Jon Hamm has admitted to passing on Green Lantern however says he now feels prepared for a superhero function and wish to be a part of the MCU.
The former Mad Men star advised The Hollywood Reporter he has put himself ahead for just a few MCU roles regardless of beforehand turning down the ill-fated 2011 superhero film Green Lantern based mostly on the DC Comics character. Hamm has no regrets over that call however wish to star in a comic book guide film and has even pitched himself.
“That was one I undoubtedly did not need to do,” Hamm stated of Green Lantern. “But I’ve pitched myself for a pair components of the Marvel universe. I do not need to say what precisely, however it was part of a comic book guide that I actually appreciated. I used to be like, ‘Are you going to do that story?’ And they have been like, ‘Yeah, we’re really considering of that.’ I am going, ‘Good. I needs to be the man.’ So perhaps it will work out.
“I have a look at a man like Jeff Goldblum’s profession — and I do know Jeff a bit, we used to have the identical therapist — and I’m similar to, ‘God, how superior to have the ability to do all of the issues he is carried out,'” he added. “He had his main man part, and he does Marvel, and he’ll simply roll by way of and steal the scene, after which he is doing commercials, and he is humorous as s**t. I see him out, and he is completely happy. So, consciously or not, I’m modeling my life to be that: diverse and completely happy and fulfilled.”
Hamm hasn’t all the time felt this manner and has rejected superhero fare prior to now, however he’s open to talks. “It’s not like they have been saying, ‘We need you to be Iron Man,'” he stated of previous pitches. “There have been quite a lot of conversations, and I’m nonetheless in these. I discuss to the blokes that run Marvel and DC. And I’m a comic book guide nerd. So, we’ll see.”
One of these conversations put him within the working for a task in Fox’s Marvel universe, as Hamm revealed in 2022 that he nearly performed X-Men villain Mr. Sinister in a now-defunct sequel to The New Mutants. He admitted to being an enormous fan of X-Men and The New Mutants, although he did not get the chance to shoot something.
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