Amanda Seyfried ‘Got the Offer’ for Gamora but Thought It’d Be Marvel’s First Flop and ‘I’d Never Work Again’: ‘It’s About a Talking Tree and Raccoon’

variety.com:

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Amanda Seyfried was the latest guest on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and said that she actually had the offer from James Gunn and Marvel Studios to play Gamora in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise.

The Oscar nominee “mulled over” the offer for a few days before coming to the realization that “Guardians” just wasn’t for her. “I was really scared of the idea of being stuck and painted a different color because of the amount of time [it takes],” Seyfried said. “It was a giant opportunity.

I had just met James in person. He is wonderful. Apparently someone said he didn’t remember but it’s definitely true. I definitely got the offer for it and I mulled over it for a couple days.

I didn’t want to live in London for six months out of the year. There was another movie I really wanted to do with Seth MacFarlane called ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West.’ It felt like a good opportunity.” “Let’s also remember that being a part of the first Marvel movie that bombs ain’t good for your career,” she continued. “I thought that because this was about a talking tree and a talking raccoon that it would be Marvel’s first bomb and me and Chris Pratt would never work again.