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  • Tom Cruise as Iron Man, Leonardo DiCaprio as Spider-Man and 7 more ICONIC Hollywood roles initially offered to other actors

Tom Cruise as Iron Man, Leonardo DiCaprio as Spider-Man and 7 more ICONIC Hollywood roles initially offered to other actors

We bring you nine iconic characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man, Batman, Terminator, Han Solo and others for which other Hollywood leading men were considered than the ones who eventually played them

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By: Russel D'Silva | Published: January 11 2022, 08:54 PM IST
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We’ve time and again heard of famous characters in Bollywood movies having initially being offered to others actors that the ones who finally played them, or at least someone else being considered for the role in the initial stages if they weren’t officially offered the part. Well… it’s the same story in every film industry, including Hollywood. Today, we bring you nine iconic characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man, Batman, Terminator, Han Solo and others for which other Hollywood leading men were considered than the ones who eventually played them…

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Iron Man

Tom Cruise was almost a lock for the role that gave Robery Downey Jr. a new lease in his career.

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Spider-Man

Leonardo DiCaprio auditioned and almost played Spidey before his friend, Tobey Maguire, got it.

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Thor

Tom Hiddleston, Thor’s brother, was initially in contention to play Chris Hemsworth’s part.

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Batman

Cillian Murphy, who played Scarecrow in Batman Begins, was considered for Christian Bale’s role.

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Terminator

OJ Simpson, was supposed to play Terminator, before Arnold Schwarzenegger immortalised it.

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John McLane

Conversely, Die Hard makers wanted Arnold Schwarzenegger for the role that Bruce Willis nailed.

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John McLane, again

After Arnold, they wanted Sylvester Stallone, until Bruce Willis bagged his legendary role.

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Han Solo

Kurt Russell was the hottest proposition for Han Solo till Harrison Ford got his life-changing role.

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Jack Traven

Hard to imagine, but the makers of Speed wanted the genial Tom Hanks prior to Keanu Reeves.

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