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The hero of one of Marvel’s most celebrated franchises, Star Lord Peter Quill, aka, Chris Pratt mentioned in a recent interview how he almost gave up on the studio altogether. Although later he went on to gain worldwide recognition for his marvelous performance inGuardians of the Galaxy, there was a time when he kept getting rejected.
It went to the point where he became so upset that he was convinced that he will never be in Marvel at all. However, 2014 sort of changed the entire course of his life whenGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1was released. It not only brought him critical acclaim but he also gained a friend for life in director James Gunn.
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Chris Pratt was constantly rejected by Marvel
Recalling the earlier days of his career,Chris Prattmentioned onJimmy Kimmel Live!that he initially auditioned for a small role inThor, but was completely rejected. He noted,“I auditioned for Thor, but not even to be Thor – but to be one of the sidekick guys, and I didn’t get a callback.”What made it harder for him was the snide feedback the casting director made at that time. He added,
“Usually they give you a little bit of feedback, and I remember the casting director goes, ‘Wow. You really made a big choice there.’ Which is code for like, ‘Hey, dial back the acting there, guy.'”
However, that was not the only time he auditioned for Marvel, it seems. As he noted,“Anything that came out that needed a guy that even remotely looked like me, I auditioned for in some way or another.”He mentioned that it did not matter whether he’d submit a tape for the audition or go there himself.Their reactions would always be like,“No, we don’t need to see him,”or“No, that’s the last time we need to see you.“
And on and on it went, until it got to a point where he was ready to give up. Recalling those depressing days, he commented,“I was like, ‘This is stupid; I’m never gonna be in a Marvel movie.'”Thankfully for him and the fans, James Gunn came along and cast him for the role of Peter Quill, which changed everything.
It is especially interesting as the movie got a lot of backlash from critics and media alike before it was even released. However, he and his co-stars managed to completely spellbind the people doubting their capabilities and made them take note of their performance.
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Chris Pratt to join James Gunn in DC
It’s been almost a decade after that, though, and now withGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3releasing soon, Chris Pratt’s Marvel career is almost at an end. However, what withstood the test of time is Gunn and Pratt’s friendship. Throughout doubts over their career choices and personal and professional controversies, they have stood by and supported each other loudly.
For example, when James Gunn was fired as theGuardians of the Galaxydirector for some resurfaced derogatory comments Chris Pratt was the foremost in line for a petition to bring him back. Gunn returned the favor when thePassengersstar was involved in a controversy regarding his religious affiliations by defending him publicly.
Thankfully, the end of both of their Marvel journey will not be the end of their collaboration it seems. As Chris Pratt himself mentioned in an interview that he and Gunn have been brainstorming ideas to revive theJurassic Worldfranchise with a new twist, fans are hopeful to see them work together again.
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It should be mentioned that James Gunn also kind of confirmed that the cast fromGuardians of the Galaxymight join him in his DC adventures soon enough. And as his best friend, Chris Pratt automatically comes first at that line.
Pratt too, kind of hinted at it by saying that he will definitely receive Gunn’s call if he ever decided to make such a proposal to him and that he will let fans choose the character he’d be playing. As a result, although nothing is officially confirmed as of yet, it seems inevitable that fans will get to see a new project with them soon, something they seem especially excited about.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3will be available in theaters on May 5th, 2023.
Source:Jimmy Kimmel Live
Anushree Banerjee
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Anushree Banerjee is an Anime Writer at FandomWire with over 550 published articles. She has a post-grad in English and years of experience working with some of the biggest companies on the pop culture, and anime scene, such as, Sportskeeda, Pinkvilla, and MovieWeb. Staying on top of everything anime consumes her days, while bingeing on everything horror, and thriller keeps her up at night. Be it superhero flicks from Marvel and DC, or Shonen, and Seinen, like Bleach, The Apothecary Diaries, and Attack on Titan, she can probably state facts about them faster than she can recite her home address.
