Channing Tatum Bombed Audition to Play Another Marvel Superhero

In an interview with Variety, Tatum shared that he wasn’t particularly eager to play Thor, but the opportunity to audition for Kenneth Branagh in the first Thor movie was too enticing to resist. The experience, though, turned out to be a humbling one as it exposed a lack of stillness in his acting at the time. After doing one take, Branagh instructed him to stay still and place his hands on a chair. However, Tatum froze up, allowing Branagh to point out his weakness. This incident motivated him to spend the next five years focusing on mastering stillness in his performances.








