Sebastian Stan 'desperately wanted' lead roles in Star Trek and Green Lantern

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18 October 2024 at 11:15 am

The Marvel actor has revealed what blockbuster movies he came close to getting before he landed his ongoing role of Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier in 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger. During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Stan shared that he "desperately wanted" the role of Captain Kirk in J.J. Abrams' 2009 reboot of the sci-fi franchise and the titular role in 2011's Green Lantern. "Captain Kirk for J.J. Abrams was one of the first things that I got very close to.”

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