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Tom Cruise Was Almost Cast as Iron Man Instead of Robert Downey Jr. — Why He Turned Down the Role

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“I am Iron Man!” In another universe, the now-infamous line from the eponymous 2008 movie could have been spoken by Tom Cruise instead of Robert Downey Jr.The Top Gun actor was initially offered the role of Tony Stark, but ultimately turned it down due to wanting a certain level of control over production.Cruise opened up about why he chose not to take part in the Marvel film while speaking with IGN in February 2005.“[Marvel Studios] came to me at a certain point and, when I do something, I wanna do it right.

If I commit to something, it has to be done in a way that I know it’s gonna be something special,” he said at the time. “And as it was lining up, it just didn’t feel to me like it was gonna work.

I need to be able to make decisions and make the film as great as it can be, and it just didn’t go down that road that way.”The Mission: Impossible star later revealed that he thinks Downey Jr.

was the right choice for the famous Avenger.“I love Robert Downey Jr. I can’t imagine anyone else in that role, and I think it’s perfect for him,” he told Comicbook.com during a 2018 interview.Scroll down to relive more of Cruise’s movie career:Does Tom Cruise Need a Lot of Control Over His Movies?The Risky Business star is known for having a strong management presence on his films.

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