Robert Downey Jr. was not first choice to star in 'Iron Man'. The 43-year-old actor had to beg the film's director Jon Favreau to give him the lead role of billionaire weapons developer Tony Stark in the Hollywood blockbuster.

He said: "I thought I would be perfect for the part. But they weren't necessarily thinking of me right away."

Robert Downey Jr. says settling down has been key to his Hollywood comeback.

The 'Iron Man' star revealed his marriage to Susan Levin is the secret to a happy life, and leaving his wild past behind has made this his best year yet.

Robert Downey Jr. wants to have more children.

The 'Iron Man' actor - who has a 14-year-old son Indio from his marriage to Deborah Falconer - is ready to extend his family.

Samuel L. Jackson is set to star as Marvel Comic's secret agent Nick Fury. Jackson is believed to have replaced Bruce Willis as the comic book character in new movie "Iron Man," alongside Robert Downey Jr.

The "Pulp Fiction" actor reportedly shot his first scenes as the cigar-smoking, one-eyed war veteran who flies a big ship called a Helicarrier on Thursday. Nick Fury is yet another creation by Stan Lee - the man behind "Fantastic Four" and "Spiderman" - who first developed the character for Marvel Comics in 1963.