Josh Brolin Doesn't Regret Turning Down Jurassic World Role
Josh Brolin says that he doesn't regret turning down the Jurassic World: Dominion role of Owen Grady. Brolin is the star of such hits has No Country For Old Men, Inherent Vice, American Gangster, as well as playing Thanos in the MCU and Cable in Deadpool 2. The actor also appeared in director Denis Villeneuve's Sicario, as well as Gurney Halleck in Dune, a role which he'll reprise in Dune: Part 2.
Between 2013 and 2015, Brolin was taking on a number of notable roles that were putting him at the top of Hollywood's roster, including films like Men In Black III, Oldboy, and Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, but another star was also on the rise at that time as well: Chris Pratt. Pratt had changed his image from goofy funnyman inParks and Recreation to goofy action hero with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1, which led to his casting of Owen Grady in Jurassic World. However, Pratt wasn't always the first choice for the role, as Brolin was originally approached for the part.
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In a new interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Brolin reveals that he doesn't have any regrets not taking the role. Ultimately, he couldn't picture himself as Grady. The actor goes on to say that he's «very, very happy» about opting out of the role, as he feels that Pratt was «the right guy» for it. Read his full comment:
«And Jurassic World, with all respect to Steven [Spielberg], I could not picture me doing it. I could not picture me being that guy. And I’m very, very happy, based on my decision, of what Chris [Pratt] does with it because I think Chris is the right guy. When I saw Chris in Guardians of the Galaxy, cause I knew him a little bit before that, and I was
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