Why Tom Cruise Turned Down the Role of Iron Man

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19 September 2022

By : Quick Insurance Guru

Iron Man. In an alternate reality, Tom Cruise might have delivered the now-famous phrase from the 2008 film of the same name instead of Robert Downey Jr. 

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"Robert Downey Jr. In a 2018 interview, he said, "I can't picture anyone else in that part, and I believe it's wonderful for him. 

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The Risky Business star is known for having a strong management presence on his films. 

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The Mummy was intended by Universal to do what Iron Man's move to the big screen accomplished for Marvel. However, it was not meant to be. 

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe, which consists of numerous original TV shows and dozens of movies, is well-known to most people. 

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Cruise has acknowledged that he was interested in Iron Man before the dispute over creative control put the...

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project on hold, but he has also said that the genre is not at the top of his priority list. 

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In a 2016 interview on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," host Jimmy Kimmel questioned actor Tom Cruise about any meetings he had regarding superhero roles with DC or Marvel. 

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At the moment, Cruise answered "no," stating that although he likes the genre, he "makes the Missions and the Reachers" instead. Just various film genres, he clarified. 

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Why Tom Cruise Turned Down the Role of Iron Man