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Could you imagine a world where Tom Holland is not Spider-Man or where Emily Blunt portrays Natasha Romanoff? To us, it sounds like a real travesty! However, at the same time, we’d be pretty curious to see these alternate versions of Marvel movies with the main roles played by entirely different actors than we are so used to by now. So, before the imagination and the options for alternate Marvel movie casts run wild here, come take a look at the famous Hollywood actors who also auditioned to become a part of everyone’s beloved Marvel franchise. 

So, as we’ve already mentioned, Tom Holland might’ve not become Spider-Man if not for Timothee Chalamet ‘completely blowing’ his audition way back in 2015. Now, we cannot say that we aren’t intrigued by the idea of Timothee as Spider-Man! In another curious case, Amanda Seyfried might’ve portrayed Gamora if not for the actress' dislike for being, well, green. Yet, however much fun it is to imagine entirely different Marvel actors from those who actually starred in the now-iconic movies, I guess we can all agree that the producers’ ultimate choices were actually spot-on in each case, and each of the famous actors delivered their roles with gusto. And much to our delight!

Now, with the introductions done, it’s time to satisfy everyone’s curiosity and learn which of the famous Hollywood actors aimed to become the next Spider-Man, Captain America, or Thor. As you’re about to see, it was basically the whole of Hollywood! Anyway, scroll on down to reveal the possibilities gone, and once your curiosity is satisfied, share this article with your Marvel Universe-crazy friends!

#1

Tom Hiddleston - Originally Auditioned To Play Thor In "Thor"

Tom Hiddleston as Loki and Chris Hemsworth as Thor

Nah, Hiddleston is Loki, and Hemsworth is the ultimate Thor!

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Chadwick Boseman - Originally Auditioned To Play Drax In "Guardians Of The Galaxy"

Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther and Dave Bautista as Drax

However, the role went to Dave Bautista, who absolutely smashed this part. 

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Chadwick will remain immortal as the King of Wakanda. He did a fabulous job!

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#3

Hugh Jackman — Iron Man

Hugh Jackman as Logan and Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man

Okay, we have to admit that we wouldn't have minded Hugh Jackman in this role not a tiniest bit. However, Downey's charisma won over producers in the end.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a hard time imagining anyone other than RDJ as Ironman and anyone other than Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.

#4

Sebastian Stan - Auditioned For Captain America

Sebastian Stan as Bucky and Chris Evans as Captain America

It looks like half of Hollywood wanted to become Captain America. However, there's only one of him!

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Jake Gyllenhaal - Was Reportedly On The Shortlist For The Role Of Doctor Strange In "Doctor Strange"

Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio and Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange

Sorry, but Benedict Cumberbatch did such a great job in this role, that we couldn't imagine anyone else!

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#6

Michael B. Jordan - Originally Auditioned To Play The Falcon In "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"

Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger and Anthony Mackie as The Falcon

That said, Anthony Mackie is now forever THE Sam Wilson/Falcon. 

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Michael B. Jordan would have also done a great job.

#7

Angelina Jolie - Was Reportedly Considered For The Role Of Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow In "Iron Man 2"

Angelina Jolie as Thena and Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff

But Scarlett Johansson did such an awesome job, that now it would be hard to imagine Angelina as Black Widow. 

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Mads Mikkelsen - Was Offered The Role Of Malekith In "Thor: The Dark World"

Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius and Christopher Eccleston as Malekith

However, Mikkelsen had to decline the role due to scheduling conflicts with Hannibal and the role went to Christopher Eccleston instead. 

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#9

Sam Rockwell - Was Considered For The Role Of Tony Stark In "Iron Man"

Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer and Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man

However, the producers finally decided on Robert Downey Jr.

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#10

Daniel Craig - Thor

Daniel Craig as James Bond and Chris Hemsworth as Thor

Marvel contacted Daniel Craig about playing the adored superhero, but he declined to concentrate on playing James Bond 007 instead. We can't stop thinking that if he had gotten the role, we would have to call him Thor, James Thor. 

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#11

Chris Pratt Tried Out For The Role Of Steve Rogers In "Captain America: The First Avenger"

Chris Pratt as Star Lord and Chris Evans as Captain America

Although we're pretty loyal to Pratt, this other Chris (Evans), did an absolute wonder of the job. 

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#12

Timotheé Chalamet — Spider-Man

Timotheé Chalamet looking and Tom Holland with Spider-Man outfit

Can you imagine a world where Timothée Chalamet played Spider-man? While we wouldn't mind it at all, Tom Holland was basically born to become Spider-Man on screen!

