From Marvel villain to DC hero, had things panned out differently, Jason Momoa’s career trajectory would’ve been pretty damn extraordinary – even more so than it already is.
Because before he picked up that famous trident and became Aquaman for Warner Bros. Pictures, the Game of Thrones breakout auditioned to play a bad guy opposite James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy.
He didn’t get the role, of course, but he made it far enough in the audition process to perform in front of Star-Lord himself, Chris Pratt, whom Momoa describes as a “legend and a gentleman.” But as the actor tells Entertainment Weekly, Guardians of the Galaxy wasn’t the only McU project that he put himself forward for, as the towering DC star also met with the Russo Brothers (Avengers: Infinity War) to discuss a potential role that may or may not have been related to a certain Winter Soldier…...
Because before he picked up that famous trident and became Aquaman for Warner Bros. Pictures, the Game of Thrones breakout auditioned to play a bad guy opposite James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy.
He didn’t get the role, of course, but he made it far enough in the audition process to perform in front of Star-Lord himself, Chris Pratt, whom Momoa describes as a “legend and a gentleman.” But as the actor tells Entertainment Weekly, Guardians of the Galaxy wasn’t the only McU project that he put himself forward for, as the towering DC star also met with the Russo Brothers (Avengers: Infinity War) to discuss a potential role that may or may not have been related to a certain Winter Soldier…...
- 7/19/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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