrl" : "",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1025283",
"weight" : "53",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/04/boxoffice.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-05T13:32Z",
"headline" : "'Iron Man' makes super-strong debut",
"wool" : "",
"tease" : "\"Iron Man\" was pure gold at the box office.",
"teaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/04/boxoffice.ap/t1port.iron.man.jpg",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/04/boxoffice.ap/tztop.iron.man.jpg",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/04/boxoffice.ap/tztv.iron.man.jpg",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1017199",
"weight" : "100",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/01/review.ironman/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-02T14:07Z",
"headline" : "Review: 'Iron Man' packs a terrific punch",
"wool" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1030168",
"weight" : "34",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "time",
"site-url" : "http://www.time.com",
"site-display-text" : "Time",
"siteId" : "/time/arts/article/0,8599,1736742,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-01T20:00Z",
"headline" : "'Iron Man': A Movie Marvel",
"wool" : "Time.com: ",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1014896",
"weight" : "77",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "fort",
"site-url" : "http://money.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "Fortune",
"siteId" : "/2008/05/01/news/companies/ironman_hulk.fortune/index.htm",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-01T19:32Z",
"headline" : "Why 'Iron Man' will outmuscle the 'Hulk'",
"wool" : "Fortune: ",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1011770",
"weight" : "64",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/30/film.flawedsuperheroes.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2008-04-30T19:43Z",
"headline" : "Summer's superheroes have some ... issues",
"wool" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1007953",
"weight" : "56",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/28/film.summerpreview.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2008-04-29T13:55Z",
"headline" : "Here they come, here come summer movies",
"wool" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
}
]
}
{
"threshold" : "",
"tag" : {
"id" : "4323",
"type" : "PERSON",
"name" : "Robert Downey Jr.",
"key" : "Robert_Downey_Jr"
},
"assets" : [
{
"id" : "1039412",
"weight" : "61",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "time",
"site-url" : "http://www.time.com",
"site-display-text" : "Time",
"siteId" : "/time/arts/article/0,8599,1738558,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-08T20:20Z",
"headline" : "Speed Racer: The Future of Movies",
"wool" : "Time.com: ",
"tease" : "The new Wachowski brothers movie revs up for a vibrantly virtual ride",
"teaseImageUrl" : "",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1032328",
"weight" : "73",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/TECH/05/07/iron.man.review.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-07T16:11Z",
"headline" : "Review: This 'Iron Man' soars in game",
"wool" : "",
"tease" : "\"Iron Man\" has always had a flight problem in video games.",
"teaseImageUrl" : "/2008/TECH/05/07/iron.man.review.ap/t1port.iron.man.marvel.jpg",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/TECH/05/07/iron.man.review.ap/tztop.iron.man.marvel.jpg",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/TECH/05/07/iron.man.review.ap/tztv.iron.man.marvel.jpg",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1029518",
"weight" : "77",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/06/film.paltrow.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-06T18:48Z",
"headline" : "Gwyneth Paltrow is back -- and on her terms",
"wool" : "",
"tease" : "When Gwyneth Paltrow made the rounds to promote \"Iron Man,\" the buzz wasn't about the Oscar winner's return to the screen after an extended hiatus. It wasn't about the curious casting of a serious actress as a superhero's secretary.",
"teaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/06/film.paltrow.ap/t1port.paltrow.ap.jpg",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/06/film.paltrow.ap/tztop.paltrow.ap.jpg",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/06/film.paltrow.ap/tztv.paltrow.ap.jpg",
"videoAttached" : "true",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1025283",
"weight" : "53",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/04/boxoffice.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-05T13:32Z",
"headline" : "'Iron Man' makes super-strong debut",
"wool" : "",
"tease" : "\"Iron Man\" was pure gold at the box office.",
"teaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/04/boxoffice.ap/t1port.iron.man.jpg",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/04/boxoffice.ap/tztop.iron.man.jpg",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/04/boxoffice.ap/tztv.iron.man.jpg",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1017199",
