In an interview with Deadline, actor Robert Downey Jr. had many noteworthy things to say, as you would expect he would. One of the most interesting pieces of information that Downey Jr. shared was that he would be up for a fourth go-round as the Armored Avenger, Iron Man, if his long-time friend (the two starred together in 1990s "Air America") Mel Gibson would direct the film.
Truth be told, it isn't the most resounding statement of support for his old pal, but it is something positive being said about the Oscar-winning Gibson who has been essentially blackballed in Hollywood since a string of odd behaviors and racist statements were attributed to him a few years back.
The interviewer asks Downey Jr., "How about the idea you'll do [Iron Man 4] if Mel directs it?"
To that, Downey Jr. replies: "Correct."
The interviewer follows up by asking: "Is that our headline?"
And the actor responds: "Why not? That movie would be bananas."
Earlier in the interview, Downey Jr. says of Gibson: "...he has changed so much. Nobody should make a case for somebody who just wants forgiveness but hasn't changed, but he's a fundamentally different guy. I think it was just the very worst aspects of somebody's psyche being treated as though they were the blanket statement about a person. But honestly we are talking about a competitive business, and it all comes down to this: because he is so gifted as a storyteller and a director, I don't know that he requires some sort of mass forgiveness. He has changed, but at the same time he's still Mel."
While I find this idea most intriguing personally (I loved three of the films Gibson directed: "Braveheart," "Apocalypto," and "The Man Without a Face"), I just don't see it happening. I suppose it depends on how badly Marvel Studios wants Downey Jr. back in the armor for a fourth film in the "Iron Man" franchise.
