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Marvel Auditions - 8 Actors Considered to Play Iron Man Before Robert Downey Jr. (1 Actor was Offered the Role and was 'Not Interested')


You won't believe some of the stars who were in the running to play Iron Man before Robert Downey Jr...

He seemingly exited the role with 2019′s Avengers: Endgame, but there are some questions about a potential comeback. In honor of the 16th anniversary of Iron Man this week, we did some digging and rounded up eight stars who were tied to the role. The list includes one actor who outright turned it down and some other very big names that have commented on their experience.

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