GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Star Chris Pratt Talks Possible DCU Role: "If [James Gunn] Calls Me, I Am Answering"

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Star Chris Pratt Talks Possible DCU Role: "If [James Gunn] Calls Me, I Am Answering"

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 star Chris Pratt has shared his thoughts on James Gunn taking charge of the DCU, admitting he would be open to joining that world should the filmmaker ever come calling...

By JoshWilding - Mar 29, 2023 09:03 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Studios
Source: CBR

Chris Pratt plays Star-Lord in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, but could he become one of only a handful of actors to be part of both the Marvel and DC Universes?

There are certainly plenty of DCU characters that The Super Mario Bros. Movie star could bring to life under DC Studios' watch. James Gunn, meanwhile, has already expressed an interest in enlisting some of the Marvel actors he's worked with once he begins casting the upcoming movies and TV shows that make up "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters."

Talking to CBR, Pratt said that while he's open to joining the DCU, the fans probably know better than he does when it comes to who he could play. 

"As far as DC characters pan, I don't know. I will let the fans tell me what they would want me to do. I don't have anything official to announce. I haven't spoken to James Gunn in any capacity to where he's offered me anything like that. But listen, I love the guy. You know, he's one of my best friends. I totally believe in him. And if he calls me, I am answering."

Booster Gold, anyone?

As for whether he's talked to the DC Studios co-CEO about his new gig, Pratt added: "Of course, I've spoken to him. You know, I'm really happy for him, with the developments in his career. I think DC is super lucky to have him in that position. It's hard for me to imagine a person, a better person for that role. He just loves comics. He's so smart. He's such an auteur."

"We're obviously super, super pumped for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 to come out," the actor concluded. "It's truly a masterpiece."

Chances are Pratt will continue playing Star-Lord beyond the upcoming Marvel Studios threequel, but the franchise's future after Gunn's MCU departure is currently unclear. 

Who do you think he could play in Gunn's DCU?

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TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 3/29/2023, 9:32 AM
ChimiFnChangas
ChimiFnChangas - 3/29/2023, 9:33 AM
Pratt gives me Hal Jordan vibes.
BeNice123
BeNice123 - 3/29/2023, 9:35 AM
@ChimiFnChangas - just another failed failed funny green lantern like Ryan. Disagree.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/29/2023, 9:36 AM
@ChimiFnChangas - now that you mention it, he indeed kinda does
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 3/29/2023, 9:38 AM
@BeNice123 - Okay hot take. Ryan Reynolds would have made a great Hal Jordan under better direction and writing.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/29/2023, 10:33 AM
@ChimiFnChangas - same here. It's high time a Green Latern project is lit
Baf
Baf - 3/29/2023, 11:02 AM
@FilmGuy7878 - I always wished Bradley Cooper got that role. Reynolds gave me the Wally West vibe.
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 3/29/2023, 11:09 AM
@Baf - That's fair. I always thought he'd make a great Hal.
DevilsDreams
DevilsDreams - 3/29/2023, 11:26 AM
@ChimiFnChangas - I was thinking more Guy Gardener than Hal.
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 3/29/2023, 9:34 AM
I can honestly see him as someone like Adam Strange but I think that would be too close to Star Lord. Animal Man could also be a option for him but other than those two, I can't see Pratt as anyone else.
mountainman
mountainman - 3/29/2023, 9:35 AM
Booster Gold
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 3/29/2023, 9:37 AM
@mountainman - I feel like that would be too predictable. He'd be perfect but still. I'm holding out for Chace Crawford, Tom Hopper or Jensen Ackles to play Booster, either of them would portray Booster's cockiness and bottled-up inadequacy perfectly.
ElJefe
ElJefe - 3/29/2023, 9:38 AM
@mountainman - Ha! Nailed it. Great choice.
Baf
Baf - 3/29/2023, 11:03 AM
@mountainman - Agree...nailed it
CortoMaltese
CortoMaltese - 3/29/2023, 11:14 AM
@FilmGuy7878 - Nathan Fillion would be a perfect choice, but he's too old now.
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 3/29/2023, 11:20 AM
@CortoMaltese - Him as Booster and Alan Tudyk as Ted Kord back in the early 00s would have been *chefs kiss*.
mountainman
mountainman - 3/29/2023, 11:22 AM
@CortoMaltese - It’s like Nathan Fillion for a lot of roles. Would have been great 15-20 years ago, But today he is too old, fat, and slow.
BraveNewClunge
BraveNewClunge - 3/29/2023, 9:35 AM
Gunn will probably cast his goofy ass as batman 😭🤣
TheRose
TheRose - 3/29/2023, 9:41 AM
B'Wana Beast or Animal Man?
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 3/29/2023, 9:42 AM
@TheRose - B'Wana Beast would be f**king hilarious and a total Gunn move.
tmp3
tmp3 - 3/29/2023, 9:41 AM
i’d rather gunn get the best actors for the job instead of just casting his friends, so hopefully it’s just a small role or something
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 3/29/2023, 9:46 AM
@tmp3 - Yeah I agree. As much as I like the people he usually casts (Nathan Fillion, Sean Gunn, Michael Rooker, Jen Holland, ect.), I'd prefer that he'd keep the bigger roles for actors that 1. he's never worked with before and 2. fit the part, appearance and personality wise. Not to say he can't cast his friends in roles (for example, Rooker as Captain Cold, Fillion as a young Dan Garrett or a young Jay Garrick, ect.) but I'd prefer it as, like you said, smaller roles or at least as more B-list characters.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 3/29/2023, 9:49 AM
@tmp3 - He's an auteur director. That's what they do. Would you be against Chris McQuarrie or Joe Kosinski always casting Tom Cruise?
BeNice123
BeNice123 - 3/29/2023, 9:43 AM
Id say he would be a perfect fit for Maxwell Lord.
Repian
Repian - 3/29/2023, 10:09 AM
@BeNice123 - Edward Norton to be Maxwell Lord.

BeNice123
BeNice123 - 3/29/2023, 11:56 AM
@Repian - i can see that too.
VictorAlonzo
VictorAlonzo - 3/29/2023, 9:52 AM
Booster Gold in 5, 4, 3....
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