
Also, the DC movies have a dark tone whereas Marvel’s character Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr., is a bit on the charming side, which Ben Affleck seems to lack as an actor, concluding, that Ben may never suit this role. One is as the new iteration of the Batman in The DC Cinematic Universe and the other which we all would like to forget (It’s Daredevil). WORSE: BEN AFFLECKīen Affleck has portrayed two different, major superhero roles on the big screen.
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He even showcased his versatility as an actor by acting in the Hamlet, a movie based on the classic Shakespearean tragedy of the same name. Mel Gibson has the capability to play almost any character as we have already seen in Lethal Weapon as an Unhinged Cop, the fierce warrior in Mad Max, The revolutionary one in Braveheart. 12 BETTER: MEL GIBSONįor this actor to play the role of Iron Man, we’ll have to travel back in time and pick up Mel Gibson who is young enough to play the character of Tony Stark, long before all the controversial situation he found himself in. Leto’s Style of acting would definitely ruin the surreal vibe of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and would be unsuitable for the franchise as a whole. His method and forte of acting make people think that someone’s ‘acting’, which may not be helpful in Marvel because it is an entirely different Universe, based on a believable world that doesn’t forget about the comics, with bizarre scenarios, these MCU movies are based on. He might as well be good for RDJ’S character.Īs picky as this musician/actor is with his movie roles, he often ends up not getting a good one. It is already established that he is a good actor by his performance in Three Billboards Outside, Missouri. At one point in time, during the casting of the early MCU film, he was being considered for the role of Iron Man’s character, back in 2008. Well, yes he did play the role of Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2 which obviously portrayed his image as “not with the good guy”. Not that we are doubting Cavill’s abilities as an actor we’re just trying to state the fact, that some actors just aren’t made for some roles! Just like RDJ would be a terrible candidate for the role of The Man Of Steel, maybe. There is a vast difference in the characters of Iron Man and Superman. Henry Cavill has the perfect look, attitude and physical attributes for Man of Steel but not for Iron Man. Here is a list of actors, who would have taken up the role of Iron Man back in 2008 and who could be better than RDJ and vice versa. Iron Man’s character boosted Robert Downey Jr.’s career and also made sure that a new movie franchise has kick-started, the way it did!

AND no one can imagine a better actor than RDJ for this role. It has been 10 years since we first saw the Iron Man movie, Robert Downey Jr.’s character Tony Stark made him a household name.
