Mason is a defense attorney character at the center of a series of books by Erle Stanley Gardner that were first adapted as films and radio plays in the 1930s. The books were hugely popular but the character’s appeal reached new heights with the TV series that starred Raymond Burr and ran from 1957 to 1966.

Guggenheim is writing a script based off an original story by Downey and Team Downey president David Gambino, bringing the character back to Los Angeles of the 1930s.

Several film stills for the upcoming Avengers have finally been added to the gallery; a total of three pictures. I’ll try to get them untagged in the very near future, but I wanted fans to have access to these in the meantime. Remember: The Avengers is due to hit theaters on May 4th!

Wife Susan delivered son Exton Elias Downey at 7:24 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in Los Angeles, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.

“Everyone is healthy and they couldn’t be happier,” a friend of the couple says.

Baby boy weighs in at 7 lbs., 5 oz., is 20 inches long and joins big brother Indio, 18, Downey’s son from his previous marriage.

Have you been watching Super Bowl XLVI? Even if you have, you may want to check out the video above: an extended cut of the Avengers trailer as aired during this year’s game! There’s still some mystery around the movie – namely, the villains – but speculations have been running rampant based on various clips in this trailer. The whole team is shown, and (of course) RDJ as Tony Stark has some great moments to shine among the rest of the magnificent cast.

Only one picture from tonight’s Golden Globe Awards have surfaced featuring Robert Downey Jr: when he was announcing the black and white feature film, The Artist, as a contender for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical. Unfortunately, it looks like neither he nor Susan walked the red carpet this evening. If a video of his announcement appears – or more pictures become available – I’ll share them ASAP.

On Pinocchio: “I want to talk to him about it, yeah! C’mon, it’s Tim Burton.”

On Iron Man 3: “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.”