Robert Downey Jr.
Side-by-side images of Robert Downey Jr. with arms outstretched in 'Iron Man' (2008) and in a green suit at San Diego Comic Con in 2024
i am doctor doom
Marvel went full-circle by unveiling the "Iron Man" actor as Doctor Doom at Comic Con — but some fans see this as the nail in the franchise's coffin.
Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow
What does this mean for the multiverse if Downey is not back as Iron Man?
Hoa Xuande in The Sympathizer, shown here standing in a cell with wooden walls, wearing a plain brown uniform
Craft Considerations
Watch how the cinematography, production design, and costume design of the HBO limited series all create a world in which The Captain cannot rest.
'The Sympathizer,' Robert Downey Jr.
DOWNEY THE SHAPE SHIFTER
Inside the creation of Downey's fifth and final character on the HBO drama.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 23: Chris Hemsworth attends his  Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony on May 23, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
The star of Marvel's "Thor" and George Miller's "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" received an honor this week he thought he already had.
'The Sympathizer' HBO
Downey the Shape Shifter
The makeup and hair team tells IndieWire how the CIA operative, East Asian professor, congressman, and auteur director were all unique yet still identifiable as Downey.
Robert Downey Jr. in a beige suit talking into a microphone; still from 'The Sympathizer'
stakeout
Downey plays not one, but four characters in Park Chan-wook's HBO series, all of whom come together in a standout Episode 3 scene.
The Sympathizer
Park Chan-wook's HBO adaptation is ultimately very faithful to the Pulitzer-winning novel, but with concessions made to the new medium.
Robert Downey Jr. in 'Oppenheimer'
The newly-minted Oscar winner explained that his freewheeling role in "The Sympathizer" was a needed change of pace after the precise experience of working with Christopher Nolan.
IRON MAN, Robert Downey Jr., 2008. ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection
The Oscar winner will "happily" return to the MCU, though: "Never, ever bet against Kevin Feige."
TROPIC THUNDER, Robert Downey Jr., 2008, © DreamWorks/courtesy Everett Collection
Method to (the) Madness
"'I'm going to go drain the snake, I'm going to go drain the snake."
Robert Downey Jr. in 'The Sympathizer'
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The "Oppenheimer" Oscar winner plays multiple roles in the Park Chan-wook series.
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