Amanda Seyfried doesn’t entirely regret not starring in “Guardians of the Galaxy” but does now know she was “wrong” to assume the film would flop.
The “Long Bright River” actress said during the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast in the below video that she was in talks to play Gamora in the first “Guardians of the Galaxy” feature. Zoe Saldaña was later cast. Seyfried admitted that she was “way too scared” to join the MCU, especially as an all-green character due to the five-plus hours of makeup required to transform for the role.
“I was really scared of the idea of being stuck and painted a different color because of the amount of time [it takes],” Seyfried said. “It was a giant opportunity. I had just met [director] James [Gunn] in person. He is wonderful. Apparently someone said he didn’t remember but it’s definitely true. I definitely got the offer for it and I mulled over it for a couple days. I didn’t want to live in London for six months out of the year. […] I was at a precarious moment in my career and I didn’t want to suffer for the work. Sitting there for four-and-a-half hours every morning seemed like it wasn’t going to be fun. I had done some green screen stuff and it wasn’t my best or my cup of tea then. I don’t regret anything. I made that decision for myself. It was good for me then and it was good for me now.”