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Dominique Thorne - Originally Auditioned To Play Shuri In The "Black Panther"

Dominique Thorne as Ironheart and Letitia Wright as Shuri

However, the role went to Letitia Wright instead.

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#14

Natalie Portman - Was Reportedly In Consideration To Play "Black Widow"

Natalie Portman as Mighty Thor and Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff

Nah, Natalie will forever be the Black Swan, not the Black Widow. 

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#15

Wyatt Russell - Auditioned To Play Captain America

Wyatt Russell as Captain America and Chris Evans as Captain America

We're not sure about this one, which one of these actors you would've chosen? 

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#16

Djimon Hounsou - Originally Auditioned To Play Drax In "Guardians Of The Galaxy"

Djimon Hounsou as Korath the Pursuer and Dave Bautista as Drax

Djimon stayed in his usual role in Captain Marvel, while Dave Bautista became Drax.

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#17

Anthony Mackie - Tried Out To Play Trevor Slattery/The Mandarin In "Iron Man 3"

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The role went to Sir Ben Kingsley.

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#18

Zooey Deschanel — The Wasp

Zooey Deschanel smiling and Evangeline Lilly as The Wasp

The Wasp, the key female character in The Avengers, was going to be played by Zooey Deschanel! The whole premise of the movie, according to screenwriter Jeremy Latcham, revolved around Van Dyne's character, The Wasp. They soon abandoned the concept, though, after learning that Johansson would return to the role of Black Widow.

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#19

Lupita Nyong'o - Originally Auditioned To Play Nebula In "Guardians Of The Galaxy"

Lupita Nyong'o as Nakie and Karen Gillan as Nebula

Although the role went to Karen Gillan, we sure would love to see the alternate version played by Lupita!

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Karen Gillan - Auditioned To Play Carter/Agent 13 In "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"

Karen Gillan as Nebula and Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter

The role went to Emily VanCamp, but aren't you curious how Gillan would've fulfilled it? 

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Mark Ruffalo - Was Actually Director Louis Leterrier's First Choice For The Hulk Role In "The Incredible Hulk"

Mark Ruffalo as Hulk and Edward Norton as Hulk

Although Edward Norton played Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk, Mark replaced him afterward. And we must admit that it this case, we're absolutely Team Mark!

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#22

Amanda Seyfried — Gamora

Amanda Seyfried in movie The Dropout and Zoe Saldana as Gamora

Now, this has to be one of the funniest excuses for not taking up a role - Amanda Seyfried declined the offer to portray Gamora solely because getting green makeup each day on set would've been too much work!

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#23

Emily Blunt — Black Widow

Emily Blunt as Rita Vrataski and Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff

Although Emily was everyone's top choice for the role of Natasha Romanoff, she had to decline due to conflict in contracts. We sure wouldn't minded her in this movie, though!

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Lee Pace - Was Reportedly On The Shortlist To Potentially Play Star-Lord In "Guardians Of The Galaxy"

Lee Pace as Ronan and Chris Pratt as Star Lord

We're Team Chris Pratt here! His embodiment of the characters was so spot-on. 

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Zachary Levi - Auditioned For Star-Lord In "Guardians Of The Galaxy" And Got As Far As The Screen Tests

Zachary Levi in Thor movie and Chris Pratt as Star Lord

Still, no one beats the charm of Chris Pratt. 

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#26

Wilson Bethel - Got Really Far In The Audition Process For Captain America

Wilson Bethel as Bullseye and Chris Evans as Captain America

We wouldn't mind seeing Wilson as Captain America!

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#27

Tom Cruise — Iron Man

Tom Cruise in The Edge of Tomorrow movie and Tony Stark with Iron Man suit

Although Marvel producers were a bit reluctant to cast Robert Downey Jr. for the Iron Man role, we sure glad they went with it!

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#28

Saoirse Ronan — Scarlet Witch

Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn movie and Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch

Everyone's curious about why Ronan declined the role, and we don't have the answer, either. However, it would've been interesting to see her portray the Scarlet Witch!

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Michael Rosenbaum - Auditioned To Play Star-Lord In "Guardians Of The Galaxy"

Michael Rosenbaum as Martinex and Chris Pratt as Star-Lord

Again, we're Team Chris Pratt - sorry Michael!

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#30

John Krasinski - Captain America

John Krasinski as Reed Richards and Chris Evans as Captain America

A pass from us - no concrete evidence here, but we agree on the producers' choice with on this one!

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