What if Tom Cruise Had Played Iron Man?

What if Tom Cruise Had Played Iron Man?

When we think of Iron Man, we think of Robert Downey Jr. His performance is so in sync with the character that it basically built the Marvel Cinematic Universe from scratch. But what if Tony Stark had belonged to another Hollywood giant? What if Tom Cruise—Mr. Ethan Hunt himself, the man who hangs off airplanes for fun—had been the one to don the red-and-gold armor? It almost happened. And in that alternate reality, the MCU we know today might l…