Iron Man (2008)
12 Major Actors Who Rejected Marvel Roles In the MCU
Not every star wants an opportunity to play in the Marvel sandbox. Here are 12 actors who rejected MCU roles.
- Release Date:
- May 2, 2008
- Runtime:
- 2 hours 6 minutes
- How To Watch:
- Disney+
- Director:
- Jon Favreau
- Cast:
- Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
- Terrence Howard as Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes
- Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
- Shaun Toub as Doctor Ho Yinsen
- Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson
- Samuel L. Jackson as Director Nick Fury
- Cinematography:
- Matthew Libatique
- Screenplay:
- Mark Fergus
Hawk Ostby
Art Marcum
Matt Holloway - Music / Composer:
- Ramin Djawadi
- Producers:
- Avi Arad
Kevin Feige
Louis D'Esposito
Peter Billingsley
Jon Favreau
Stan Lee
David Maisel
Victoria Alonso
Eric N. Heffron - Genre:
- Action
- Adventure
- Sci-fi
- Fantasy
- Previous Movie:
- N/A
- Next Movie:
- Iron Man 2
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