From the day he started dancing on his ears with his Walkman Come and get your loveExploring the desert planet of Morag in the opening sequence of Guardians of the Galaxy, Chris Pratt became an instant star-lord in the eyes of the general public.
However, while the irreverent space adventurer is back in theaters this week in the third installment of James Gunn’s trilogy, his interpreter recently revealed that Star-Lord wasn’t the first Marvel character he’s been cast for. Far from there!
Indeed, when it passed On the set of Jimmy Kimmel Chris Pratt said last week that before joining Guardians of the Galaxy, he tried many times to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and every way:
“I asked everyone “she said.
“I’ve had a rough ride with Marvel. I auditioned for Thor, not just to be Thor, but to play one of the sidekicks, and I never got called back. (…) It got to the point where I decided to never go to a Marvel casting again. I was like, “This is bullshit! I’ll never be in a Marvel movie!'”
Chris Pratt, who at the time was best known for his role in Parks and Recreation, says he didn’t go to Marvel castings just to break through, but tried to land a lead role in many others. Hollywood blockbusters:
“There were a lot of heroes in different movies. Not DC characters, but like Star Trek or Avatar. All the movies where a guy came in and had something extra. I said to myself, I don’t really have that little extra thing that they’re looking for, Because they didn’t even want me back.”
As we know, the future and especially his roles in Guardians of the Galaxy or Jurassic World saga proved him wrong.
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