'Avatar' star Sam Worthington says he lost 'Green Lantern' role after questioning the film: 'It didn't make much sense to me'
- "Avatar" star Sam Worthington nearly got the lead role in the 2011 DC film "Green Lantern."
- However, he told Variety that he lost out on the part after questioning the logic of the story.
"Avatar" star Sam Worthington said that he lost the lead role in the "Green Lantern" movie after asking questions about the logic of the film.
Worthington, best known for his roles in the "Avatar" and the "Clash of the Titans" franchises, was in the running to play Hal Jordan in the superhero film.
In a new interview with Variety, Worthington said that his bluntness ultimately might have cost him the role. The part was eventually given to Ryan Reynolds.
"It didn't make much sense to me — the suit comes out of his skin?" Worthington recalled. "And I was like, 'He's got this powerful ring that can create anything. Well, what can beat the ring?' The answer was, 'Nothing.' I was like, 'Well, something needs to beat it, or it won't be very interesting.'"
Worthington also spoke about another missed opportunity in his interview with Variety: James Bond.
Worthington said he was a finalist for the role of Bond in "Casino Royale," but lost the role during his screen test.
The actor said that he was flown to London to be filmed in the iconic Bond tuxedo. While there, Barbara Broccoli, the producer of the franchise, went to his hotel room and personally cut his hair to match her vision for the character.
"I could play Bond as a killer, but I couldn't get the debonair down for the life of me," Worthington said. "The suit did not fit."
Worthington reprises his role as Sully in the upcoming "Avatar" sequel, "The Way of Water."
The film comes 13 years after its first film and the story itself will also pick up a decade later after the first movie, with Sully having started a family on the distant moon Pandora with his Na'vi lover Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña).
"Avatar: The Way of Water" is in theaters now.