Reacher Star alan ritchson He recently revealed some of the big superhero roles he missed out on in his career. He was considered for the role of Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Nightwing in the film. Titans! However, things didn’t work out the way he had hoped.
I’m sure you all remember that Ritchson played Aquaman in several episodes of the movie. small building, but then some bigger opportunities came along that he was hoping to land. Thor’s role in Marvel was one of the biggest.
It turns out Ritchson was the top choice for Thor, but his attitude at the time didn’t do him any favors and probably cost him the role. He explained in an interview with Men’s Health:
“I didn’t take it seriously. I thought, ‘If I looked like that guy, they’d throw me the role, no one cares about acting.’ I did.”
Marvel Studios ultimately let the team know they were losing the role of Thor, but he never showed his “skills.” What a strange attitude to have when you go into an audition. You would think that the actor is ready to show his talent and skills as an actor. I think Ritchson learned a hard lesson there.
chris hemsworth Although he eventually won the role, Ritchson was plagued by his mistakes. In fact, he hired an acting coach and shawshank redemption‘s Deborah Aquilawill help hone his skills.
Later, when I had the opportunity to audition for Nightwing, titans came along, the actor was so confident in his abilities that he thought he would be cast. He explained:
“I was so confident. I thought, ‘This is the best audition of my life. There’s no way they’re going to do this show without me.'”
He was so confident that he bought himself a new Tesla, but ended up losing the role. Brenton Thwaites After he was deemed too old. So that was another big blow. However, he was later cast as Hawk in the series.
Then everything changed when Ritchson landed the role of Jack Reacher in the Prime Video series. He said, “I had about 50 offers the weekend after Season 1 ended.” Reacher It was opened [in 2022]. I knew my life had changed. ”
I mean, things were tough for him, but everything worked out in the end and he’s gotten some really great roles.
