James Marsden Reveals He Turned Down a Role in 'Magic Mike' Over THIS Fear

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certainly didn't disappoint (with Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Manganiello and more male celebs going shirtless), but there's one star who could have made it much better: James Marsden.The 47-year-old actor revealed on Tuesday's episode of  that he actually was offered a role in the 2012 stripper-themed film, but turned it down due to one big fear.«I had the fear that I would be edited out of the movie,» Marsden admitted. «Just all my lines would be cut out and I'd be an extra just rushing around in a g-string.

So I think it was a lack of courage on my part. But then I was like, 'What am I doing?'… I should have just done it.»«I have friends and family that still think it was a wise idea for me not to do it, because they don't.