The leaves are falling, and the turkey is practically in the oven. Yes, according to the calendar, it's time to take stock and give thanks. So that's precisely what we're doing by talking to the actors and filmmakers that made 2008 a memorable year at the movies — a year filled with self-loathing kick-ass superheroes, scene-stealing Brits, Manolo-wearing women and the return of a very familiar man in a hat.
When the movies brain trust here at MTV News bandied about names for the one actor we are ultimately most thankful for in 2008 it was a no-brainer. Which actor energized and elevated two blockbusters to heights above and beyond what any of us expected? We knew he was an amazing actor but ... a superhero? A dude playing the dude disguised as another dude? For those reasons and more, Robert Downey Jr. is the actor we are most thankful for.
MTV News caught up with Downey as he took a break during the production of his next presumptive blockbuster, the Guy Ritchie-directed "Sherlock Holmes." He reflected on a year of triumphs and looked ahead to a 2009 that will see him donning the Holmes guise and playing Tony Stark once again in "Iron Man 2."
MTV: Congratulations, Robert. It's been quite a year. Do you have a speech prepared?
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