DOWNEY GETS "DUE DATE"
Robert Downey Jr. will star with Zach Galifianakis in “Due Date,” the comedy that Todd Phillips will direct for Warner Bros. this fall.
Downey will play an expectant father who finds himself on a road trip with a mismatched partner, as he races to get there before the birth of his first child.
Galifianakis, who starred for Phillips in “The Hangover,” plays his road trip mate in a comedy that Phillips calls “a buddy comedy without the buddies.”
Script was written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland, revised by Adam Sztykiel. Shooting will begin in September, in Atlanta, Arizona and Los Angeles.
Downey is at Comic-Con promoting the Christmas release of the Guy Ritchie-directed “Sherlock Holmes” by Warner Bros., and the May 7, 2010 release of the Jon Favreau-directed “Iron Man 2” by Paramount and Marvel. Downey was Oscar-nominated for his last comic turn in "Tropic Thunder."
CAA put together the deal.
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Expectant father? Superhero playboy?
Downey's too old for these roles. It's silly.
Posted by: No thanks | 07/25/2009 at 03:52 AM
arrested development 'r' us.
Posted by: babka | 07/25/2009 at 05:42 AM
I like Downey Jr. He's great in Iron Man and was hilarious in Tropic Thunder. Good to see the guy's back, and for good this time!
Posted by: Nick Ondras | 07/25/2009 at 09:14 AM
Robert Downey Jr. is an amazing actor and NOT to old to do those part! I can't wait to see it!
Posted by: Emy | 07/25/2009 at 11:58 AM
I agree... he's not too old and he is a great actor... can't to see all of those new movies with him...
Posted by: Ana | 08/22/2009 at 02:19 PM