Robert Downey Jr. could be returning to the Marvel (*8*) Universe in a brand new position, however we knew him first and greatest as Iron Man.

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

The Oscar-winning actor kickstarted the MCU with the primary Iron Man film in 2008. Now, it’s abundantly clear that he’s the “genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist” that’s Tony Stark.

After coming into the franchise, he performed the enduring hero in 10 films. He seemingly exited the world with 2019′s Avengers: Endgame, however now he’s set to return in Avengers: Doomsday enjoying Doctor Doom!

We can safely say that he was the best alternative to play Tony Stark, however on the time, it was seen as a threat to forged him due to private struggles. Marvel wished to hit it out of the park and start their franchise with a bang. They weren’t positive that he might try this.

This was earlier than the MCU had change into one of many greatest movie franchises of all time. However, there was nonetheless quite a lot of curiosity in enjoying Tony Stark. In honor of the information of Robert‘s official comeback, we did some digging and rounded up eight stars who have been tied to the position.

The listing consists of one actor who outright turned it down and another very massive names which have commented on their expertise.

Scroll by means of the slideshow to see all the actors who have been in some unspecified time in the future thought-about for the position of Iron Man…