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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Seems a lot of casting directors like to look for actors to fill supporting roles etc during the auditions for the main characters, which might in turn prompt actors to go for those parts in the first place. For instance, I remember that basically every male early twenties actor who later got some other role on Game Of Thrones auditioned for Jon Snow first (including our very own Iron Fist, Finn Jones).
Neal Mc Donough isn't busy, is he? He'd have to have time to grow his mustache out first.
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?What's with the whole "Universal still owning Hulk film rights" thing? I mean, is it really because Hulk 2008 didn't do well compared to Iron Man and the later MCU films?
Basically, Marvel tricked Universal. They bought most of the rights for the Hulk back, but allowed Universal to keep the distribution rights for any movie with Hulk as a lead. Universal thought that this was a good deal, believing that no matter what, they would get their money, since back then shared universes weren't a thing and they thought that every movie involving the Hulk would have the Hulk as a lead...and then Disney bought Marvel, the Avengers happened and Universal was suddenly left in the cold. Disney naturally has no interest in doing a movie they can't distribute themselves. If the Incredible Hulk had been more successful, they might do it nevertheless, but it is the lowest grossing Marvel movie to date, so why bother?

Anthony Mackie says he tried out for a bunch of parts he didn't get in the MCU. He joked that he was so desperate that he would have taken a gig as a random bystander who yells "Thor, hit that guy!"