Confirmed: Robert Downey Jr approached for PLAYBOY!
Another Brett Ratner story, haven't we suffered enough? EW have spoken to Ratner this week who has confirmed the internet rumors that he has met with Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. about his upcoming Playboy movie, where the point of discussion was whether Robert was interested in playing the lead of Hugh Hefner.
Ratner says Downey Jr. is committed verbally, as long as the script lives up to his pitch..."Robert Downey Jr. agreed to do it based on the script," the director says. "We're gonna hand him the script very shortly. He loves the character and the role and we've been meeting with him on it. So, if he wants to do it, we're excited to have him."Covering the same ground... much? It's only been a month since his Playboy persona of Tony Stark won a massive audience for Paramount but isn't moving into playing a real Playboy over-exposure of a certain portrayal the actor has? I would say this is a dumb move on the part of Downey Jr... it would almost be like Harrison Ford leading movies about another archaeologist adventurer at the height of his Indiana Jones days in the 80's. I can't help but feel this one might bite you in the ass in the future, especially with Iron Man 2 wanting to be wrapped and in theatres in less than two hours - audiences could get tired very soon of the same role. Ratner on the other hand I'm fine with directing this, especially if it goes for the comedic tone. This is the kind of ground he should only be allowed to cover, he should never be given a budget to direct something serious.