Downey to star in ‘Chef’
Robert Downey Jr. is to star in Chef.
The 48-year-old actor is teaming up with his Iron Man and Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau to appear in the forthcoming low-budget comedy drama.
The movie – which will also feature Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo and Bobby Cannavale – will see Favreau direct and star as a man who loses his job in a posh restaurant and faces being cut off from his family.
In a bid to kickstart his career and find favour with his loved ones once again, he decides to start up a food truck.
It is as yet unclear what role Downey – who was most recently seen in Iron Man 3 – will play in the film.
As well as directing and starring in the film, Favreau has also written the script.
Speaking about the production, the filmmaker – who is directing for the first time since 2011’s Cowboys and Aliens – said: "Setting a film in the culinary world of Los Angeles offers wonderful opportunities for a character-driven comedy."
Production will start on 8 July in Los Angeles.
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