Robert Downey Jr. reportedly joins "Assassin's Creed" cast September 13, 2014 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Robert Downey Jr. reportedly has joined "Assassin's Creed" cast. According to Moviepilot, the Iron Man depicter in Marvel Cinematic Universe is tapped to play Leonardo da Vinci in the adaptation of Ubisoft's popular video game series, AceShowbiz said. The famed artist is expected to cross path with the lead character Desmond Miles who is sent back in time to retrieve historical artifacts. As the casting report was picked up by various media outlets on the internet, the article was abruptly taken down but there was no official denial. The movie has been in development for several years. Justin Kurzel is attached to sit behind the lens, and "X-Men: Days of Future Past" star Michael Fassbender is tapped to take on the lead role. It's planned for August 7, 2015 release. Downey Jr. will next star in "The Judge" and reprise his Marvel superhero role in "Avengers: Age of Ultron". He recently played down the prospect of a fourth "Iron Man" film. Coincidentally, in one scene back in the first "Iron Man" movie in 2008, his character Tony Stark was asked by a reporter, "You've been called the Da Vinci of our time. What do you say to that?" The cocky billionaire quipped, "Absolutely ridiculous. I don't paint."  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
