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What else do you get for the hero who has everything?
Now, the actor talks like its time for that torch to pass.
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But well have to wait until the film debuts April 27 to know exactly what that means.
Both proved to be inspiring stories of success and redemption.
We saw himDirty Harryit off a seaside cliff at the end ofIron Man 3.
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Great minds think alike.
Heres an edited version of where it took us.
Is that still where he is?ROBERT DOWNEY JR.:Well, lets compare him to me.
Now I think his goals are smaller.
There was some of that inSpider-Man: Homecoming.
Because you kind of go, like, are you going to bethatDad?
[With a kid] who people are wondering if your grandpa came to the soccer game?
So I think theres probably some of that going on.
[Laughs] Now, he and Pepper have kind of locked it up.
I think we wanted to get back to that reality.
Not just for them, but lets really see how that can add to the something-worth-fighting-for of it all.
One wayInfinity Warhandles packing 70 characters in this movie is it teams everybody up from the start.Correct.
Talk to me about your team.
Its Iron Man, Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), and warrior-librarian Wong (Benedict Wong).
Benedict Wong also, by the way is fantastic.
So lets keep them at close quarters as long as we can.
We knew that would be fruitful.
Its the Be All, End All, Forever!
And then its … not.
[Laughs] Theyre not kidding.
This is a heads-will-roll scenario.
I aint him, Ill tell you that flat out.
Theres always a bit of a burn off period when they run out of call sheets for me.
Im just a fing actor.
I think that that translates.
You and your wife [producer Susan Downey] have the Team Downey production company.
Youre talking to animals while shootingThe Voyage of Doctor Doolittle.
Whats on the horizon?First of all the missus is front and center with Joe Roth producingDoolittle.
Then theres all this stuff down the pike.
Were looking at anotherSherlock Holmes, were developingPerry Masonfor HBO.
I still want to doPinocchio.
Thats a full slate.I have a million ideas, but I can tell you the Gods honest truth.
Having doneAvengers 3and4back-to-back, and now doing [Doolittle]… Coming up this morning: EWs visit to Wakanda forInfinity Warsepic battle.
