Sherlock Holmes Gave Downey Jr. A Taste for Thrills

28 November 2009

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Robert Downey, JR. is demanding more stunts in the Iron Man sequel - after developing a love for high-octane fight scenes while filming Sherlock Holmes.

The actor was whipped into shape to play the supersleuth in director Guy Ritchie's action-packed re-telling - and he wanted to bring some of that same intensity to his second portrayal of comic book hero Iron Man.

Coming back into this I really challenged our stunt team to get our hands dirty a littlemore, because I was still kind of into that

Downey, Jr. tells Britain's Empire magazine, "The action's certainly got bigger (in Iron Man 2). But I went and did Sherlock Holmes, which was areal balls-to-the-wall, get-your-fists-grazed adventure. Coming back into this I really challenged our stunt team to get our hands dirty a littlemore, because I was still kind of into that. I love it so much!

There is no better day that I can have than one where I beat people up or get thrown around. I just love it. It's supposed to be safe, but it's a little more than acting, so it's really fun".

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