Amanda Seyfried reflects on her decision to turn down ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Amanda Seyfried has revealed why she did not take on the role of Gamora in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’.
The character was eventually portrayed by Zoe Saldana in the 2014 movie.
Amanda Seyfried says saying no to MCU role 'was just so obvious to me'
Speaking during a Q&A with SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Seyfried shared that the character was “just not for me,” and she turned it down “for my family,” as reported by Deadline.
“I think turning down 'Guardians of the Galaxy' was just so obvious to me at the time. I’m like, ‘This is not going to be a hit. The tree and the raccoon are talking to each other. And also they’re all in space,’” she explained.
The Oscar nominee further mentioned that she felt the film might "ruin my career if this is bad. And there’s a high chance that this could be bad.”
Amanda Seyfried didn't 'want to spend all the time in the makeup trailer'
Seyfried also admitted that her decision was wrong but “I still don’t take back that decision. I made it for myself. I made it for my family that I knew I wanted to have. And I just don’t want to spend all the time in the makeup trailer.”
“I just can’t sit still anyway. I really don’t like stunts, and I don’t like heights, and I don’t like pretending the entire world. I need something to hold on to,” the 40-year-old added.
Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski say they've 'got each other forever' while announcing separation
This came a month after Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski announced their separation after nine years of marriage.
Issuing a joint statement, they said, as per PEOPLE, “We have been separated for a while, and it’s proven to be the right move for us and our family unit. We’ve got each other forever—and it’s GOOD.”
Seyfried and Sadoski met for the first time in 2015 while starring together in the off-Broadway play ‘The Way We Get By’. They began dating in 2016 while filming ‘The Last Word’ and eloped in 2017.
“We eloped. We just took off into the country with an officiant and, just the two of us, and we did our thing. It was beautiful. It was everything that it should be. It was just the two of us talking to each other,” Sadoski had said at the time.
Eventually, they became parents to daughter Nina and son Thomas Jr.
