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Raise your hand if you’re a Marvel fan!
I know there’s a ton of you out there.
What better combination than Marvel and with a little bit of Hollywood gossip.
That’s right, you guys loved my video Top 10 Actors Marvel Will Never Hire, so here
is part 2!
10) Starting off our list at number 10 is Leonardo DiCaprio.
The incredibly successful actor had meetings to discuss taking the role of Robin in Batman
Forever, and also the role of Spiderman when Sam Raimi launched the franchise.
The conclusion of the meetings?
Apparently he turned down both of the roles.
During an interview with The Short List back in 2016, Leo was asked if he actually wanted
the role as Robin to which Leo replied, and I quote, “I don’t think I did, no.
As I recall I took the meeting, but didn’t want to play the role”.
The movie didn’t end up receiving good ratings so the interviewer asked him if he felt he
dodged a bullet and he had nothing to say; he just laughed.
He went on to speak about the Spiderman role and he said it was a similar situation to
the Robin role; he turned down the role because he didn’t want it at the time.
I mean, once people keep coming to you to take on their superhero roles and you keep
denying them, eventually they are going to stop.
And it looks like they did; he has yet to take on another superhero meeting ever since.
9) At number 9 we have Andrew Garfield, who we know played the iconic Spiderman hero at
one point in time.
Most people thought he did a good job but the internet has also titled him as the “least
relevant” Spiderman actor.
Sony had big plans for Marc Webb’s Amazing Spiderman franchise, but that all ended when
Marvel got the rights to Spiderman.
Not long after the rights were gained by Marvel, two Amazing Spiderman sequels were cancelled
and the role of Spidey was re-cast for his appearance in Captain America: Civil War.
Yup, Garfield was out of his superhero role.
There’s no definite reason as to why Marvel didn’t keep him for his role, but most people
are thinking they wanted to leave the Sony legacy behind and start fresh with their own.
If they really liked him as Spiderman, they definitely would’ve just continued with
him; I think they made it pretty clear by cancelling his sequels and finding a new actor.
8) Taking the number 8 spot is Shailene Woodley, the actress best known for her roles in Fault
In Our Stars, and the movie series Divergent.
One role people don’t know about is that she actually got to play the role as Mary
Jane Watson in The Amazing Spiderman 2.
She was casted for the role and even filmed all of her scenes.
However, during post-production, Woodley’s scenes ended up being cut from the movie.
Marvel ended up snatching up Spiderman from Sony but Woodley was no longer playing Mary
Jane.
As the franchise went on, Marvel has never asked her to come back as Mary Jane, nor have
they offered her any other role, one can only guess why.
7) At number 7 we have Jensen Ackles; the Hollywood heart throb from the TV series Supernatural.
Back when Marvel was casting for Avengers, Ackles was one of many actors who auditioned
for the role of Captain America.
Obviously he didn’t get the role and apparently he wasn’t happy about it.
Reports say that the actor took it pretty hard and was one to hold a grudge.
Later on, Marvel came to him with the offer to play Hawkeye, but he refused stating that
he had scheduling conflicts with Supernatural.
No one was buying that excuse because no conflicts appeared when he auditioned for Captain Marvel
while filming his show.
Reports went on to say that his reasoning was questionable because his schedule clearly
allowed him to take on the role as Captain America if he would have gotten it.
But, he missed out on the role as Hawkeye and the role went to Jeremy Renner instead.
He probably felt it was a consolation prize from Marvel and his ego wouldn’t let him
take it.
That’s probably the last offer Marvel will give him too since he wasn’t one to really
politely decline.
6) Sliding into number 6 we have Armie Hammer, an actor who has been rumored for a number
of different superhero roles.
All of those rumored roles were in the DCEU, he has never actually appeared in any comic
book movie adaptation DCEU, or the MCU.
Marvel hasn’t expressed any interest or at least any that we can find on the internet.
Fans have wondered why he hasn’t actually gone past the rumored roles and actually booked
any.
It’s no surprise that rumored roles often get back to the casting director and production
team, but apparently not enough to spark an actual interest for him playing the part.
It might have to do with his reputation as he’s known for having no sense of impulse
control when it comes to his social media, Twitter especially.
He has no problem voicing his opinions, and his rash reactions have made him the center
of attention but not in a good way.
He ended up deleting his Twitter account after a web portal aired all of his dirty laundry.
So maybe Marvel did hear about the rumors for the roles but didn’t pursue him for
the part because of his unprofessional reputation.
5) Half way through our list at number 5 is Eliza Dushku, the actress who is best known
for her role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff series Angel.
Back when Marvel announced that Black Widow would be appearing in Iron Man 2, a number
of actresses were rumored for the role.
But there was one actress who went completely out of her way to launch a full-on internet
campaign for the part, and that actress was Eliza.
She began campaigning very early on and was receiving a lot of support and interest from
fans for her campaign; a lot of people were expecting her to land the role because of
it.
Apparently, the people she wanted to be interested in her campaign weren’t, those people being
Marvel.
