Not many 44-year-old actors are headlining action movies, let alone portraying iconic characters like super-sleuth
Sherlock Holmes or the super-heroic
Iron Man. Downey, Jr. is undoubtably at the top of his game right now, and he has no intention of slowing down:
"If the material is still good and you still like to work with the people - why not? Sherlock Holmes was a life-changing experience. That's due to the extensive research we did and because I could actually realise such a big project. I would still play characters like Sherlock in the future. Although, I will probably have another child and an alcohol free vineyard by then."
And, while Downey, Jr. has spoken many times about how cool it is to play a superhero at his age, he admitted that the actual process of shooting the film in the heavy
Iron Man armor does have its drawbacks:
"Well, the suit was a bit lighter, but not light enough for my liking. I had more self-confidence shooting the second film, but I wouldn't say we had fun. We wanted to take more time. We extended the cast and our horizon and made the story more complex and subtle, although it's still easy to follow. We really looked into the storyline thoroughly to make it as good as possible."
Sherlock Holmes is still in select theaters.
Iron Man 2 opens May 7th!