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The Only Actor Who Could’ve Replaced Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark and Still Make Iron Man a Hit Franchise

Summary by FandomWire
Before Robert Downey Jr. took on the role of Iron Man, Tom Cruise and Nicolas Cage were considered for the Marvel superhero role. Others like Jim Caviezel, Timothy Olyphant, Sam Rockwell, and Clive Owen were also considered, but Cruise was under consideration for the longest time. He appears to be the only one who could’ve convincingly replaced Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. Jeff Vintar and Iron Man co-creator Stan Lee ended up writing a story with C…
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FandomWire broke the news in on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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