>> ^Trancecoach:

for some strange reason, I'm not amused by overpaid entitled actors deliberately committing physical violence against work-a-day wage-slave extras working 'at scale' to lay motionless in uncomfortable positions for 4 or 5 hours at a stretch....
that said, the banter is sometimes amusing.


One of my best friends is an extra...he'd love to get the shit kicked out of him by Robert Downey Jr.

Best part is when AMH flips his hair back after having been doused by a slurpee at the mall by Robert Downey Jr. and that other guy. I piss myself every time.

It's almost like they have a sense of humor about themselves.

Heh - no they really don't. The room was literally gasping at what he was saying. Robert Downey Jr. looked like he was swallowing a live hagfish. Some were more OK with it than others of course, but clearly Gearvis was hitting them where it hurt and they didn't like it. The hollywood media is literally on fire right now with commentary about how 'over the top' he was. They are going on and on about how he was mean-spirited, unfair, and below the belt.

Meanwhile papers in UK, France, and Germany are saying he was brilliant. I think this quote sums it up quite nicely...

"By their own standards what Ricky Gervais did was a form of performance art. After all, we are talking about an industry that revels in the idea of pushing the boundaries of good taste and decency, that revels in the art of ridicule, shock and satirical character assassination. Except, obviously, when they find themselves on the wrong end of all that ”edgy” envelope pushing."

Golden Globes exec: Ricky Gervais "crossed the line" - "But That's Ricky!"
Interview by: Bryan Alexander

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Add Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Philip Berk to the chorus of those who believe that Ricky Gervais went too far as host of the Golden Globes on Sunday night.

The head of the group responsible for the awards show says that while he felt the show itself was "terrific," he too felt that Gervais' jokes about specific celebrities were too much.

"He definitely crossed the line," Berk told The Hollywood Reporter. "And some of the things were totally unacceptable. But that's Ricky."

"Any of the references to individuals is certainly not something the Hollywood Foreign Press condones," he added.

Robert Downey Jr. - the butt of one of Gervais' jokes - said the show was "hugely mean-spirited with mildly sinister undertones."

Gervais went after Berk personally with this joke when introducing him saying, "I just had to help him off the toilet and pop his teeth in."

While Berk traditionally vets every word of the Globes' script, he says that Gervais does not allow that pre-show scrutiny as host. "That's not how Ricky works," he said.

"I had absolutely no idea what Ricky was going to say so anything I heard was at the same time you heard it," Berk said. "When you hire Ricky Gervais, you expect the unexpected."

As for widespread rumors that Gervais was lectured during the show or kept from reappearing at key moments, Berk dismissed them as "ridiculous."

"It was always planned that in the section of important awards he was not going to be part of (the show)," says Berk. "He was never called on the carpet, or given a warning or anything else."

Berk would not comment whether he would recommend to the membership to have Gervais back next year as host.
http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE70G5QZ20110117

It's not really rumoured any more, it was long since announced and Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans have already done interviews about the movie.

It's probably one of the most ambitious franchise projects I've heard of in a while and includes the following films:

Iron Man 2

and then:

Thor
Captain America: The First Avenger
Nick Fury
The Avengers

There's potential for a Hawkeye movie in the same vein but none has been announced.

Samuel L. Jackson and Clark Gregg will be in four of the movies (Nick Fury isn't mentioned for Thor, and Agent Coulson isn't mentioned for Captain America).

It's very unlikely that Spiderman and Wolverine will make appearances; although separate for both are in the works, but as separate entities.

The Wolverine is being directed by Darren Aronofsky so it'll probably have quite a different tone; and despite Hugh Jackman being scheduled to play it looks like it will be a departure from the X-Men movies (ie, ignoring the disappointing X-Men Origins: Wolverine). So it's unlikely in the same way you wouldn't see Christopher Nolan's Batman in a Justice League movie alongside Ryan Reynolds as the The Green Lantern.

Either or both might get a nod though, but neither are fundamental to the Avengers anyway.

The Hulk is scheduled to appear and is much more important to the Avengers, but I guess there's many good reasons there's no spin off movie


/me not as interested in this as it sounds

I don't remember Robert Downey Jr. crying when he went to jail for being a fuckup. And he's the biggest box office draw today. Think about it, Lin.

here's a working video

Thanks Edd, I drew a blank when tagging this one.

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*cinema
*talks
*happy

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Meh, if I wanna read the book I will. This is gonna be better than Inglorious Bastards by a factor of Robert Downey Jr.

>> ^ziggystardust:
Downey is a nutbag, but he's having a good time.


So says the man with the Bowie handle.

I heart Robert Downey jr.!

Ya don't go see a Ben Stiller movie for good writing! Go see it for Robert Downey Jr. playing an white Aussie actor playing a black man, AND explosions!

I just saw the film. As usual, all this stuff is blown out of proportion -- yes, the word "retard" is used many times in the film. But it's never used in a way that's meant to be hurtful, and all the characters saying it aren't exactly the smartest guys around. Plus -- I won't give anything away, but Robert Downey Jr. has a speech about the intricacies of playing a "retard" that's worth the price of admission alone. I'll probably be sifting it around when the DVD comes out, because I'm sure that part will pop up on Youtube at some point.