Chris Hemsworth has become the face of Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the actor revealed he almost portrayed a mutant before he snagged the role of the God of Thunder. With his brooding appearance and massive stature, there could be lots of other characters that would suit Hemsworth.
He also revealed he almost got the lead role in the GI Joe franchise which eventually went to Channing Tatum. With all these rejections, Hemsworth was redirected to something that propelled his career to even greater heights.
Chris Hemsworth Was So Close To Becoming An X-Men Mutant
In his interview with GQ Australia, Thor’s Chris Hemsworth recalled the time he almost joined the X-Men franchise before landing on Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 film. He stated:
“I had seven or eight call backs, and I thought one of those was going to land. But then neither of them did, and all of a sudden, I thought: this is it, I’ve missed it again. But then Thor came along. If I had got one of those previous roles I wouldn’t have got Thor.”
There is no doubt that Thor was the perfect role for him. It was Hemsworth’s proper blockbuster movie, though he admitted playing the same character over and over made him lose sight of his career.
He further added: “I felt a lack of creativity. But that was less about whether I was typecast – it was, ‘Is this all I can do?’” Indeed, Thor is not the only Marvel role he could nail. Here are six other Marvel mutants that Hemsworth could play as alternate reality variants in Secret Wars:
6. Multiple Man
Jamie Madrox, or Multiple Man, made his film debut as a supporting antagonist in X-Men: The Last Stand. He was played by Eric Dane in the 2006 movie. As his name suggests, he has the incredible power of duplicating himself. Hemsworth could play this character, although he is not as memorable as other mutants.
5. Havok
Alexander Summers was originally portrayed by Lucas Till in X-Men: First Class. Havok has the ability to absorb ambient cosmic energy and turn it into plasma in the form of a beam. He is one of the strongest mutants who can unleash high-powered blasts. As a brother to Cyclops and Vulcan, Havok would definitely look good on Hemsworth.
4. Beast
Chris Hemsworth’s physique would undoubtedly suit Henry ‘Hank’ McCoy’s Beast. Indeed, he is a mutant that has the ability to transform into a blue-skinned monster with fangs and claws. The character could be pretty savage and dangerous once he unleashes the ‘beast’ inside him. He is also called “the god of all mutants.”
3. Colossus
Colossus is widely recognized in Ryan Reynold’s Deadpool movie. This Russian mutant is able to transform himself into an ‘organic steel,’ and Hemsworth would absolutely look the part because of his gigantic stature. Serbian actor Stefan Kapičić portrayed the role in the R-rated 2016 and 2018 films.
2. Cyclops
Hemsworth was one of the top favorite fan-cast actors for Cyclops. The character has the ability to emit powerful beams of energy from his eyes. He is considered one of the most popular and powerful mutants of all time, and he even became a rival of Wolverine because of their opposing natures. Fans would absolutely love to see Hemsworth go toe-to-toe with Hugh Jackman.
1. Gambit
Remy LeBeau made his debut in X-Men Origins: Wolverine with Taylor Kitsch, but Chris Hemsworth revealed via Variety that he was so close to getting cast as Gambit. He said, “I got very close to Gambit in the Wolverine ‘X-Men’ movies. At the time, I was upset. I was running out of money.” Perhaps this time he can finally star as Gambit and take home that money.
