James Franco Had Other Plans For Spider-Man
The early 2000s saw a revival of Spider-Man which starred Toby McGuire as the web-slinger himself, and James Franco as his best buddy, Harry Osborn, son of Norman Osborn, aka the Green Goblin. Franco’s character would descend into madness during Spider-Man 3, however, becoming the next Green Goblin. While Franco delivered a convincing performance as a villain, he wanted to be the hero originally, as Spider-Man. Despite how much progress Franco made throughout the auditions process, he would lose out to McGuire.
James Franco Had Other Plans For Spider Man
Tom Hiddleston Had Heroic Designs
Like James Franco, Tom Hiddleston wished for a hero role, but ended up playing the bad guy, as was the case with his eventual Loki part being handed to him, despite having auditioned for the part of Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hiddleston had the audition tape for his Thor tryout replayed for him when he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Chuckles aside, Hiddleston did admit that the correct actor was cast for the role of Thor.
Tom Hiddleston Had Heroic Designs
