{"id":345127,"date":"2025-08-15T01:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=393232"},"modified":"2025-08-15T02:30:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T09:30:05","slug":"amanda-seyfried-rejected-the-lead-role-in-the-most-successful-science-fiction-movie-of-the-last-20-years-because-she-thought-it-wasnt-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/amanda-seyfried-rejected-the-lead-role-in-the-most-successful-science-fiction-movie-of-the-last-20-years-because-she-thought-it-wasnt-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Seyfried rejected the lead role in the most successful science fiction movie of the last 20 years because she thought it wasn&#039;t worth it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amanda Seyfried, the renowned actress, recently revealed that she was the first choice to play Gamora in the successful Marvel saga, Guardians of the Galaxy. However, <strong>she decided to turn down the role, as she feared the movie would fail at the box office and harm her career in Hollywood<\/strong>. In a conversation on The Hollywood Reporter&#8217;s Awards Chatter podcast, Seyfried admitted that her decision was based on the fear of being the star of a major project that might not succeed. &#8220;If you&#8217;re the star of a giant movie like that, and it fails, Hollywood doesn&#8217;t forgive you,&#8221; she commented.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Very poor eye to see where success will be<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Despite finding the script for Guardians of the Galaxy excellent, her doubt about the impact of a potential failure led her to decline the offer. &#8220;I thought, is it worth it?&#8221; she reflected. <strong>Additionally, the actress expressed her concern about the characterization process, stating that she is not a big fan of Marvel movies<\/strong>. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to be green. It&#8217;s a lot of work,&#8221; she mentioned, comparing her situation to that of other actresses who have played similar characters.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guardianes de la Galaxia de Marvel | Trailer Oficial Espa\u00f1ol | HD\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F60FZKt_36s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Finally, the role of Gamora was played by Zoe Salda\u00f1a, who has maintained the character until the end of the saga, culminating with Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 in May 2023. <strong>As has been shown, the franchise has been a great success, grossing $733 million with the first film and nearly $2.5 billion in total, including the sequels<\/strong>. Guardians of the Galaxy also catapulted Salda\u00f1a to fame, appearing in iconic films such as Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, which are among the highest-grossing of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In retrospect, Seyfried has admitted that she often thinks about her decision to turn down the role of Gamora, <strong>although she believes she would not have enjoyed the transformation process associated with the character<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Disney+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/246b1fd4-6164-4c6f-9318-27e1cb587dc6\/489019137\/disney-plus-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Disney+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amanda Seyfried, the renowned actress, recently revealed that she was the first choice to play Gamora in the successful Marvel saga, Guardians of the Galaxy. However, she decided to turn down the role, as she feared the movie would fail at the box office and harm her career in Hollywood. In a conversation on the Awards Chatter podcast from The Hollywood Reporter, Seyfried admitted that her decision was based on the fear of being the star of a big project that did not succeed. &#8220;If you&#8217;re the star of a giant movie like that, and it fails, Hollywood doesn&#8217;t forgive you,&#8221; she commented. 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