Chris Pratt was denied by Marvel several times, says he didn't have the 'It Factor'

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Chris Pratt was prepared to give up on appearing in a Marvel film after one too many failed auditions. Pratt revealed on Thursday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" that he "auditioned for Thor, but not even to be Thor – but to be one of the sidekick guys, and I didn’t get a callback." He continued, "Usually they give you a little bit of feedback, and I remember the casting director goes, ‘Wow.

You really made a big choice there.’ Which is code for like, ‘Hey, dial back the acting there, guy.’" After continuously being denied roles in a Marvel film, Pratt "got to the point where I was never gonna audition for Marvel again." "I was like, 'This is stupid, I’m never gonna be in a Marvel movie,'" he admitted to Kimmel.

The "Jurassic World Dominion" star shared that he auditioned for "anything that came out that needed a guy that even remotely looked like me." "I would either submit a tape and they would say 'No, we don’t need to see him,' or I would get there and see them, they’d go, 'No, that’s the last time we need to see you,'" Pratt said.

The "Parks and Recreation" actor jokingly admitted, "Well, I definitely don't have that 'It Factor' they're looking for because they don't even want me to come back." Eventually, the actor was cast in "Guardians of the Galaxy" as Star-Lord.The first film of the series was released in 2014. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.