10 Intriguing Casting Rumours About Upcoming Comic Book Movies

1. Ty Simpkins Will Be Iron Man - Iron Man 4

Some rumours just explode out of the cosmos without so much as a second thought for reality. Someone suggests something, someone else picks it up, blames "sources" and the whole thing becomes a case of who said what first, while fans pick up snippets and believe that a 14-year-old is going to be Iron Man. According to this ludicrous rumour, Simpkins - who appeared in Iron Man 3 and is set for a big role in Jurassic World - will take over from Tony Stark in the famous suit when Robert Downey Junior gets too long in the tooth. Poppycock. But then, Simpkins does have a multi-picture deal with Marvel (with absolutely zero obligations), so you can perhaps see where whoever fabricated the rumour first got it from... https://twitter.com/TheInSneider/status/551132283151720448 Chances: 0/10 Seriously, Marvel would replace Robert Downey Jnr - a man perfected suited to the role, thanks not only to his acting ability, but also his personal demons - with a kid barely into puberty? Pull the other one.
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