Reports say that there have been many opportunities to cast her for roles and she has never even
been given the chance.
People have said that there was no way Marvel didn’t see her campaign as it received an
overwhelming amount of attention and interest; it just didn’t receive any from them and
never has.
4) At number 4 we have WAH-KEEN Phoenix.
The actor has a list of different movies on his successful resume but none of them being
a Marvel movie.
This isn’t because of a lack of opportunity either, turns out he’s had plenty of opportunity
to star in the MCU.
It was no secret at the time that Marvel wanted the WAH-KEEN for the role of Dr. Strange,
and not just to have a meeting for the role; it was actually offered to him.
During an interview with Time Out London, he told them that he turned down the role
because he didn’t see his sensibilities meshing well with big tent pole franchise
universe building.
He then went on to say that the franchise, in quote, has gotten better.
He admitted, “I’ve flirted with several of those films, having meetings and getting
close, but ultimately it never felt like they’d really be fulfilling”.
Ouch, that must have been hard for Marvel to hear.
I think it was easier to move on from the idea of having him apart of the MCU after
hearing that.
No one wants to hire someone who doesn’t see an MCU role as “fulfilling”.
Which is CRAZY to me, because a role like that is a dream come true to 99% of the world’s
population.
3) Alright guys, at number 3 we have Tom Cruise.
It was a very popular headline at the time that the actor was number one in line to play
MCU’s Tony Stark in Iron Man.
The action star has been attached to the role in some way since the early 1990’s, way
before the MCU even got off the ground.
Marvel approached Cruise with the role when it first decided to make Iron man which was
the first movie in its cinematic universe.
So, kind of a big deal.
Turns out Cruise changed his mind about the role and turned down the offer.
If he would’ve taken the role, it would’ve made him co-producer as well but he said he
declined it because he didn’t like where the script ended up.
During a 2016 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, he confessed that he likes comic book movies
but is content just making Mission Impossible films.
The MCU moved forward without him and he did the same.
Seems like there’s no bad blood between the two universes but it’s clear that Marvel
can’t count on Cruise for future roles, and Cruise doesn’t seem to even want them.
2) Taking over the number 2 spot is Ronda Rousey.
Yes, the former UFC champion.
It took the MCU a long time to give one of its female heroes her own movie, and when
they did, Ronda wanted the part.
When Marvel announced that Captain Marvel would be getting her own movie everyone was
thrilled and speculations on the casting began immediately.
A number of different actresses came forward offering their skills and talent, but no one
was as vocal as this UFC fighter who claimed to want the role more than anyone.
She began talking about it early on in 2015, and put a lot of effort into campaigning herself
for the role.
Her fans helped her out by creating fan art with her in the Captain Marvel suit.
The online buzz she was creating was so big that it got back to Marvel’s president Kevin
FI-GY who said he really liked all the fan art he saw.
When asked about Ronda taking on the role he admitted that they often go through actors
bulking up and taking on the superhero role vs. someone like a wrestler who you chance
on being an amazing performer.
Although he liked the buzz his movie was getting by all of Ronda’s fan art, she wasn’t
actually considered for the role.
Let’s face it, she’s not an actor.
She’s made some small appearances in The Expendables 3, Furious 7, and Entourage, but
hasn’t always received positive feedback for her acting skills.
She’s always been known as the badass UFC fighter with a short temper and some fans
say she should stick to fighting.
Once the casting took place, reports say that Ronda had a temper with not getting the role
and didn’t want to comment on the subject when asked about it in interviews.
Being a poor sport just gives Marvel more reason not to consider her for other future
roles.
1) Taking our number 1 spot is Matthew McConaughey.
We can’t even be surprised to find out that the successful actor has gotten scripts from
both Marvel and DC.
But in October 2015, Variety reported that McConaughey passed on a major Marvel role.
This had fans wondering how he could possibly turn down an offer like that.
Later on in January 2017, he told Playboy why he said no to Ego The Living Planet, and
he said, I quote, “I like Guardians of The Galaxy, but what I saw was, It’s successful
and now we’ve got room to make a colourful part for another big-name actor.
I’d feel like an amendment”.
Okay then, so it’s seems to me like the “big-name” actor thinks he’s too good
for the film and that they were just trying to use his success for their benefits.
I think Marvel is aware of their own success and won’t be offering anything else to him
in the future.
Alright guys, that was fun.
There is our part 2 list of actors that Marvel will never hire.
Let me know what you think in the comments below, and for now, let’s check out some
comments from Part 1.
Kelvin Mainer says “definitely wasn’t watching Cat woman for the storyline…..
wink - - well, thank you for your honesty.
You’re probably not the only one.
Crystal secrest says: Now stalking you on Facebook, wink face - -well, I’m flattered
but I don’t use Facebook very much.
Instagram is my go-to.
Major Dodson says: you gotta be a trump voter - - I’m not sure how you got that opinion
but for the record I’m Canadian so, he did not receive any votes from me.
Sir Chopp says: if you’re not a fan of Marvel, you need to run away and live under a rock.
- - hey, you said it, not me.
But I agree.
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