{"id":1251,"date":"2025-03-21T15:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:05:07","slug":"amanda-seyfried-reveals-why-she-turned-down-gamora-role-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1251","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Seyfried reveals why she turned down Gamora role in Guardians of the Galaxy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Amanda Seyfried recently opened up on the \u201cHappy Sad Confused\u201d podcast about turning down the role of Gamora in Marvel&#8217;s Guardians of the Galaxy. The actress revealed that she had been offered the role by director James Gunn and Marvel Studios but ultimately decided it wasn\u2019t the right fit for her career at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Seyfried admitted that the decision wasn\u2019t easy. \u201cI mulled over the offer for a few days,\u201d she said. \u201cI was really scared of the idea of being stuck and painted a different color because of the amount of time it takes.\u201d She also noted that the commitment of working on a major blockbuster for an extended period, particularly in London, was daunting. Seyfried had a strong desire to work on a project with Seth MacFarlane called A Million Ways to Die in the West, which she felt was a better opportunity for her at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz)<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar nominee also expressed concerns about the potential risks involved in joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. \u201cLet\u2019s also remember that being a part of the first Marvel movie that bombs ain\u2019t good for your career,\u201d Seyfried said. \u201cI thought that because this was about a talking tree and a talking raccoon, it would be Marvel\u2019s first bomb.\u201d Despite her doubts, Guardians of the Galaxy became a massive success, grossing $773 million worldwide and launching a successful franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Seyfried acknowledged that she was \u201cway too scared\u201d to take a chance on Guardians, and said she didn\u2019t regret her decision. \u201cI made that decision for myself. It was good for me then and it was good for me now,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Zoe Salda\u00f1a ultimately landed the role of Gamora, becoming a key figure in the Guardians series and the broader MCU.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amanda Seyfried recently opened up on the \u201cHappy Sad Confused\u201d podcast about turning down the role of Gamora in Marvel&#8217;s Guardians of the Galaxy. The actress revealed that she had been offered the role by director James Gunn and Marvel Studios but ultimately decided it wasn\u2019t the right fit for her career at the time. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}