Robert Downey Jr. Almost Lost Iron Man Role to strange First Choice

On Friday, May 12, the graduation ceremony for the University of Southern California (USC) was held. During his commencement address, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige disclosed new information about the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man.

"When we were casting the role of Iron Man, we looked at so many different actors. We had to find the perfect mix of heart and strength and charisma. Being our first Marvel film out of the gate, the stakes could not have been higher. The success of the film and the future of our entire studio rested on the shoulders of this one person."

"And it was not an easy task, but together with my team and our casting directors and our director, Jon Favreau, we culled down our list, we pinpointed the right guy, and we extended an offer to our top choice - an actor who checked all of those boxes and who we were confident would be a huge hit. And his name, of course, was Clive Owen. He passed. He was not interested."

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