Its obviously hard to fathom now, with RDJ slipping so perfectly into the role of Tony Stark, but it probably seemed ridiculous to some back in early 2007 when it was announced that the once down-on-his-luck Robert Downey Jr would be playing Marvels suave, self-made superhero, Iron Man. Though, things could have been terribly different; we could all be living in a world where Hollywood megastar Tom Cruise played the iconic character. Marvel Studios executive Kevin Feige was quoted as saying in 2004, there have been discussions over the last several years and there are a number of factors involved. All we know is that were putting all the pieces in place and then well find the best Tony Stark that we can get. Apparently Cruise finally lost interest in being a part of Iron Man due to the script at the time and we're (probably) all the better for it.
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