As exhausting as it’s to think about Tony Stark being performed by somebody who wasn’t Robert Downey Jr., Hollywood actor Tom Cruise was thought of to play Iron Man within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, whereas Robert Downey Jr. is now synonymous with superheroes, Tom Cruise did not take the position as a result of he did not suppose it could work.
In the 2000s, Cruise was the extra bankable star as a result of Robert Downey Jr. was upset about private points, and Marvel did not need him as Tony Stark. Marvel Studios was eager to solid Cruise as an alternative. Cruise confirmed that talks have been happening about enjoying Iron Man, saying, “It’s not taking place. Not with me, no… They come to me at a sure level and once I do one thing, I wish to do it proper. If I’m dedicated to doing one thing, it needs to be finished in such a means that I do know will probably be one thing particular. And because it was lining up, I did not really feel prefer it was going to work. I wanted to have the ability to make selections and make the film as nice as attainable, and it did not go down that path. He additionally mentioned that Robert Downey Jr. was nice for the position and he could not think about bringing another person’s character to life.
However, the highway to getting the position of Robert Downey Jr. was not straightforward. His previous was marred by points with medicine and alcohol and Marvel was adamant to not rent him. Still, director Jon Favreau fought tooth and nail for him to don the swimsuit.
In a Rolling Stone interview, Favreau mentioned that Marvel point-blank refused to rent Robert Downey Jr. Marvel’s response was that “under no circumstances are we prepared to hire him at any cost.”
The director known as the actor and instructed him, “I fought, I tried, I did what I did, it’s a pity and a shame, but unfortunately it’s going to stop here.” Downey, nonetheless, was insistent. “With your permission, I’m going to have hope.” Favreau persevered and Iron Man grew to become the pillar of the billion-dollar franchise. Favreau usually mentioned that Robert Downey Jr. may so simply join with Iron Man as a result of their redemption arc was eerily comparable.
Interestingly, Cruz and RDJ competed for a number of coveted roles. In reality, Robert Downey Jr. was even thought of to play Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun, earlier than the position grew to become an indicator for Cruise. He is anticipated to return with the sequel of the movie later this yr.
Recently Downey additionally revealed that Cruise was the primary option to play Charlie Chaplin in director Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin. The movie went to Downey and he additionally obtained his first Academy Award nomination for it.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
