Robert Downey Jr. Almost Lost Iron Man Role to This 2000s Action Star

Before Robert Downey Jr. took his place in movie history by playing Iron Man in the MCU, he almost lost the role to another 2000s action star.

The story behind Downey's casting is the stuff of movie legend, as Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and Iron Man director Jon Favreau succeeded in bringing a character to life that would pave the way for so many MCU heroes to follow him.

But while Downey was clearly the perfect choice to embody the genius billionaire playboy, philanthropist, was he Marvel's first option?

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