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

Robert Downey Jr.‘s is headed back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a new role, but we’ll always see Iron Man when we look at him.

After all, him being cast as the iconic hero was one of the first strokes of genius that laid the groundwork for the creation of the MCU that we have come to know and love. However, he was very nearly not cast as the iconic hero.

The Oscar-winning actor kickstarted the MCU with the first Iron Man movie in 2008. Now, it’s abundantly clear that he is the “genius...