The Tom Cruise Iron Man did not happen in Doctor Strange 2 like fans were wishing into existence, but turns out according to the writer, Michael Waldron, he did ask Kevin Feige is they could include him at one point.
Yeah, that was totally made up. I mean, there’s no cut footage of Tom Cruise! But I love Tom Cruise, and I said to [Marvel Studios president] Kevin [Feige] at one point, I was like, Could we get Tom Cruise’s Iron Man? I remember reading about that in Ain’t It Cool News back in the day, that Tom Cruise was going to be Iron Man.