Robert Downey Jr. reportedly joins "Assassin's Creed" castSeptember 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |