Sebastian Stan Talks About STAR TREK and GREEN LANTERN Roles He “Desperately Wanted”
Sebastian Stan has had a pretty strong acting career thanks to Marvel and landing the role of Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Solider in Captain America.
But, before that role came along he was hustling in Hollywood and auditioning for lots of roles, and looking for one that would give him his big break. Two film projects he recently talked about that he really wanted to land were Star Trek and Green Lantern.
During an interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Stan said: “There were a couple of things I didn’t get that I really desperately wanted.”
He went on to talk about his experience trying to land the Captain Kirk role, saying: “But Captain Kirk for J.J. Abrams; that was one of the first I got very close to.
“I remember I was really, really close, and I remember I had a screen test with [Abrams] at Paramount, and my manager had me do a separate photo shoot where I would try and replicate all these William Shatner pictures just to send to him, see how much I looked like him, but I didn’t get it.”
Chris Pine ultimately landed the role. Stan then went on to discuss trying to land the leading role of Hal Jordan in Green Lantern.
The actor recalled: “Green Lantern was another that I screen tested for. I remember getting there, and it was like me, Justin Timberlake, Jared Leto, Ryan Reynolds and maybe one other person, and I’m looking at these guys going, ‘I’m f—ed! There’s no way this is happening!’
As you know, Reynolds ended up taking that role, and I think it’s safe to say that Stan dodged a bullet with that movie because it was not good.
He went on to say: “But you come close, and it wouldn’t happen, and in a way, I gotta tell you, looking back, I’m almost glad it didn’t. Because I don’t know if I could have handled that level of attention like some of those guys.”
He also said that he auditioned for a Russell Crowe movie, but didn’t reveal what that movie was. Regardless, Sebastian Stan is in a strong position in his career. He’s a talented actor and he’s having no problems finding great and interesting projects to be a part of.