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Robert Downey Jr.
Jamie Foxx isn't exactly a soloist anymore with the addition of Robert Downey Jr.. The two will co-star in the fact-based drama The Soloist.
Robert Downey Jr. for The Soloist
A film about a violin prodigy, The Soloist will feature Robert Downey Jr. as Steve Lopez, the Los Angeles Times columnist who discovered Nathaniel Ayers, a downtown L.A. homeless man who was a skillful violinist. After learning that Ayers was a prodigy until schizophrenia made it impossible to continue, Lopez wrote columns about the musician and developed a relationship that changed both their lives.
Joe Wright will direct off a script by Susannah Grant. The film is based on Lopez's columns, as well as a book he wrote that is awaiting publication.
Robert Downey Jr., who recently wrapped Iron Man, is currently working on the Ben Stiller-directed comedy Tropic Thunder. It is still unknown whether Owen Wilson's er, condition will delay the production.
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