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Synonymous with the action landscape, Jason Statham has cemented himself as one of the most prominent action stars of this generation. But apart from partaking in major action franchises, the actor once also took a video game movie under his wings.In the Name of the King, inspired by theDungeon Siegevideo game series.
While this movie failed to break the video game curse, this wasn’t the lone project based on a popular gaming IP that he was in the run for. Interestingly,The TransporterStar was also eyed to tackle one of the most beloved video game protagonists, Agent 47, which he eventually lost.
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Jason Statham Was Once Eyed as the Favorite to Play Agent 47
Before Timothy Olyphant landed the role of Agent 47 inHitman, based on the acclaimed game series developed by IO Interactive,Jason Stathamwas the initial favorite perMovieWeb. While the role of a genetically engineered assassin seems tailor-made for Statham, he eventually lost it, but losing this ended up being beneficial for Jason Statham, as it was universally panned by critics.
But for theJustifiedStar, this wasn’t the case, as not only didHitmanbomb critically despite making decent numbers at the box office, but he also lost out on one of the biggest MCU roles.
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Timothy Olyphant Recalled Auditioning forIron Man
Not long afterHitman, the firstIron Manmarked its debut, introducingRobert Downey Jr. in the role of Tony Stark, which kickstarted Marvel’s dominance in Hollywood. But before theOppenheimerStar, Timothy Olyphant was also in the race to tackle the iconic role, who eventually lost it. Years later reflecting on losing the MCU role,The MandalorianStar revealed the reason why he auditioned for the role, even though he was“scared to death”of trying out for big-budget blockbusters.
Speaking on The Playlist’sBinge Worthypodcast, he said,
“I can only tell you that I remember thinking that was the first time where because I’m a bit of a slow learner and I think I was scared to death of the things that come with success in this business, but that was the time where I remember thinking, ‘Well, I can’t get any more grounded and so [auditioning for ‘Iron Man’] would be fun.
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Like Olyphant, Jason Statham was once on Marvel’s radar to make an appearance in the cinematic universe, as MCU reportedly had plans of introducing the actor as Captain Britain inCivil War. But this didn’t come to fruition and on asked his perspective on the matter, Statham joked that he was too old to star in the MCU.
Hitmanis available to rent on Apple TV.
Santanu Roy
Senior Writer
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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