One doctor estimated that over half of Marvel’s stars use some form of performance-enhancing drug to get the physiques they want, “at least for the short term.”https://t.co/KMNIBeOo7N
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) September 23, 2023
the article is an expert of Joanna Robinson’s MCU book
It goes into depth in the MCU casting process and how some castings could’ve went way different
Marvel casting director Sarah Halley Finn always has a bunch of people reading for roles and even if they don’t get the role she remembers them for later ones
names that were around:
– for Thor: Daniel Craig, Charlie Hunnam, Joel Kinnaman, Tom Hiddleston, Alexander Skarsgård, and Liam Hemsworth (who came pretty close until his brother snatched it away)
– for Captain America: Ryan Philippe, Garrett Hedlund, Jensen Ackles, Chace Crawford, John Krasinski, Wyatt Russell, Sebastian Stan, Chris Pratt
– for the Guardians: Chadwick Boseman read for Drax, Lupita Nyong’o read for Gamora, Karen Gillan auditioned for Sharon Carter
also a lot of talk about the pressue on the actors to be and stay fit, professor of clinical physical therapy Dr. Todd Schroeder estimates that “fifty to seventy-five of them” are on steroids, at least short term
