{"id":123489,"date":"2025-11-09T05:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T05:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/123489\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T05:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T05:02:09","slug":"13-stars-who-auditioned-for-captain-america-including-the-final-4-choices-before-chris-evans-won-the-role-captain-america-chris-evans-eg-marvel-movies-slideshow-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/123489\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Stars Who Auditioned for Captain America, Including the Final 4 Choices, Before Chris Evans Won the Role | Captain America, Chris Evans, EG, Marvel, Movies, Slideshow | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos | Just Jared"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Will Smith \u2013 Rumored!<\/p>\n

Back in 2008, Will Smith<\/a> was rumored to be in the running to play Cap. He denied the rumors during an interview with MTV<\/a>. \u201cNever heard this,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cSo if I\u2019m in talks for it, they\u2019re not talking to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went as far as to say that he could not picture himself in the role. <\/p>\n

While Will denied the rumor, we recently learned that his name was floated as a potential actor to fill the role. Director Jeff Wadlow opened up about pitching a Captain America movie to Marvel and wanting to cast a very different version of the iconic hero. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think my pitch was too far afield from their intentions. Part of my thesis was that Captain America shouldn\u2019t be a blonde white guy. That\u2019s an Aryan idea. \u2018Captain America should look like Will Smith or like this wrestler named The Rock.\u2019 Ultimately, they had different plans, but 100% I would kill to make a big superhero movie,\u201d he said during a interview on A Trip to the Movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dane Cook \u2013 Confirmed He Auditioned!<\/p>\n

Comedian Dane Cook<\/a> confirmed that he auditioned to play Steve Rogers at the time, a fact that he later revealed he had to apologize for. <\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I got in so much trouble. I was feeling really excited, but it was supposed to be a quiet, private thing. I wrote an apology letter to the casting director because they were upset,\u201d he told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n

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