ROBERT DOWNEY JR. shed the pounds to play the title role in upcoming movie SHERLOCK HOLMES - on the advice of COLDPLAY frontman CHRIS MARTIN.

The Iron Manstar is currently filming scenesas the fictional detective in a new big-screen adaptation by director Guy Ritchie.

 

Downey Jnr. has slimmed down considerably for the role - and credits good friend Martin for shaping his portrayal of the iconic supersleuth.

 

He says, "He's a huge Sherlock Holmes fan. He said to me before we began 'You've got to be gaunt. You've got to be as skinny as you possibly can to play Holmes.' So every time I'm reaching for a muffin I just think about Chris Martin and skip the snack. That's been tough."

 

http://www.pr-inside.com/downey-jr-taking-tips-from-martin-r1084120.htm

Nice :D

I saw this on an TV interview of RDJr few months ago ^^ RDJr was priceless telling this and imitating Chris XD

 

You can see it here, it's at the end of the vid:

http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/10/66168/

 

I'm sooo looking forward to see this movie!! Love Holmes and looove RDJr

I saw this on an TV interview of RDJr few months ago ^^ RDJr was priceless telling this and imitating Chris XD

 

You can see it here, it's at the end of the vid:

http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/10/66168/

 

I'm sooo looking forward to see this movie!! Love Holmes and looove RDJr

 

thanks a lot ! :D

Damn, he's hot :blush:

 

Chris is such a geek :nice: wasnt he a fan of Iron man comic books too ?

hahahaha.Chris is the sexiest nerd on earth.

Robert can do the crazy Chris eyes :D

Thanks, that's brilliant. Chris said on Edith Bowman's show the other day didn't he that he would answer questions on Sherlock Holmes if he was on Mastermind.

I saw this on an TV interview of RDJr few months ago ^^ RDJr was priceless telling this and imitating Chris XD

 

You can see it here, it's at the end of the vid:

http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/10/66168/

 

I'm sooo looking forward to see this movie!! Love Holmes and looove RDJr

 

hahH omg thank u for that!:D:lol: i cant wait for that to come out!!! i have been hearing about it!! but i didnt know rachel mcadams was going to be in there too!!! i love her!!!

looks really good, happy to see chris and robert are friends...hotness! :P:P

I LOVE ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

 

and of course my chrissy, who's such a geek. :wacky:!!

 

he's hilarious. :laugh4:!

 

tropic thunder was a horrific movie, but he was awesome. :D:D!

During the 60 minutes interview.. when Chris was showing the interviewer Steve the list of rules, on the whiteboard next to them... I could have sworn it said "Sherlock Holmes"

:confused: are there screencaps of that interview anywhere?

^^i think there's tons in the coldplaying gallery somewhere. :P

"My buddy Chris..." :nice:

 

I love love love RDJ and I bet hanging out with those two together would be a hoot! :lol:

aww :nice:. i didn't know they were good friends! do you think it's because he was hanging around during the iron man filming so much, or from before then?

Christopher's solution to everything is be as skinny as possible. :rolleyes:

Robert Downey Jr is one of those rare actors I'd actually pay for a movie to see as opposed to waiting for the DVD, he's a class act :nice:

Remember him in Ally McBeal? I started watching it just for him! He was soooo good in it. Then he got sent to prison and the show never recovered :(

 

Love him.

:wacky: I LOVED him in Ally Mcbeal. After that, he got replaced by Jon Bon Jovi as Ally's new lover, but they end up together at the end of the show :heart:

 

Kiss kiss bang bang is a great film too !

I need to buy that series it was awesome!

 

He was also great in 'I Want Love' the Elton John video from a few years ago :nice:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_u6l7EsQMc]YouTube - Elton John - I Want Love[/ame]

Has Chris been telling Guy some tips too:P

Aww, I just melted ! I saw a long time ago, forgot how cute he was in it !

He's a really good singer too. He released an album, but I never listened to it. My sister bought the one he did for Ally McBeal though :heart:

 

the thread is so not Coldplay related anymore :embarassed:

Oh snap! I totally forgot about that Elton John video :bigcry:

RDJ is so hot and awesome he could be a member of Coldplay :bomb:

Aww, I just melted ! I saw a long time ago, forgot how cute he was in it !

He's a really good singer too. He released an album, but I never listened to it. My sister bought the one he did for Ally McBeal though :heart:

 

the thread is so not Coldplay related anymore :embarassed:

 

Ah well, is RDJ related so is close enough :D

 

He was let out of prison for a day to record this video, was a huge deal at the time :rolleyes:

 

Is so great he turned his life around :heart:

Ah well, is RDJ related so is close enough :D

 

He was let out of prison for a day to record this video, was a huge deal at the time :rolleyes:

 

Is so great he turned his life around :heart:

 

Well, you're the Mod so I guess it's all good :P

 

Yes, it's really great for him. He's such a talented actor and great person, it would've been a terrible waste and thank God he realized that early enough.

Look at him now, successful and hot, and talking about our Chrissy. And us talking about him :wacky:

YES! All hail my power!

 

 

Not really :shy:

 

 

Yeah! :D Can't wait for the new Iron Man :dance: Starts shooting in April :D

:lol:

 

:dance: Cant wait either ! Robert and Gwyneth back together :nice:

I think they met during Gwyn filming Iron man ^^

 

:wacky: I LOVED him in Ally Mcbeal. After that, he got replaced by Jon Bon Jovi as Ally's new lover, but they end up together at the end of the show :heart:

 

Kiss kiss bang bang is a great film too !

+1 for Ally McBeal (I even bought the season 4 DVD cause it's the one he's in XD) et +1 for Kiss kiss bang bang, awesome movie!

 

>>Speaking of RDJr, I have his album 'The furturist' and it's awesome!! He has such a great voice and he wrote all the songs ^^

 

 

I love that man.