It probably won’t surprise anyone, but the multi-talented Robert Downey Jr. has a musical voice of the gods. In fact, he has been singing on soundtracks for his movies as far back as Chaplin (where he did a rendition of “Smile”) and as recently as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (the song in the closing credits). Anyone who watched Alley McBeal while he was on there is also probably aware of this. He even has a jazzy full-length album titled The Futurist.

Now that Downey is one of the biggest stars in the world, it is no wonder that Warner Bros. is developing a musical comedy as a starring vehicle for him, which he and his wife, Susan Downey, will also produce. According to Deadline:

The script and lyrics [of the untitled musical comedy] will be written by Brian Yorkey and the music will be composed by Tom Kitt. That’s the duo best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock opera Next To Normal, which won 3 Tony Awards, including Best Score. … Yorkey and Kitt developed the idea with Anonymous Content’s Joy Gorman, with Downey and his Team Downey partner Susan Downey aboard to produce with Anonymous Content.

The hope is for Downey – a gifted singer – to play one of two Broadway songwriters who find themselves creatively and financially bankrupt when their big-break musical is a huge flop. Searching for some inspiration for their comeback, they take jobs as counselors, teaching singing and dancing at the theater camp they attended as kids.

First of all, I love that RDJ and his wife have a production company together called Team Downey. Secondly, anything starring Downey is worth getting excited over, especially if it will have him singing and dancing. If your unfamiliar with his musical endeavors, be sure to check out below the song “Broken,” which played during the closing credits of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.