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MCU Book Reveals Why Tom Cruise Never Played Iron Man

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A recently released book about the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s creation and production has revealed why Tom Cruise didn’t play Iron Man. MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios (written by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards) features a section about how film industry superstar Tom Cruise was interested in playing Tony Stark in a movie. … Read more

Timothy Olyphant Almost Played J.J. Abrams’ Captain Kirk

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Chris Pine ended up getting the lead role in the J.J. Abrams Star Trek trilogy. That doesn’t mean there weren’t other strong competitors. Timothy Olyphant recently appeared on the Happy Sad Confused podcast to talk about the auditioning process, and revealed how he almost landed the role of Captain Kirk — and why he thinks he may … Read more