Robert Downey Jr. seems to really enjoy working with Marvel Comics. According to Variety, the star of Iron Man has signed on to be in a number of upcoming Marvel projects.
In addition to starring in "Iron Man 2," Downey has agreed to return as billionaire Tony Stark and his crime-fighting alter ego in"The Avengers" and a third "Iron Man" installment, guaranteeing the thesp a superhero-sized payday and his own ongoing franchise as part of a four-picture deal with the comicbook company.
Jon Favreau, who is set to helm the second "Iron Man" pic, will also exec produce "The Avengers," which is skedded for release on July 15, 2011. Pic will unite the Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the Incredible Hulk characters.
This is all very good news to the fans out there. I honestly cannot imagine a more perfect actor to play the role of Tony Stark. He's just absolutely brilliant in the role. Now let's just hope that Marvel does as good a job casting the roles of Captain America and Thor.
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