Matthew McConaughey Passes On Lead Villain Role In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, VOL. 2
Waiting on Dallas Buyers Club and True Detective star Matthew McConaughey to take on a role in a superhero movie? Well, it doesn't look as if he'll be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe just yet as he actually recently passed on the chance to play the lead bad guy...
Variety reveals that despite being wanted by both Marvel Studios and James Gunn, Matthew McConaughey has passed on the chance to play the lead villain in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2. It's not clear why exactly the True Detective star said no, but the search is now continuing for another actor, and the part of this unknown bad guy is expected to be filled in the coming weeks.
Back in May, the actor had this to say about the possibility of starring in a comic book movie. "I’ve read some Marvel and DC scripts. And I’ve talked about working with them on some scripts. Nothing has been right for me yet. But I’m sure open to it. It’s very simple for me. I look at the script. It starts with the story and character." Clearly Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 wasn't the right one for him then, and it's going to be interesting to see if either of the major studios manage to talk him around in the near future. Which character do you think he was being eyed for?
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