Downey Jr. Has Nerd-Gasms About Iron Man chatted with Robert
Downey Jr. about his new role in David Fincher’s Zodiac but also
a bit about Iron Man. Here’s a clip:  With his gray hairs and
squint lines, Downey comes off as a battle-hardened veteran
alongside Gyllenhaal’s dewy ingenue. Which makes it all the more
remarkable that now, at this stage in his career, he’s about to
don a superhero suit. To say he’s excited is an understatement.
“I have f—ing nerd-gasms about this type of stuff,” he enthuses.
Iron Man is a billionaire named Tony Stark who, after a terrible
injury, makes himself a mechanical bodysuit and goes out to save
the world. Downey considers the role a sort of gift from the
universe now that he has reached a point in his life where he
can handle it. Still, he is grateful that the $100 million
production will be shot entirely in California, allowing him to
stay close to his wife and the rest of a support network that
includes a shrink, a sensei and assorted healing therapists.
“Once you have that