With the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel actors have also climbed to the "peak of life".
On the other hand, Marvel casting is really successful, allowing these actors and characters to achieve each other - mentioning roles reminds of actors, and mentioning actors also thinks of Marvel roles first.
And the big hero behind all this must not fail to mention Marvel's casting director Sarah Finn. A few days ago, she shared some of the stories behind Marvel casting, which is really interesting.
Chadwick Bosman
Chadwick was in Zurich to promote his James Brown biopic Thrills when he was offered to Marvel. His agent made an emergency call and pulled him off the red carpet.
Chadwick had auditioned for the role of Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy, and although it was unsuccessful, he impressed the team and allowed him to get the "Black Panther" role without an audition. "We all thought he would be great to play Black Panther." Finn said.
Robert Downey Jr
Marvel gave it a go and chose Robert Downey Jr. Downey had already received an Oscar nomination at the time and was slowly emerging from the mire of personal problems. Downey also gave up on Marvel and agreed to audition for a upstart company without a movie.
"It was an unexpected choice," Finn said of the casting of "Iron Man." Later, Downey became the core character of Marvel and received a sky-high salary.
Chris Evans
"It was a nerve-wracking moment," Finn recalls when he had Chris Evans pick up Captain America's shield during the audition.
Chris Evans has declined to play the role several times, but after some searching, Marvel still feels that Evans is the only person who can play Steve Rogers. "He has a sense of humor, he has depth, he has a beating heart and a noble temperament," Finn said. "Ironically, it was his rejection and hesitation in the face of the role that showed that he was able to play Captain America perfectly."
Chris Hemsworth
The future "Thor" first met Finn when he had just stepped off the plane and hurried to Marvel's headquarters in Burbank. Over the next few months, Chris Hemsworth underwent several tests, especially by Thor director Kenneth Branagh, who asked him to use Shakespeare's work in auditions.
During the casting period, he participated in the promotion of the ground because of his role in "Star Trek", which increased his confidence. In 2009, on the set of the horror movie "Cabin in the Woods", he was finally confirmed to have the role of "Thor".
"It didn't happen overnight," Finn said of the long process. "But in the end, everyone, including Chris himself, thought he was the best person to play Thor."
Tom Holland
For Finn, there's no more pressure than finding the next Spider-Man. Spider-Man is not only Marvel's most popular superhero, but two other actors have played the role in the past decade.
Marvel decided to find someone young enough to play Spider-Man, a high school student who debuted in Civil War, and watched more than 2,000 actors for it. Tom Holland auditioned six times and ended up with a "chemical reaction test" with Downey. Downey was also invited to audition because he was going to star in several movies with Spider-Man in the future.
Scarlett Johansson
Although Marvel and Superbody later made Scarlett Johansson an action star, she didn't make action movies when she joined Iron Man 2 as Black Widow in 2009.
Now, ten years later, Scarlett is working on her Black Widow indie film. Finn believes that Scarlett's foresight made the character a fan favorite. "Maybe the character will only appear in one or two movies." Finn said. "But I think her portrayal of the character is so compelling and thought-provoking that she really became a selfless leader — and that wasn't what Natasha originally set up."
Lupita Nyong'o
Marvel had his eye on her long before "Twelve Years of Slavery" won her an Oscar and made her the most popular actor in Hollywood. Prior to joining Black Panther, she auditioned for the Nebula corner of Guardians of the Galaxy. "We just invited her," Finn said. "She's been in our sights for a long, long time, and she's an incredible, extraordinary genius.
Chris Pratt
Chris Pratt encountered a lot of obstacles along the way to play star-lord in Guardians of the Galaxy. In the beginning, Pratt was known for playing the adorable Andy Dwyer in NBC's Parks and Recreation — he didn't have the muscular lines needed for an action star.
Worse still – director James Gunn didn't even want to see him. Pratt was also a very rigid person, and after hearing that the director was not interested in him, he in turn refused to participate in the audition. In addition, Pratt has auditioned for the role of Captain America before — and everyone knows it.
"It's a challenge," Finn said. "But when the pair of 'wrongdoers' actually meet, the rest becomes what is now history." They get along like a house on fire, and I think it's that relationship that makes star-lords the character. ”
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"Widow sister" Scarlett Johansson was not an action star when she joined Marvel in 2009
"Iron Man" Robert Downey Jr. and Marvel both believed in each other with a "let go" mentality
"Star Lord" Chris Pratt, when they did not meet, they hated each other with the rolling director, and they hit it off immediately after meeting
"Spider-Man" Tom Holland, "Iron Man" were invited to audition together, and the two conducted a "chemical reaction test"
"Black Panther girlfriend" Lupita Nyong'o, who auditioned for the Nebula corner of Guardians of the Galaxy
"Thor" Chris Hemsworth, after countless tortures, finally got the role
"Captain America" Chris Evans, repeatedly refused to play. "Ironically, it was his rejection and hesitation in the face of the role that showed that he was able to play Captain America perfectly."
"Black Panther" Chadwick Bosman, who auditioned for Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy