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Amanda Seyfried in the Marvel Universe? Mamma Mia!
The actress recently opened up about turning down the part of Gamora in the original “Guardians of the Galaxy,” a role that later went to Oscar winner Zoé Saldaña. Seyfried admitted that she viewed the movie as a risk to her career at the time — but she was wrong.
“Being a part of the first Marvel movie that bombs ain’t good for your career,” she said on Thursday’s episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “I thought that because this was about a talking tree and a talking raccoon that it was gonna be Marvel’s first bomb and that Chris Pratt and I would never work again. I was wrong.”
But the “Mean Girls” alum has nothing but respect for the franchise’s director, James Gunn.
“[He’s] a genius and he’s fun and he’s a wonderful filmmaker, and he can make anything work,” Seyfried gushed. “But I was way too scared. I was at a precarious moment in my career, and I didn’t want to suffer for the work.”
The actress also confessed she wasn’t on board for the intense makeup routine that went into playing a green alien.
“I was really scared of the idea of being stuck and painted a different color because of the amount of time that the ‘X-Men’ people had been, ‘cause I was working out with the same trainer that trained a bunch of people who were doing ‘X-Men,’” Seyfried continued.
The actress added that she didn’t want to live in London “for six months out of the year” either and had another film lined up.
“There was another movie that I really wanted to do with Seth MacFarlane called ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West,’” she added. “It felt like a really good opportunity.”
Looking back, Seyfried made it clear that movies that require special effects — including heavy makeup — are not right for her.
“I had done some green screen stuff, and it wasn’t my cup of tea, and I don’t regret any decision that I made,” elaborated the star. “I made it for myself in the moment that I made it. It was good for me then, and it’s good for me now.”
Seyfried is convinced it all turned out for the best.
“I also think that Zoe [Saldaña] and Chris and everybody who’s a part of that movie are having the best time and it worked for them, and I love that,” she stated. “And I love that I was able to stay with my gut.”
Seyfried has a slew of iconic film roles under her belt, including “Mean Girls,” “Mamma Mia!,” “Jennifer’s Body,” and “Chloe.” She also starred in TV shows like “Veronica Mars,” “The Dropout,” and the newly released Peacock series “Long Bright River.”
“Guardians of the Galaxy,” meanwhile, garnered over $772 million at the box office.
Saldaña reprised her role as Gamora in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” (2017), “Avengers: Infinity War” (2018), “Avengers: Endgame” (2019) and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (2023).
She confirmed she has no plans to play Gamora in any upcoming Marvel films, revealing she “felt artistically stuck in my craft.”
However, Saldaña hopes that her character will return in another multiverse.
“I keep saying this time and time again — I can’t wait to see what’s next for Gamora,” she told Variety in February. “I hope they’re not done with her, and I hope a woman of color or a woman with special needs can take on the role next. That would be incredible.”