20 Actors Who Were Almost Cast As The Guardians Of The Galaxy

16. Isaiah Mustafa

Almost was: Drax The hardest character out of the central quintet to cast has to be Drax the Destroyer. Requiring someone with serious muscle to show off, there's also actual acting required; to have his misunderstanding of metaphors work alongside the typical vengeance quest needs more than the usual brutishness strong men-cum-actors bring. Best known for being the guy in the Old Spice adverts, Isaiah Mustafa, a former player in American Football practice squads (hence the muscle), was one person who Marvel certainly though had the charisma; he was linked to the role at the same time Dave Bautista initially was. Mustafa is a big comic book fan, so you can imagine the opportunity to play a character on the big screen must have been a massive opportunity. He's probably still holding out for a chance to play his favourite hero, Luke Cage (hint hint Netflix).