Adam Brody reveals regret over missing out on massive Marvel role
Former The O.C. star Adam Brody has revealed the massive Marvel films that he almost starred in – and how much he regrets losing it to someone else.
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While on the Just for Variety podcast, Adam Brody revealed to host Marc Malkin “there have been many” roles he didn’t land that he really wanted.
The O.C. star went through a list of his less successful auditions, from Justin Bartha’s role in Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Gigli to a younger version of Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) in the 2003 Dumb and Dumber prequel.
However, the recent role he was most torn up about was the role of Peter Quill/Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy, reports the New York Post.
Chris Pratt ultimately got the part of the earthly leader in charge of a dangerous group of misfits attempting to save the universe in the 2014 Marvel movie directed by James Gunn.
Pratt portrayed the character for two sequels and a holiday special.
“I wanted that one,” Brody said, admitting that he agrees that Pratt was a “better” fit for the space adventurer.
He added, “But tonally, I really dug it.”
Brody and Pratt were brief co-stars on The O.C. when the latter played the activist Ché Cook, aka Winchester Cook, in the teen drama’s fourth season.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, over 200 actors auditioned for the part, including Brody’s Shazam! co-star Zachary Levi and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Glenn Howerton, who was ultimately Gunn’s second choice.
Pratt, who Gunn merely saw as the chubby character Andy Dwyer on Parks and Recreation, was declared perfect for the role seconds into his audition.
Brody has auditioned for a handful of other superhero movies, sharing he read for The Green Lantern and “was in a Justice League one for a minute, an aborted one.”
The actor is finally making his big debut in the genre in DC’s Shazam! Fury of the Gods, after making a surprise cameo in 2019’s Shazam.
“It was a long time coming and I don’t know, it was fun,” Brody said.
“It was a novelty, and I would definitely do more, but at this point in my life and my career — and at this point in the saturation of them — it didn’t feel like I’ve arrived.”
This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission
Originally published as Adam Brody reveals regret over missing out on massive Marvel role
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