Nick Offerman has previously made no secret of his love for the
Fantastic Four's Ben Grimm aka The Thing; but did you know he once tried out for the role of Wolverine in Bryan Singer's first
X-Men film? He also says he'd like to play Billy Butcher in Darick Robertson and Garth Eniss'
The Boys. Check out his response for yourself when the comedian was asked what superhero roles he would love to play.
Offerman: "Gosh! That’s a difficult question. I hope I get to do something as Teddy Roosevelt; he’s a character I greatly admire. But I’ve always gravitated toward Ben Grimm, The Thing of the Fantastic Four. The most great superheroes I think too highly of to dishonor them by casting myself in their shoes. I tend to prefer the more modern teams of misfits. You know actually, I auditioned for Wolverine when Bryan Singer made the first X-Men movie. I went on tape reading for that role. I always felt when I was younger, I could have taken a good crack at Wolverine. These days, I love the lead character of The Boys – I’m blanking on the name – Butcher! That’s it."
And he's a huge comic book fan. Check out some of the titles and creator names he rattles off when he's asked what are some of his favorite books.
Offerman: "I love 100 Bullets, Preacher – love Preacher – Powers, I’m a big fan of Bendis and Garth Ennis and Ed Brubaker, as we said. I love Scalped, Warren Ellis – Global Frequency was a really great little pair of books. One of my roommates years ago turned me on to Sandman, and that’s where I really started freaking out about graphic novels. Alan Moore, the really classic stuff. And of course, Axe Cop....I hate when I get turned on to a series and it’s not done yet. Though now I know better. My brother also gives me a lot of great books, including Scalped, and I read a couple volumes, and I said, “This is great, I can’t wait to devour the whole thing,” and he said, “Well, it’s not done, it’s only this many books so far,” and I went, 'You son of a bitch.' In this modern age, I don’t have it in me to wait through a serial, so I have to wait until the whole thing is done. I do the same thing with TV series. I don’t believe in waiting five years; I wait until I can get the whole DVD set, and then my wife and I binge."
You can check out the full interview over at Newsarama by clicking the source link below. It's an interesting read, Offerman (a talented carpenter) even talks about the superhero weapons he could make in his woodshop including a board for Silver Surfer and arrows for Hawkeye and Green Arrow.
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