Given Robert Downey Jr.'s status as one of our biggest movie stars, I was surprised to see he only has two film officially slated over the next couple years, The Avengers and Iron Man 3.  I don't know how long that will stick, though, since he's been connected to a dozen or so projects.  A flashy possibility surfaced last week: a new version of Pinocchio directed by Tim Burton, starring Downey as Gepetto.  At the Brazilian premiere of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Downey confirmed his interest in the project to our partners at Omelete:

"I want to talk to him about it, yeah!  C'mon, it's Tim Burton."

In the interview, Downey also talked about his excitement about re-teaming with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang director Shane Black on Iron Man 3, suggesting it has the potential to be "one of the better superhero movies that's ever been made."  Hit the jump for the quote and the clip.

Here's that Iron Man quote:

"I think that we have an opportunity with the third Iron Man to make the best of the three, and maybe one of the better superhero movies that's ever been made.  But I think we have to remember what made the first one good.  It was very character-driven.  It was very odd.  It was kind of outrageous.  And so I think we have to have the courage to trust that the audience is really kind of cool, and smart."

With The Avengers in the can and the impending Iron Man 3 shoot, Downey is in a very Tony Stark state of mind right now, so it's good to hear his enthusiasm about the character.  I hope he finds time for another, non-superhero role soon though.  Maybe something smaller.  Maybe something that doesn't involve Tim Burton.

Iron Man 3 is scheduled for release on May 3, 2013.