Did you know that British actor Taron Egerton turned down the role of the mutant Cyclops in “X-Men: Apocalypse”? And he said no for a very specific reason!
We’re currently talking a lot about him getting Hugh Jackman to play Wolverine. But did you know that Taron Egerton was already very close to playing another mutant in the X-Men saga? The British actor, currently seen in the Apple series Black Bird, was indeed offered the role of Cyclops in X-Men: Apocalypse, but turned it down for a very specific reason.
“Honestly, if the conversation never took off, it was because I didn’t want to play a character for a possible series of films where I wouldn’t see my own eyes.”– says Taron Egerton at the microphone Sirius XM radio show Sway In The Morning.
“Instinctively, creatively, I felt that the eyes are the windows of the soul”continues the 32-year-old actor. “I found it difficult, I just didn’t find the prospect intriguing. So it’s not that they never offered it to me, there was a discussion, a real discussion, that never went away.”
Tye Sheridan as Cyclops in X-Men: Apocalypse
To remind you, Cyclops, whose real name is Scott Summers, is a mutant who emits powerful energy beams from his eyes. This character, who always wears glasses, is played by American actor Ty Sheridan in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Trailer for Apple’s Blackbird TV series starring Taron Egerton:
Source: allocine
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