The Iron Man 2 and Sherlock Holmes star said that he has "no set plans" for the future.
In a candid interview, actor Robert Downey, Jr., currently at the height of fame thanks to the spectacular success of Iron Man, tells Entertainment Weekly that he may retire from acting if Sherlock Holmes doesn't perform well.
Robert Downey, Jr.:
"I have no set plans for my future. I’ve never had it this good — this is my day in the sun — and I certainly don’t want to look a gift horse in the molars. But [my wife] Susan and I want to begin to be in our lives as much as we are in our jobs. I’d love just to sit here and say, 'What movie’s playing tonight?' I’d love to finish the new book about D-day I’m reading. I love painting, I love music.
I’m f***ing really good at what I do — and have been for a long time, so I don’t waver on that. But here’s the thing: I can only be a guy on a call sheet probably, I don’t know, maybe a couple more times. It’s something I’m so grateful to have in my palm, and yet I already see its inevitable decay. If Sherlock Holmes performs well, I could be busy for the next 5 or 7 or 10 years."
His statements imply that he is not obligated to appear in another Iron Man movie or in The Avengers, which is contrary to the multi-picture deal that he is assumed to be under.
Sherlock Holmes opens December 25th!
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Brent Sprecher
11/22/2009
EW
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