"Game of Thrones" actor Jason Momoa could have robbed WWE wrestler Dave Bautista of the role of Drax the Destroyer in "Guardians of the Galaxy."
Zap2it reports Momoa turned down the role because he had already portrayed a character like Drax.
"I want my children to see their father happy," he said. "It's not that it's not a good role, it just wasn't the right thing. I was on 'Stargate: Atlantis' for four years playing a similar character called Ronon, who was an alien who didn't say much and grunted. I've been there and done that, whether people have seen it or not. You want to stretch."
"Dave [Batisita] is perfect for that role, for Drax," Momoa told Zap2it. "It didn't really fit in my time because I've done so many things where I don't say much and I'm colored up and I have my shirt off again. I made a conscious choice to turn down some movies that were action-based to direct 'Road to Paloma' so people could see that side."
Momoa also revealed what the casting process was like for "Guardians of the Galaxy," adding he ended up reading with the film's stars Chris Pratt.
"One of the funniest auditions I've ever done in my life was with him. He's phenomenal. He's going to kill it. It's going to be amazing," Momoa told Zap2it. "It's a whole Han Solo vibe. It's going to be a phenomenal movie. I'm glad that he is the lead of that. He's funny as hell, man. He can improv; he just acts circles around me. It was really, really fantastic."
For those unfamiliar with the story, check out Marvel's official synopsis of "Guardians of the Galaxy" below:
An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits--Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon; Groot, a tree-like humanoid; the deadly and enigmatic Gamora; and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand--with the galaxy's fate in the balance.
"Guardians of the Galaxy" will be released to theaters on Aug. 1. Check out the trailer below.
