10 Actors Who Turned Down Roles In MCU Movies

10. Olivia Wilde- Guardians Of The Galaxy

The Rejected Role: Intergalactic assassin and Thanos' wayward daughter, Gamora, played by Zoe Saldana in the film.

What Happened?: Wilde seems to be one of those actors whose good looks distract from their actual acting skills. Audiences likely know Wilde most from dull blockbusters like Cowboys & Aliens and TRON: Legacy, but her little-seen roles in Drinking Buddies and the recently cancelled series Vinyl show her true talent.

Evidently, Marvel and James Gunn saw that talent and offered Wilde the role of the Guardians' sole female member. Alas, Wilde turned it down for unknown reasons which lead to sci-fi vet Saldana taking the role.

For Better Or Worse?

Saldana was pretty perfect for the part. She's a real badass and can handle herself in the action scenes like a pro, but more surprisingly, she also showed a lot of comedic skills going toe-to-toe with Chris Pratt. It would have been nice for Wilde to get a decent role in a big hit movie, but she'll have other opportunities and we're certainly not sad to see Saldana returning for the highly-anticipated sequel.