TheWrap reports that Downey and Black will reunite for “a new film for Amazon Studios based on the character Parker, created by author Donald E. Westlake.”
Downey’s comeback began in the mid-2000s, when one of the first directors to give him a lead role again was Shane Black.
It’s long forgotten by most people now, but Robert Downey Jr.’s career was at a very low ebb in the early 2000s.
The Parker character — a meticulous and efficient career criminal — has been adapted to film several times before.