Downey Jr. injured on ‘Iron Man 3′


American actor Robert Downey Jr attends The European Premiere of |*|Marvel Avengers Assemble|*| at Vue Westfield in London on April 19, 2012.     UPI/Paul Treadway

Marvel Studios says shooting on “Iron Man 3″ in North Carolina has been briefly halted while star Robert Downey Jr. nurses an injured ankle.

EW.com quoted Marvel as saying the 47-year-old actor hurt himself Wednesday while performing a stunt, however, no other details were immediately released and the studio did not say when filming is expected to resume.

Downey”s publicist told EW.com Downey Jr. is expected to make a full recovery.

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