Alec Baldwin rejects Marvel villain role

LOS ANGELES
CB
With Marvel Comics dishing out box office hits more than ever lately, Hollywood heavyweights are being sought out for roles in the ever-expanding franchise adaptations. Exemplifying that with a missed opportunity, Alec Baldwin was a guest on the Howard Stern Show last week when he was asked why no one has offered him a villain role in a superhero movie. “I have, but I won’t mention which one,” Baldwin revealed. “I don’t want to undo somebody because they hired someone else to do it. But they asked me to play a villain in one of these Marvel Comics movies,” he reiterated. As to why he turned down the role, the 55-year-old actor said, “I wasn’t available, they wanted me to work a certain time.

ePaper - Nawaiwaqt