Can Tom Cruise be the next Iron man? Addressing the rumour spanning over years, Tom Cruise revealed in a new interview with podcast Phase Zero, that he wasn`t anywhere close to actually snagging the role, reported People.

"Not close," he confirmed. "I love Robert Downey Jr., and I can`t imagine anyone else doing that role, and I think it`s perfect for him." The statement comes nearly a year after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness screenwriter Michael Waldron revealed to Rolling Stone that Cruise was pitched to play a variant of Tony Stark in the 2022 film.