It's hard to imagine anybody other than Chris Evans taking on the role of Captain America. However, Daredevil Season 3 actor Wilson Bethel has just revealed that the Avengers: Infinity War star was not Marvel's original choice.
Bethel recently spoke to ComicBook.com where he admitted that he auditioned for the role of Steve Rogers. The Daredevil Season 3 star did so well in the auditions that he actually got to wear the Captain America suit.
"They put me in the Cap suit and did everything. So, I screen tested it at Marvel with a number of other guys. They ended up releasing all the other guys... I was meeting with [The First Avenger director] Joe Johnston to discuss the role and see storyboards. So, it was this insane period where during that time I kind of thought that maybe I was going to actually get the role. I actually screen-tested again a second time a month later on my birthday."
Things were going so well for Bethel. However, Marvel decided to hire a different actor for the role.
"I think it was like one or two days later that they made the announcement that Chris Evans got the part. So, to be perfectly honest, that was one of the hardest moments in my professional career. And it spun me out for a while, to be honest with you. But I'm also a firm believer that things happen as they're supposed to, and obviously, Chris did an incredible job in that role."
Although Bethel is clearly an amazing actor who could have done justice to Captain America, we'll have to agree with Marvel on their decision to go with Evans. Luckily for Bethel, he still landed an amazing role as Benjamin Poindexter in the Netflix series. The role of Bullseye could definitely give him more to work with and we're looking forward to seeing more of the villain soon.
Daredevil Season 3 premieres on Netflix on October 19.
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