ROBERT DOWNEY JR. MIGHT TAKE AFTER JAY Z

Robert Downey Jr.


Robert Downey Jr. is considering retirement if his upcoming "Sherlock Holmes" movie flops at the box office. The very talented star is adamant that if his new detective movie doesn't do well on its release next month, he will think about finishing his film career because he will not be obligated to do any sequels. But Downey Jr. is admitting he might follow in the footsteps of rapper Jay-Z by announcing his retirement and then bouncing back months later with an exciting new project. He tells Entertainment Weekly, "I can only be a guy on a call sheet probably, I don't know, maybe a couple more times. It's something I'm so grateful to have in my palm, and yet I already see its inevitable decay. "If 'Sherlock Holmes' performs well, I could be busy for the next 5 or 7 or 10 years. But we'd like to go ahead and suggest the Jay-Z model wherein one announces his retirement, soaks in all the requisite fanfare, and then behaves like it never happened. It's really the best of both worlds."
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