"weight" : "100",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/01/review.ironman/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-02T14:07Z",
"headline" : "Review: 'Iron Man' packs a terrific punch",
"wool" : "",
"tease" : "You might attribute it to 9/11, or simply blame director Joel Schumacher, whose camp take on \"Batman\" derailed that franchise for several years. But, lately, Hollywood superhero movies have taken themselves awfully seriously.",
"teaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/01/review.ironman/t1port.iron.man.jpg",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/01/review.ironman/tztop.iron.man.jpg",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/01/review.ironman/tztv.iron.man.jpg",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1014896",
"weight" : "77",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "fort",
"site-url" : "http://money.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "Fortune",
"siteId" : "/2008/05/01/news/companies/ironman_hulk.fortune/index.htm",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-01T19:32Z",
"headline" : "Why 'Iron Man' will outmuscle the 'Hulk'",
"wool" : "Fortune: ",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1011770",
"weight" : "64",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/30/film.flawedsuperheroes.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2008-04-30T19:43Z",
"headline" : "Summer's superheroes have some ... issues",
"wool" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "1007953",
"weight" : "56",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/28/film.summerpreview.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2008-04-29T13:55Z",
"headline" : "Here they come, here come summer movies",
"wool" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
}
]
}
{
"threshold" : "25",
"tag" : {
"id" : "4323",
"type" : "PERSON",
"name" : "Robert Downey Jr.",
"key" : "Robert_Downey_Jr"
},
"assets" : [
{
"id" : "1029517",
"weight" : "100",
"type" : "video",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/05/02/intv.cargill.iron.man.cnn",
"publishDate" : "2008-05-06T18:48Z",
"headline" : "'Iron Man' on red carpet",
"wool" : "",
"tease" : "JD Cargill talks to CNN.com's Reggie Aqui about the new movie \"Iron Man\".",
"teaseImageUrl" : "",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/video/showbiz/2008/05/02/intv.cargill.iron.man.cnn.160x90.jpg",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/video/showbiz/2008/05/02/intv.cargill.iron.man.cnn.60x45.jpg",
"videoAttached" : "true",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "260465",
"weight" : "25",
"type" : "video",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/video/#/video/showbiz/2007/06/27/anderson.paris.release.cnn",
"publishDate" : "2007-06-30T09:14Z",
"headline" : "Paris freed",
"wool" : "",
"tease" : "Paris freed",
"teaseImageUrl" : "",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"videoAttached" : "true",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
}
]
}
[
{
"tags" : [
{
"id" : "451",
"weight" : "NaN",
"type" : "topic",
"name" : "Entertainment",
"key" : "Entertainment"
},
{
"id" : "445",
"weight" : "741.842",
"type" : "topic",
"name" : "Movies",
"key" : "Movies"
},
{
"id" : "18814",
"weight" : "636.398",
"type" : "topic",
"name" : "Action Adventure Films",
"key" : "Action_Adventure_Films"
},
{
"id" : "819",
"weight" : "424.667",
"type" : "topic",
"name" : "Celebrity News",
"key" : "Celebrity_News"
},
{
"id" : "1030",
"weight" : "416.827",
"type" : "topic",
"name" : "Movie Stars",
"key" : "Movie_Stars"
},
{
"id" : "229969",
"weight" : "294.244",
"type" : "PERSON",
"name" : "Tony Stark",
"key" : "Tony_Stark"
},
{
"id" : "12584",
"weight" : "141.12",
"type" : "PERSON",
"name" : "Sarah Jessica Parker",
"key" : "Sarah_Jessica_Parker"
},
{
"id" : "6098",
"weight" : "133.517",
"type" : "PRODUCT",
"name" : "Toyota Matrix",
"key" : "Toyota_Matrix"
},
{
"id" : "34612",
"weight" : "111.626",
"type" : "PERSON",
"name" : "Jon Favreau",
"key" : "Jon_Favreau"
},
{
"id" : "449",
"weight" : "110.638",
"type" : "topic",
"name" : "Movie Reviews",
"key" : "Movie_Reviews"
},
{
"id" : "3653",
"weight" : "100.138",
"type" : "PERSON",
"name" : "Stephen Colbert",
"key" : "Stephen_Colbert"
},
{
"id" : "67318",
"weight" : "100.138",
"type" : "PERSON",
"name" : "John Goodman",
"key" : "John_Goodman"
}
]
}
]
The page you requested cannot be found. The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Please try the following:
• If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.
• Open the
www.cnn.com home page and look for links to the information you want.
• Use the navigation bar above to find the link you are looking for.
• Click the Back button to try another link.
• Enter a term in the search form below to look for information on CNN sites or the Internet.
Video
