Alan Ritchson Lost Out on Thor After Not Taking Audition ‘Seriously,’

[hewontgo]

'Reacher' Star Alan Ritchson Lost Out on Thor After Not Taking Audition 'Seriously,' Assumed Marvel Cared About Looks Over Acting https://t.co/DAMK8bFkjW
- Variety (@Variety) February 28, 2024
Alan Ritchson had auditioned for several notable superheroes and action heroes throughout his career, including Marvel’s Thor. Ritchson revealed that he

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[tetrazzinichikn]

To be fair, that’s clearly why they hired him for Reacher bc it sure wasn’t the acting. One episode of that series was enough. And I watched two.

[insomniachobs]

We all know that Hollywood's not above casting a plank of wood if it's pretty enough, but even so... there're a lot of dudes who have the look of Thor, you had to know that there'd be a lot of steep competition and you might need to show up with the added bonus of not being a plank of wood lol

[a_files06]

His career is so interesting. He's in his Jason Mamoa phase where he's popping up everywhere

[soul_amazinn]

Where is he popping up? Because I don’t see him??

[a_files06]

Of course Reacher

New movie with Hilary Swank 'ordinary Angels'. He was just on The View promoting it.

And in the poster for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare starring Henry Cavill.

He was in Fast X

Of course in Titans

[peddlestools]

i don't understand ordinary angels. it looks like a lifetime movie?

[anterrabre]

LOL, this is an example of when merely coasting on looks didn't work out.

[better2beloved]

He’s a terrible actor, like a slight improvement from how wooden he was when he was on smallville. I do like that he admits to juicing though unlike the other roided out actors claiming they only eat chicken and workout 3 hours a day