‘The O.C.”s Adam Brody reveals major Marvel role he lost out on
The O.C.‘s Adam Brody has revealed the major Marvel role he once lost out on.The actor – who stars in new film River Wild, a reimagining of the 1994 thriller starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon and David Strathairn – shared in a new interview that he once had a shot at the potentially career-changing role.Speaking to Variety, Brody said that he read for the role of Peter Quill aka Star-Lord in Guardians Of The Galaxy, which ended up going to Chris Pratt.“I wanted that one,” he said, but agreed that Pratt was a “better” fit. “He is bigger, stronger, but tonally, I really dug it,” he said.Brody rose to fame for his role as Seth Cohen in the teen drama series The O.C., which ran from 2003 to 2007.Elsewhere in the interview, the actor reflected on some other unsuccessful auditions, including for the 2003 romantic comedy crime film Gigli starring Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.“I remember liking the script,” Brody said, having auditioned for the role that went to Justin Bartha.“I remember in the end, [Affleck] died in a way that it still stays with me.