Tom Hiddleston
Tom Hiddleston made his MCU debut alongside Chris, enjoying his adopted brother Loki in Thor. In fact, he was completely solid within the function and went on to reprise it a number of occasions through the years. He continues to carry the god of mischief to life within the Disney+ sequence Loki. Nevertheless, that was not the function he auditioned for.
In 2019, he confirmed that he truly auditioned to play Thor throughout an look on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon.
“Principally, on the time, they have been in search of form of much less effectively established actors in order that the viewers didn’t have an affiliation,” he defined. “They simply wished folks to see these new characters, these new actors. And the ream it was, if you happen to’re over six foot and also you’ve acquired blonde hair, you’ll be able to come and have a pop at it. So, I by no means auditioned for Loki. I solely ever auditioned for Thor, which is nuts.”
They even had audition footage from his run at embodying Thor, which you’ll be able to watch under. After watching it again, Tom agreeing that “they solid the fitting actor” for the half.
Channing Tatum
Following the success of Step Up, Channing Tatum was an authorized star in Hollywood round 2009 when rumors linked him to the function. He addressed the whispers throughout an interview with MTV on the time.
Though he admitted to being within the half, he stated that he didn’t seemingly meet the necessities. “I believe they’re in search of somebody extra Nordic-looking,” he defined. Whereas he hasn’t discovered a spot within the MCU nonetheless, Channing has performed a number of heroes through the years. Most notably, he voiced Superman within the The Lego Film. He additionally had a starring function within the G.I. Joe motion pictures.
He made his MCU debut in Deadpool & Wolverine enjoying Gambit!