Chris Pratt almost missed his chance to become a Marvel superhero because of a terrible audition for another movie. In an interview with Esquire, Pratt explained that he once auditioned for a G.I. Joe film and it went really badly.
“Halfway through the audition, I saw the director’s eyes just glaze over,” he said. He realized it was probably because he was out of shape and didn’t look like a typical action hero.
After that experience, Pratt was hesitant to take another big role. He even initially turned down Guardians of the Galaxy, according to the interview, because he didn’t want to “embarrass myself” like he did during the G.I. Joe audition.
