Tom Cruise Reveals Whether Or Not He Was Up For Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘Iron Man’ Role

It’s astir mission intolerable to ideate anyone playing Iron Man different than Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise precocious agreed! After years of rumors that Tom was up for the relation of playboy billionaire/superhero Tony Stark, which Robert played masterfully successful 10 Marvel films, the Top Gun: Maverick prima yet enactment the conception to rest. “Not close,” Tom, 60, told Phase Zero connected Feb. 22. “I emotion Robert Downey Jr., and I can’t ideate anyone other doing that role, and I deliberation it’s cleanable for him.”

Even better, Tom revealed his thoughts connected playing a superhero successful the future, arsenic it seems similar astir Hollywood dense hitters, including Oscar winners, person donned a brace of tights and boots by now. And it looks similar Tom could perchance articulation the prestigious group. “I look astatine a movie and think, you know, I don’t regularisation thing out. It’s “What’s the story? What’s the character?” helium explained.

Of course, Tom mightiness not person clip to instrumentality connected a comic publication character, arsenic he’s got a creation paper afloat of projects. Following Top Gun: Maverick’s smashing of the box-office past summertime movie season, the histrion enactment the last touches on the latest Mission Impossible. Per usual, Tom was handling his ain stunts, arsenic helium has done connected galore past productions, including Mission: Impossible 7, which is scheduled to beryllium released successful July 2023 and stars his rumored now ex-girlfriend Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson and Vanessa Kirby.

Tom Cruise arsenic Iron Man? (Everett)

However, the eighth section successful the series, scheduled for a 2024 release, had Tom taking his stunt performing 1 measurement further. He invested successful backstage flying lessons to deftly grip an antique Boeing Stearman level for immoderate harrowing enactment scenes. Movie-making magic at its finest!

Meanwhile, Tom made a uncommon nationalist appearance with his son Connor, 26, successful San Francisco. He shares Connor with ex-wife Nicole Kidman, whom helium was joined to from 1990 and 2001. The erstwhile mates besides stock daughter Isabella, 28. Tom besides shares daughter Suri, 15, with ex Katie Holmes. The 2 divided successful 2016 aft six years of marriage.

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