James Marsden reveals that he turned down Magic Mike role for fear that he ‘will just be an extra in a g-string’
He has a series of successful films to his name, including The Notebook, Lee Daniel’s The Butler, Superman Returns and the X-Men series of films.
But one of the biggest stories James Marsden passed on was the hit comedy Magic Mike.
During an appearance in James Corden’s The Late Late Show, Marsden, 47, admitted that he now regrets the role he was offered in the Steven Soderbergh film.
Fear of g-string: James, 47, James admits he regrets the role he was offered in the 2012 Magic Mike film about male strippers, saying it was due to ‘lack of courage’
“There were some things I said no to in the past, and I’m glad I said no, and some things I might have done if I could have done it,” the actor told Corden on Tuesday night. said. .
Marsden explained that he passed on the part due to “a lack of courage”.
“I was afraid that I would edit out of the film and cut out all my lines and that I would just run around an extra in a g-string,” he joked.
He added: “I have friends and family who still think it was a wise idea for me not to do it because they do not want to see me that way.”
Missed opportunity: ‘I was afraid I would be edited out of the movie and all my lines cut out and that I would just run around an extra in a g-string,’ he joked with James Corden in The Late Late Show Tuesday
Box office hit: Magic Mike focused on Channing Tatum’s character making a living as a stripper at the Xquisite Strip Club in Tampa, Florida, and with Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer and Matthew McConaughey
Relief: Marsden added: “I have friends and family who still think it was a good idea for me not to do this because they do not want to see me that way.”
Magic Mike was released in 2012 and stars Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello and Matthew McConaughey.
The comedy drama focuses on Tatum’s character Mike, who makes a living as a stripper at the Xquisite Strip Club in Tampa, Florida, owned by former stripper Dallas, played by McConaughey.
The film confirmed Tatum as a leading man and also helped advance the big screen careers of Joe Manganiello and Matt Bomer.
TV roles: Marsden was recently seen on the small screen in Netflix’s Dead To me with Christina Applegate, left and HBO’s Westworld, with Talulah Riley, right
Movie Star: He also has a series of successful films to his name, including The Notebook, Lee Daniel’s The Butler, Superman Returns and the X-Men series of movies (pictured as Cyclops in X-Men 2)