Chris Pratt Would Consider Playing Booster Gold in James Gunn's DCU
With James Gunn planning to introduce Booster Gold into the DC Cinematic Universe that he’s building, a lot of fans have made it clear that they would love to see Chris Pratt take on that role. It’s not hard to notice the similarities that the character shares with Pratt’s Star-Lord with his charisma and sense of humor.
With this bit of fan-casting constantly being talked about on social media, Rolling Stone decided to ask Pratt in an interview what he thought about the possibility of playing the character.
While Pratt hasn’t had any conversations with Gunn about playing Booster Gold, he doesn't rule out playing the character. He said: "If James thought I was right for it, then you know that I would have to consider it.”
Pratt would fit the role of Booster Gold perfectly, but there might be other actors out there that Gunn is looking at. Gunn has already revealed that he and co-CEO Peter Safran are speaking to an actor about the show. We don’t know who that is, but if Pratt hasn’t talked to him, then we can probably count him out.
When previously talking about the Booster Gold series project, Gunn said: “This is an absolute fan favorite. It's about a loser from the future, who uses basic future technology to come back to today and pretend to be a superhero. It's a series like all the other series for HBO Max. Booster Gold is imposter syndrome as a superhero”
The fact that this Booster Gold project is going to be a series means that this is going to be a big commitment and Pratt is a super busy guy. But if Gunn did ask him to do it, it sounds like Pratt would make the effort to make it happen.
Booster Gold has the potential to be a great and fun series and here are some details on the character:
Booster Gold, AKA Michael Jon Carter, was a football hero and celebrity in the 25th Century who became publicly disgraced after he was caught gambling on his own games. With his reputation tarnished, Carter stole super-powered relics from the past and traveled back in time, with the plan to become a famous superhero. Though he began cocky, Booster eventually became a real hero.
Jamie Reyes is a teenager from El Paso, TX who, one night, fused with a piece of alien technology called the Scarab that was sent to Earth from an ancient cosmic race. The Scarab gives its host extraordinary powers and becomes a suit that equips the user with the ability to fly and a slew of other powers. The technology was sent under the guise of helping budding civilizations, but the Scarab’s true mission was to slowly overtake the host’s consciousness and take over the world. Due to damage from the journey, the technology and its powers fuse symbiotically with Reyes–with Reyes’ consciousness intact. Reyes then uses the suit to fight crime as the Blue Beetle.
Booster and Blue Beetle frequently partner up in the comics and are close allies, often pulled into more comedic shenanigans. The dynamic duo are also members of the Justice League and are being planted now to appear in a future JL movie down the road.”
Would you want to see Pratt play Booster Gold? Are there any other actor that you think would make a great fit for the character.