And for once is wasn’t some form of VD. On the set of Guy Ritchie’s film, Robert was puffing away on the trademark pipe favored by his character Sherlock Holmes when an ash sparked on his pants. According to a witness on set:

“Robert leaped from his armchair and jumped up and down, slapping his crotch and howling, ‘Oh God, I’m on fire!’”

I’ve heard that the same thing used to happen a lot when Meg Ryan was dating more.

Rumor is that Downey will play Hugh Hefner. He’s been named by Hugh Hefner to portray him in the biopic “Playboy” about the 82-year-old’s life of luxury and excess. Interesting. From Iron Man to Bunny Humper.

New…Iron…Man…trailer…rocks!…Enough…said.

[via Cinematical]

Check out the trailer for the new Iron Man movie, complete with over the top Black Sabbath Iron Man theme.

In theaters May 2008. The plot outline goes something like this: When Tony Stark is forced to create a life support suit to keep him alive after an accident he decides to use the technology in his suit to fight crime.

When I first heard about Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role, I was somewhat concerned. After all, we all know how easy it is to make bad Superhero movies with good intentions. However, judging by the looks of the trailer, he seems perfect for the role.

This should be a good one. Though, I always have to wonder with these movies…who Stan Lee is going to show up as this time in his cameo role?