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\t\t<\/p>\n Channing Tatum<\/strong><\/a> may have just joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe<\/strong><\/a> last year as Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, but he actually first auditioned for the franchise over a decade ago!<\/p>\n In a new interview, the 45-year-old actor looked back at bombing his audition to play Thor<\/strong><\/a> in the 2011 movie of the same name, which was directed by Kenneth Branagh<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u201cI didn\u2019t really want to be Thor,\u201d Channing <\/strong>admitted to Variety<\/a><\/em>. \u201cBut I wanted to audition in front of Kenneth Branagh.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cAfter I did one take, [Branagh] was like, \u2018You\u2019re not allowed to move. Put your hands on this chair,\u2019\u201d he recalled. \u201cAnd I froze. He nailed my crutch. I spent the next five years really trying to learn stillness.\u201d<\/p>\n Ultimately, the role of Thor went to Chris Hemsworth<\/strong><\/a> and the rest is history.<\/p>\n