And you’re not going to believe who it is…
AICN.com reports that director John Favreau has made his first official casting decision for the lead role of Tony Start a.k.a Iron Man in the big budget film of the same name. After months of speculation as to whether or not it would be an unknown, or a known Hollywood star, all rumors can be finally put to rest now that an official announcement has been made.
In a bit of casting that NO ONE expected it’s now official ROBERT DOWNEY JR. is Iron Man!
Based upon Marvel’s iconic Super Hero, the film will follow billionaire weapons-manufacturer, Tony Stark (Downey Jr.), who confronts the sins of his past after he is injured by one of his own weapons. Equipped with a high-tech suit of armor, he becomes Iron Man to combat evil on a global scale.
Iron Man will hit theaters on May 2nd, 2008.