Chris Pratt Says He Had Auditioned For Every Marvel Movie Before GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and Was Ready to Quit
Actor Chris Pratt is best known for his roles in film and TV series like Parks and Recreation, the Jurassic World films, and above all else, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. But he had to pay some major dues before he was finally cast in the role of Peter Quill aka Star-Lord in the MCU.
The actor knew he wanted to break into the Marvel movie scene for a long time, so he went on any and every audition he was even remotely in range for. He wasn’t even close to landing anything before his big break, and he was on the verge of never returning to the grueling audition process, and he humorously explained his history on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, saying:
“I auditioned for Thor, but not even to be Thor – but to be one of the sidekick guys, and I didn’t get a callback. Usually they give you a little bit of feedback, and I remember the casting director goes, ‘Wow. You really made a big choice there.’ Which is code for like, ‘Hey, dial back the acting there, guy.’ It got to the point where I was never gonna audition for Marvel again. I was like, ‘This is stupid, I’m never gonna be in a Marvel movie.’”
Pratt claims he auditioned for just about every Marvel film.
“I mean, all of them. Anything that came out that needed a guy that even remotely looked like me, I auditioned for in some way or another. And I would either submit a tape and they would say ‘No, we don’t need to see him,’ or I would get there and see them, they’d go, ‘No, that’s the last time we need to see you.”
While looking for the 2014 original film’s cast, director James Gunn was urged to see Pratt. The initial audition did not go well, but Gunn worked with him to smooth out the rough edges. Finally, Pratt landed the role of Star-Lord, and the rest is history. This has been the role of his career, and has since led to him starring in all three films, plus cameos in other Marvel movies.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opens in theaters this week on May 5th, and is being called by some “one of Marvel’s best films ever.” Do you have your tickets yet?
via: Deadline