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Will Smith \u2013 Rumored!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back in 2008, Will Smith<\/strong><\/a> was rumored to be in the running to play Cap. He denied the rumors during an interview with MTV<\/a>. \u201cNever heard this,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cSo if I\u2019m in talks for it, they\u2019re not talking to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went as far as to say that he could not picture himself in the role. <\/p>\n

While Will<\/strong> denied the rumor, we recently learned that his name was floated as a potential actor to fill the role. Director Jeff Wadlow<\/strong> opened up about pitching a Captain America movie to Marvel and wanting to cast a very different version of the iconic hero. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think my pitch was too far afield from their intentions. Part of my thesis was that Captain America shouldn\u2019t be a blonde white guy. That\u2019s an Aryan idea. \u2018Captain America should look like Will Smith<\/strong> or like this wrestler named The Rock<\/strong>.\u2019 Ultimately, they had different plans, but 100% I would kill to make a big superhero movie,\u201d he said during a interview on A Trip to the Movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dane Cook \u2013 Confirmed He Auditioned!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comedian Dane Cook<\/strong><\/a> confirmed that he auditioned to play Steve Rogers at the time, a fact that he later revealed he had to apologize for. <\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I got in so much trouble. I was feeling really excited, but it was supposed to be a quiet, private thing. I wrote an apology letter to the casting director because they were upset,\u201d he told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n

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