Alongside Chris Hemsworth, Reacher actor Alan Ritchson was one of the favorites for the Thor role at the time. However, the star didn’t take the casting process seriously and got the receipt for it.Alan Ritchson is currently wowing audiences as the hulking ex-mercenary in Amazon’s Reacher series. But the muscleman’s career almost took a completely different turn. As he has now revealed, he was shortlisted for the role of Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). However, his vain nature during the casting process cost him the superhero job.
Reacher star Alan Ritchson thought acting wasn’t necessary for a Marvel role
In an interview with Men’s Health , the actor spoke about how he didn’t take auditioning for the Marvel role seriously at the time:
‘I thought, ‘They’ll throw me the part if I look like the guy; nobody really cares about acting.’
It wasn’t quite that simple after all and Ritchson’s team received feedback from Marvel Studios that the superhero part would not go to the star. Instead, Chris Hemsworth was cast as the god of thunder
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Ritchson was so frustrated by the rejection that he got support from an acting coach and took lessons. These days, the star no longer has to complain about missing out on roles. After the premiere of Reacher season 1, he was a man in demand, as he describes to Men’s Health. Back then, he received around 50 role offers in one fell swoop
