Sebastian Stan is a key member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe because of his ongoing function as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, a personality he’s been enjoying since 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger.” However the actor just lately confirmed on the “Pleased Unhappy Confused” podcast that he tried to interrupt into different Hollywood franchises earlier than touchdown the Marvel gig, one among which was “Star Trek.”
“There have been a pair issues I didn’t get that I actually, desperately needed,” Stan mentioned. “Captain Kirk for J.J. Abrams was one of many first issues that I received very near. I used to be actually shut and I had a display screen check with him at Paramount studios and my supervisor had me do a separate photoshoot the place I might try to replicate all of those William Shatner photos simply to ship to [J.J.] to see how a lot I appear like him and stuff. Didn’t get it.”
Abrams ended up casting Chris Pine as Kirk in his rebooted “Star Trek” franchise, which kicked off with 2009’s “Star Trek” and continued with 2013’s “Star Trek Into Darkness” and 2016’s “Star Trek Past.”
“‘Inexperienced Lantern’ was one other one I display screen examined for,” Stan mentioned. “I keep in mind getting there and it’s like me, Justin Timberlake, Jared Leto, Ryan Reynolds, and possibly one different individual. I’m these guys going, ‘I’m fucked. There isn’t any approach that is taking place for me.’ You’ll get shut and it wouldn’t occur, however trying again I’m virtually glad it didn’t. I don’t know if I might’ve handed that stage of consideration like a few of these guys.”
Reynolds finally landed the function of Inexperienced Lanter, however the 2011 comedian e book film was an notorious field workplace flop and significant dud. Stan would rebound from the rejection by touchdown Bucky Barnes within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The function has spanned a number of MCU motion pictures and tv exhibits, such because the Disney+ sequence “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” and subsequent consists of the movie tentpole “Thunderbolts,” which Stan is headlining alongside Florence Pugh.
Watch Stan’s full look on the “Pleased Unhappy Confused” podcast within the video under. His subsequent Marvel film, “Thunderbolts,” opens in theaters Could 2, 2025.
