, but the role went to Scarlet Johannsson instead, as Blunt couldn't work the film into her schedule. Emily Blunt was the front-runner to portray Natasha Romanoff in 2008's This also isn't the first time Marvel Studios has had to switch around it's preferred actors and actresses. However, it's safe to say that Saldana has left a mark on the character that no other actress could quite imitate. Seyfried was and is qualified in her own right, having starred in successes such as S release in 2014, it's hard to imagine anyone else in these now distinct roles. Given the monumental success that the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise has amassed since

And I was like, 'That seems like hell on earth,' because then you get to set and you're only there for a couple hours, and then you have to take everything off. It's just so much work.' I remember Jennifer Lawrence talking about once, how long it took her to get blue. I'm not really a Marvel movie watcher, which is, I think, why I was just like, 'Ah, I don't wanna be green. During the interview she opened up about how Marvel Studios had once pursued her for the role of Gamora - only to turn it down because of the extensive makeup work that went with it: With actress Amanda Seyfried for her latest movie At this point in the MCU game, it's hard to imagine anyone else as the green-skinned Guardian, but a recent interview has revealed that another famous actress had been considered for the role.

Now, it's been confirmed that Saldana will continue the role in the inevitable Saldana portrayed Gamora all the way until her seemingly untimely end inĬome back as a past version of herself in

Luckily, that's what we got.Īs we all know, actress Zoe Saldana took the helm of Gamora, the galaxy's deadliest woman. To be fair, hardly anyone even knew who the Guardians were from a comic-book standpoint, so a big part of ensuring the movie's success was rallying up the perfect cast. Until that point, they had stuck with their more well-known heroes at the time that had garnered much box office success, such as continuing the ongoing trilogies of Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America. Seemed like a shot in the dark for Marvel Studios.

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