The Reacher star also revealed that he wasn’t cast to play Finnick O’Dea in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire because he was told he was too old at 30.
Alan Ritchson is no stranger to playing iconic superheroes after his brief but memorable role as Aquaman. small building. But it turns out he was literally destined to play the comic book god…until he flopped at the audition.
new men’s health cover story, Reacher The star revealed that he could have played Marvel’s Thor in the 2011 title movie, but the casting team told him he would lose the role until he ruined everything. “He didn’t take it seriously,” Ritchson said. “I thought, ‘If I looked like that guy, he’d be thrown out of the role, no one would care about acting.'”
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Alan Ritchson, Chris Hemsworth
After the audition, the feedback his team got was that he didn’t show he had the “talent,” and the role was ultimately given to Chris Hemsworth, who later joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It determined my career. This missed opportunity haunted Ritchson for over a decade, so he went back to square one to find ways to better hone his skills.
He knew he was on the right track when he auditioned for the role of struggling heartthrob Finnick O’Dea in the film. The Hunger Games: Catching Firebut he also lost the role to Sam Claflin.
But this time it was for the most frustrating reasons, completely outside of his control. At 30 years old, he was told he was too old for the role. and It was unlikely that he would break out in Hollywood.
You may be wondering how old Claflin was. He was 27 years old when this film was released. Ritchson was eventually cast in a much smaller role in that film, as District 1 winner Gross, who competed in a quarter-quel game as a career tribute.
After a full decade, Ritchson is finally having the last laugh as Prime Video’s chart-topping star. Reacher, a television adaptation of Lee Child’s novel. Fans have praised the casting and acting, which is more faithful to the original than Tom Cruise’s big screen movie. Reacher ‘ was renewed for a third season in December and is currently filming in Toronto. “We had about 50 offers the weekend after Season 1 ended.” Reacher,“I knew my life had changed,” Ritchson said.
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