Robert Downey Jr. Making Directorial Debut With ‘Singularity’, Starring Anthony Michael Hall
After over thirty years in Hollywood,Robert Downey Jr.is ready to branch out into the next phase of his career: directing. Downey is set to make his debut onSingularity, a TV pilot featuring hisWeird Scienceco-starAnthony Michael Hall. Downey and his wifeSusan Downeyare also producing through Team Downey Productions.
Team Downey announcedSingularityas part of their first-look deal with Sonar Entertainment (viaTheWrap). Details onSingularityare still under wraps, but with the high-profile talent on board we can probably expect to learn more before too long.
Although Downey has been starring in movies since the 1980s, and although he’s worked with some fantastic filmmakers including David Fincher, Oliver Stone, and Robert Altman, he’s only recently begun to take on bigger roles behind the scenes. 2014’sThe Judgewas the first project to come out of Team Downey, which he and Susan formed in 2010. Other projects in development from the company includeSherlock Holmes 3,aPerry MasonTV series for HBO, and a movie adaptation of theBlack Mirrorepisode “An Entire History of You.”
Now that Downey’s jumped headfirst into producing, directing seems like an exciting next step. Lots of Hollywood stars try their hand at directing eventually, some with more success than others, and a TV pilot seems like a good place to start. Especially since Downey and Hall go way back — in addition toWeird Science, they have worked together in 1988’sJohnny Be Goodand 1994’sHail Caesar(not to be confused with 2016’sHail, Caesar!), as well as the 1985-1986 season ofSaturday Night Live.
WhenSingularitywill get going isn’t clear. Downey’s currently quite busy, withAvengers: Infinity Warshooting soon andSherlock Holmes 3on his to-do list sometime after that. Hall will be seen later this year in Ben Affleck’sLive by Night, and next year in David Michôd’sWar Machine.
