Amanda Seyfried within the Marvel Universe? Mamma Mia!
The actress lately opened up about turning down the a part of Gamora within the authentic “Guardians of the Galaxy,” a task that later went to Oscar winner Zoé Saldaña. Seyfried admitted that she seen the film as a threat to her profession on the time — however she was unsuitable.
“Being a part of the first Marvel movie that bombs ain’t good for your career,” she mentioned on Thursday’s episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “I thought that because this was about a talking tree and a talking raccoon that it was gonna be Marvel’s first bomb and that Chris Pratt and I would never work again. I was wrong.”
However the “Mean Girls” alum has nothing however respect for the franchise’s director, James Gunn.
“[He’s] a genius and he’s fun and he’s a wonderful filmmaker, and he can make anything work,” Seyfried gushed. “But I was way too scared. I was at a precarious moment in my career, and I didn’t want to suffer for the work.”
The actress additionally confessed she wasn’t on board for the extreme make-up routine that went into enjoying a inexperienced alien.
“I was really scared of the idea of being stuck and painted a different color because of the amount of time that the ‘X-Men’ people had been, ‘cause I was working out with the same trainer that trained a bunch of people who were doing ‘X-Men,’” Seyfried continued.
The actress added that she didn’t wish to stay in London “for six months out of the year” both and had one other movie lined up.
“There was another movie that I really wanted to do with Seth MacFarlane called ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West,’” she added. “It felt like a really good opportunity.”
Trying again, Seyfried made it clear that motion pictures that require particular results — together with heavy make-up — are usually not proper for her.
“I had done some green screen stuff, and it wasn’t my cup of tea, and I don’t regret any decision that I made,” elaborated the star. “I made it for myself in the moment that I made it. It was good for me then, and it’s good for me now.”
Seyfried is satisfied all of it turned out for one of the best.
“I also think that Zoe [Saldaña] and Chris and everybody who’s a part of that movie are having the best time and it worked for them, and I love that,” she acknowledged. “And I love that I was able to stay with my gut.”
Seyfried has a slew of iconic movie roles below her belt, together with “Mean Girls,” “Mamma Mia!,” “Jennifer’s Body,” and “Chloe.” She additionally starred in TV exhibits like “Veronica Mars,” “The Dropout,” and the newly launched Peacock sequence “Long Bright River.”
“Guardians of the Galaxy,” in the meantime, garnered over $772 million on the field workplace.
Saldaña reprised her position as Gamora in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” (2017), “Avengers: Infinity War” (2018), “Avengers: Endgame” (2019) and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (2023).
She confirmed she has no plans to play Gamora in any upcoming Marvel movies, revealing she “felt artistically stuck in my craft.”
Nonetheless, Saldaña hopes that her character will return in one other multiverse.
“I keep saying this time and time again — I can’t wait to see what’s next for Gamora,” she instructed Selection in February. “I hope they’re not done with her, and I hope a woman of color or a woman with special needs can take on the role next. That would be incredible.”
