James Gunn Reveals One of His Biggest Casting Surprises

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James Gunn Reveals One of His Biggest Casting Surprises

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has spoken about casting directors and revealed one of his big casting surprises from Guardians of the Galaxy.

On Threads, Gunn was asked if there was ever a time where, when casting, he was sure an actor wouldn’t fit a role, only to be blown away by them to the point of giving them the role. The filmmaker revealed that he felt this way about Chris Pratt originally when he was trying out for Star-Lord, as well as “quite a few” others.

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Gunn also delved into how casting directors go about doing their jobs by making long lists of actors who might be suited for roles while staying up-to-date on new and talented upcoming actors.

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What was the most recent collaboration between James Gunn and Chris Pratt?

The duo’s most recent collab was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which was once again written and directed by James Gunn. MCU vets Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Sean Gunn, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Bradley Cooper, and Vin Diesel returned to reprise their respective roles as Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Kraglin, Nebula, Mantis, Rocket, and Groot, while Maria Bakalova returned as Cosmo the Spacedog. The sequel also featured the introduction of franchise newcomers Will Poulter and Chukwudi Iwuji, who portrayed the roles of Adam Warlock and High Evolutionary.