Sebastian Stan recently revealed that he was close to landing the role of Captain James T. Kirk in director JJ Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek Reboot. The casting process for Kirk was underway A considerable amount of scrutiny at the timeConsidering how iconic William Shatner’s portrayal of Kirk was. The coveted role would eventually go to Chris Pine, catapulting the actor into stardom. Stan would find massive success two years later with his role as ‘Bucky Barnes’ in Captain America: The First Avenger.
During an appearance on Happy sad confused podcast with Josh Horowitz to promote his two new films — the Donald Trump biopic, The Apprenticeand the black comedy/thriller, A different personStan was asked if he missed out on any great roles that could have “Everything changed.Stan replied that he did Was close to getting KirkGo as far as shooting a screentest for Paramount Pictures. The thunderbolts* The actor went on to say that he even shot photos recreating famous Shatner poses in hopes that it would help him land the role. Here’s what he had to say about it:
There were a couple of things I didn’t get that I really, desperately wanted. Captain Kirk for JJ Abrams was one of the first things I got very close to. I was really close and I had a screen test with him at Paramount Studios and my manager had me do a separate photo shoot where I would try to replicate all the William Shatner images just to send to [J.J.] To see how much I look like him and something. Not caught.
What Payne’s casting in Star Trek meant to both actors’ careers
They have similar career trajectories
Both Stan and Payne started their careers in the early 2000s, and Both got their big break around the same time. Before becoming a household name, Stan appeared in small roles in films such as The Education of Charlie Banks And Spread out. He landed a role opposite Ian McShane in the short-lived series, kings, That would lead to a run on the series Gossip girlAs well as parts in the films Hot Tub Time Machine and Black Swan. In 2011, he made his mark on the MCU as ‘Bucky’ Barnes, which put the actor on the map.
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before to Star TrekPine was only six years in the entertainment business. He had several small roles in TV shows such as He, Six Feet Under, and CSI: Miami, But in 2004, he landed the part of Nicholas Devereaux in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, That put Hollywood on notice. He followed that up with roles in films like Smokin Aces And Flash Shack, Before landing the starring role in Star Trek.
Our take on Stan losing the role of Kirk to Payne
The right person has the job
As previously stated, there were a lot of eyes on the casting of Captain James Kirk in Abams’ Star Trek. Shatner is a hard act to follow. That said, Pine did an admirable job of capturing Kirk’s swagger Without an impression of Shatner. Stan has proven time and time again that he is a fantastic actor, but he doesn’t quite possess the qualities necessary to pull off a Kirk. Plus if he had been cast as Kirk, it’s very possible that we wouldn’t have seen him appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Source: Happy sad confused