Shaquille O'Neal may never realize his dream of being a part of Marvel's Avengers.
In a recent interview with Variety, the NBA legend says that because his personal brand overshadows his characters, he has officially laid his Marvel ambitions to rest.
"I wanted to be in the Avengers, and they were like, 'Shaq, we f—in' love you and we'd love to put you in, but if your face pops up on screen, people are going to go, 'Hey, that's Shaq!' O'Neal said. "He said it truthfully, and I was like, alright… I guess my face is too bigtime."
O'Neal also shared that his fame has cost him other opportunities.
"I would love to do more action roles, but we were told by top Hollywood executives that I'm too big, and what they mean by that is when I pop up on the screen everyone will go, 'Oh, that's Shaq!' " he explained. "So, if I'm trying to play a doctor or anything, my character won't be believable."
#shaq #marvel
In a recent interview with Variety, the NBA legend says that because his personal brand overshadows his characters, he has officially laid his Marvel ambitions to rest.
"I wanted to be in the Avengers, and they were like, 'Shaq, we f—in' love you and we'd love to put you in, but if your face pops up on screen, people are going to go, 'Hey, that's Shaq!' O'Neal said. "He said it truthfully, and I was like, alright… I guess my face is too bigtime."
O'Neal also shared that his fame has cost him other opportunities.
"I would love to do more action roles, but we were told by top Hollywood executives that I'm too big, and what they mean by that is when I pop up on the screen everyone will go, 'Oh, that's Shaq!' " he explained. "So, if I'm trying to play a doctor or anything, my character won't be believable."
#shaq #marvel
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