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  • Val Kilmer on Random Actors Would Play Iron Man In '90s

    (#3) Val Kilmer

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    Val Kilmer would have made a perfect Tony Stark, but a lackluster Iron Man. Even when he's not costumed in tights, Kilmer has established action movie credentials. He believably flies fighter planes and plays volleyball in Top Gun, and brings a cold intensity to his role as a gambling addicted bank robber in Heat. Then there's his lead role in Batman Forever. However, the same problem that kept Kilmer from becoming your favorite Dark Knight would likely have popped up in his performance for Iron Man. 

    When Kilmer's playing a billionaire in a tuxedo, he brings an effortless cool to the role, as he seems realistically detached from the troubles of the less wealthy. However, when Kilmer puts on a superhero outfit, nothing changes. His inflection stays the same regardless of whether he's attending a gala or fighting the Riddler. Assuming the film kept its focus locked on Tony Stark's day job, Kilmer would have had the role in the bag. 

  • Bill Paxton on Random Actors Would Play Iron Man In '90s

    (#8) Bill Paxton

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    Bill Paxton never got a chance to shine outside of character actor roles in films like Aliens and Twister, but the idea of a goof with a heavy Texas twang playing billionaire superhero Tony Stark is fascinating. 

    The best version of a Bill Paxton Iron Man film would have been about Tony Stark fighting a villain who creates tornadoes. Pepper Potts would obviously have been played by Helen Hunt, and her character would just so happen to be very interested in tornadoes. How hard would it have been to get Twister 2: Iron Man off the ground? That sounds like money in the bank. 

  • Brad Pitt on Random Actors Would Play Iron Man In '90s

    (#2) Brad Pitt

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    Brad Pitt's roles from the 1990s can be split into two categories: "hunky sad guy with long hair," and "hunky angry guy with short hair." His turn as Iron Man would have brought together all of his short-haired angry roles to produce the greatest outraged hunk in comic book history. 

    Pitt could have worn his tuxedo from Meet Joe Black, tossed around some nihilistic jokes from Fight Club, and brought in his on-screen love of Gwyneth Paltrow from Se7en to form a potentially good movie. 

  • Kevin Costner on Random Actors Would Play Iron Man In '90s

    (#10) Kevin Costner

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    No one thinks of Kevin Costner as an action guy. After filming WaterworldCostner probably doesn't even think of himself as an action guy. However, if you wanted a '90s star to write, direct, and act in a film about a hero who's upset with his station in life, then you'd definitely hire Costner. 

    Between 1987 and 1995, Costner had an iron grip on the film industry. During that time, he made The Untouchables, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood, JFK, and The Bodyguard. None of those movies have anything in common, aside from Costner's role in the production. In short, Costner was a money printing machine for Hollywood.

    Costner's Iron Man would have been three hours long, and when it inevitably aired on TBS with commercials, it would have taken up an entire afternoon. The movie would not have featured a specific villain, and Tony Stark wouldn't turn into Iron Man until the last 20 minutes. The first part of the film would have detailed Stark's journey to learn the importance of iron while portraying zero redeeming qualities. 

  • Ted Danson on Random Actors Would Play Iron Man In '90s

    (#15) Ted Danson

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    Admittedly, Ted Danson is more of a TV guy, but after 11 years on Cheers, he might have been looking for a change, and fighting villains in a robot suit is about as far from tending bar as one can go. Danson might seem like a guy who's more suited to playing Reed Richards, but if you've seen his work on Bored To Death or The Good Place, you know he's got the comedy chops to handle what would have been a great made-for-TV Iron Man movie. Since '90s television budgets weren't quite up to the standards of the modern-day MCU, Tony Stark would have spent most of the film building an immobile Iron Man suit.

  • Tom Hanks on Random Actors Would Play Iron Man In '90s

    (#1) Tom Hanks

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    Tom Hanks isn't the first guy you think about when the phrase "billionaire in a robot suit who fights a bio-engineered sentient computer to save the Cosmic Cube" comes to mind. But that's okay, because everyone loves Hanks. He's a relatable goof who grounds his work in a wholesome reality that makes the audience believe everything is going to be fine. If he'd been given the chance, he would have turned cocky science playboy Tony Stark into an endearing simpleton, and that's what the world needed in 1997. 

    A decade after the untimely death of Pepper Potts, a bumbling Tony Stark learns to love again when his son teaches him it's okay to give his heart away. When Stark realizes his newfound love works at Stane International, he has to choose between romance and getting into fist fights with other robot suit-clad billionaires.

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In most cases, successful superhero movie roles are associated with individual actors. When you hear Iron Man, you think about Robert Downey Jr., when you hear Wolverine, you think about Hugh Jackman, which is normal. Since the 21st century, superhero movies have dominated the current development of Hollywood movies, and many outstanding actors have been famous for their super influential roles.

However, when people look back at the shining stars of Old Hollywood in the 90s, people still witness the rise of many outstanding actors, and they can also be a good cast choice for the role of Iron Man. The random tool lists 15 famous actors who would play Iron man if it was made in the 90s.

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