IT’S ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MOVIES OF THE YEAR, AND NO SURPRISE THE HOLLYWOOD PREMIERE OF THE AVENGERS DID NOT DISAPPOINT.
ROBERT DOWNEY JR ARRIVED ON THE RED CARPET IN STYLE—AND IN CHARACTER! THE SET OF WHEELS? TONY STARK AKA IRONMAN’S NINE MILLION DOLLAR ACURA!
RDJ POSED ALONGSIDE HIS WIFE SUSAN IN A DARK PURPLE THREE PIECE SUIT COMPLETE WITH MATCHING GLASSES OF COURSE!
SCARLETT JOHANSSON CHANNELED HER INNER BLACK WIDOW OPTING FOR A SIMPLE BLACK STRAPLESS GOWN
THE FLICK’S OTHER LEADING MEN—CHRIS HEMSWORTH, MARK RUFFALO, JEREMY RENNER AND CHRIS EVANS ALL PUT AWAY THEIR SUPERHERO COSTUMES FOR THE NIGHT- AND SUITED UP FOR THE OCCASION… HOW DAPPER DO THEY LOOK?!
BUT DON’T GET TOO USED TO THE COAT AND TIES. THE EPIC SUPERHERO FLICK HITS THEATERS MAY 4- AND WITH JUST ABOUT EVERY CHARACTER FROM THE MARVEL UNIVERSE MAKING AN APPEARANCE.. THIS IS ONE MOVIE MASHUP YOU ARE NOT GONNA WANNA MISS!
A LITTLE IRON MAN HAS BEEN BORN! CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO ROBERT DOWNEY JR AND HIS WIFE SUSAN ON THE BIRTH OF THEIR SON!
EXTON ELIAS DOWNEY WAS BORN TUESDAY MORNING, CLOCKING IN AT 7LBS, 5 OZ, AND 20 INCHES LONG… ROBERT’S REP TELLS PEOPLE MAG, “Everyone is healthy and they couldn’t be happier.”
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES STAR ACCIDENTALLY BLURTED OUT THAT THEY WERE HAVING A BOY ON THE TONIGHT SHOW BACK IN AUGUST… AND AT THE GAME OF SHADOWS PREMIERE, SUSAN TOLD REPORTERS, “I could never really stay mad at him, but I can tell you it genuinely wasn’t something we planned to reveal.”
BUT ROBERT DID MANAGE TO KEEP THE BABY’S NAME A SECRET, ADDING, “If I told you the name, then she would lop off my head with a machete.”
HIGHLY DOUBT IT…GLAD TO SEE THIS COUPLE’S STILL GOING STRONG AFTER ALMOST 10 YEARS. CONGRATULATIONS YOU TOO!
ROBERT DOWNEY JR.’S SHOWIN OFF HIS BUFF BOD ON THE COVER OF MEN’S FITNESS, AND HE’S GIVIN YOU THE INSIDE SCOOP ON HOW HE WENT FROM SKINNY – TO IRON MAN!
HERE'S THE SEXY 46 YEAR OLD SHOWING OFF HIS SUPERHERO PHYSIQUE – THE EPITOME OF COOL AND CASUAL WEARING MEN’S FITNESS MAG’S TYPICAL COVER-GUY UNI - BLACK V-NECK AND JEANS.
INSIDE THE MAG, THE 150-LB ACTOR REVEALS HE HOW HE HAD TO MEASURE UP TO HIS COSMIC SIZE ROLE AS IRON MAN’S TONY STARK.
AND THEN, HE HAD TO DROP IT ALL FOR HIS NEXT ROLE IN SHERLOCK HOLMES!
SO, HOW’D HE BECOME ONE OF HOLLYWOOD’S TOP ACTION HEROES? SERIOUS WEIGHT LIFTING SESSIONS, AND A STRICT, LEAN, 5,000 CALORIE A DAY DIET. BY THE END OF TRAINING – ROBERT HAD PUT ON 25 POUNDS OF LEAN MUSCLE…
HE TELLS THE MAG, “I think I wanted to be able to look good and defend myself and all that stuff. I’ve always really enjoyed that genre, but I mean, it’s pretty outlandish. I’m not particularly tall or strong or fast or aggressive. Yet, I’m not faking it.”
ANOTHER THING HE’S NOT FAKING, HIS LOVE FOR HIS WIFE OF SIX YEARS, SUSAN LEVIN. THE USUALLY TIGHT-LIPPED STAR GUSHES, “What can I even say about her? I’m crazy about her.”
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES STAR IS ALREADY GEARING UP FOR HIS NEXT ROLE… FATHERHOOD. THE HAPPY COUPLE IS EXPECTING A BABY BOY IN FEBRUARY.
On-screen superhero Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan are expecting their first child together!
“Robert and Susan could not be more excited over this news,” a rep for the actor confirms to People. “They can’t wait to welcome this new baby into their wonderful family.”
Susan is reportedly due in Feb. 2012, and this will be her first child. Robert, 46, is already a father to Indio, 17, his son with ex-wife Deborah Falconer.
IT’S NOT OUT UNTIL NEXT MAY, BUT SUPER HERO FANS ARE ALREADY IN A FRENZY ABOUT “THE AVENGERS” – AND WE’VE GOT THE SCOOP.
FANS LINED UP OVER THE WEEKEND AT DISNEY’S ANNUAL D-23 EXPO TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE STAR-STUDDED CAST, INCLUDING ROBERT DOWNEY, JR., SCARLETT JOHANSSON, CHRIS HEMSWORTH AND JEREMY RENNER.
CHRIS AND ROBERT – AKA “THOR” AND “IRON MAN” – DISHED A FEW DETAILS.
OK, SO THAT DIDN’T TELL YOU TOO MUCH, AND APPARENTLY SCAR-JO AND JEREMY GOT THE MEMO ABOUT KEEPING THE PLOT ON THE D-L TOO.
AND SO DO WE! SCARLETT WILL BRING BACK HER “IRON MAN 2” CHARACTER “BLACK WIDOW,” JEREMY PLAYS “HAWKEYE,” CHRIS EVANS IS BACK AS “CAPTAIN AMERICA,” AND SAMUEL L. JACKSON JOINS THE CAST AS “NICK FURY.”
WITH THIS KIND OF STAR POWER, “THE AVENGERS” IS BOUND TO BE HUGE.