Summary

• Jon Hamm ed on a Green Lantern role, but is hoping to the Marvel Universe with a part from a comic he enjoys.
• Inspired by Jeff Goldblum's career, Hamm is aiming for diverse roles and happiness in acting endeavors.
• Hamm pitched himself for a Marvel role, as he wants a varied career like Goldblum's, mixing leading man roles with scene-stealing ones.

Jon Hamm has revealed which the DCEU movie timeline as well as the MCU. However, while many heroes and villains have been cast over the years, there have been various stars who almost landed a major role but, for various reasons, didn't go forward.

In a new feature with The Hollywood Reporter, Hamm spoke about how he almost landed a major superhero role for Warner Bros. back in the day, as he was offered to play Green Lantern. However, Hamm revealed that he ed on that gig, as he shared the following:

That was one I definitely didn’t want to do. But I’ve pitched myself for a couple parts of the Marvel universe, I don’t want to say what exactly, but it was a part of a comic book that I really liked. I was like, “Are you going to do this story?” And they were like, “Yeah, we’re actually thinking of that.” I go, “Good. I should be the guy.” So maybe it’ll work out. But I look at a guy like Jeff Goldblum’s career — and I know Jeff a bit, we used to have the same therapist — and I’m just like, “God, how awesome to be able to do all the things he’s done.” He had his leading man phase, and he does Marvel and he’ll just roll through and steal the scene, and then he’s doing commercials and he’s funny as shit. I see him out and he’s happy. So, consciously or not, I’m modeling my life to be that: varied and happy and fulfilled.

Jon Hamm Says He's Still Pitching Himself For MCU Roles

Hamm previously spoke to GQ, to reveal he was offered the role of Hal Jordan in 2011's Green Lantern, and why he turned it down. He seems to have changed his tune on his affection for comic book properties since that interview:

”I mean, they came after me pretty hard for Green Lantern. But I was like, meh, that’s not what I want to do. Never say never, but those aren’t the kind of movies I like to go see. They don't make the kind of movies I like to see any more."

Even though he may not have ended up playing Green Lantern, the Mad Men star is still not giving up on ing the comic book film genre. In the same interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hamm made it clear that he is still talking to both Marvel and DC about potentially landing a gig.

Without going into too much detail, Hamm said, "There were a lot of conversations, and I’m still in those. I talk to the guys that run Marvel and DC. And I’m a comic book nerd. So, we’ll see. Even that part of the industry is changing." Whichever side gets Hamm first remains to be seen, but it wouldn't be shocking if he gets a role in the MCU movie timeline as opposed to James Gunn's DC Universe. As Hamm talked about looking to Goldblum’s career for inspiration, ing the MCU would seem more fitting for him.

The MCU could also be the time when another one of Hamm's lost comic book roles comes to fruition, as he revealed to Screen Rant in November 2023 that he almost played Marvel's Mister Sinister in the X-Men franchise. Since the MCU will be rebooting the X-Men for their own solo movie, this could be the opportunity for Hamm to finally play the iconic villain. Hopefully, there will be a time when Hamm finally gets to take on the comic book movie genre, whether it ends up being in the MCU or DC Universe.

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  DC Universe

  Created by

  Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

  First Film

  Man of Steel

  First TV Show

  Peacemaker

  Cast

  Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cara Delevingne, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Zachary Levi, Dwayne Johnson, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Djimon Hounsou, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, Ewan McGregor, Idris Elba, John Cena, Michael Keaton, George Clooney, Xolo Mariduena

  Movie(s)

  Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazam!, Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman 1984, Zack Snyder's Justice League, The Suicide Squad, Black Adam, Shazam! The Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle, Superman, The Brave and the Bold

  Character(s)

  Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, Cyborg, Harley Quinn, The Joker, Shazam, Darkseid, Amanda Waller, Lex Luthor, Doomsday, Deadshot, Deathstroke, Black Canary, Black Adam

  The DC Universe is one of the biggest comic book franchises and often competes with Marvel. DC Comics started as National Allied Publications, founded by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson in 1935. Since then, the franchise has exploded with thousands of comic books, movies, TV shows, and video games. 2013 marked the beginning of the most recent iteration of the superheroes, with Zack Snyder introducing Henry Cavill as Superman. After several movies with mixed reviews, DC underwent a soft reboot under the helm of James Gunn and Peter Safran.

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  Marvel Cinematic Universe

  Created by

  Kevin Feige

  First Film

  Iron Man

  Films

  Deadpool & Wolverine, Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts*, Blade (2025), The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Avengers: Doomsday (2026), Avengers: Secret Wars

  First TV Show

  Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

  TV Shows

  Agatha: Coven of Chaos, Ironheart, Daredevil: Born Again, Wakanda, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Marvel Zombies, Wonder Man, Vision Quest

  Cast

  Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Edward Norton, Paul Rudd, Tom Holland, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Brie Larson, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Pom Klementieff, Josh Brolin, Karen Gillan, Clark Gregg, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Simu Liu, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Angelina Jolie, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, Barry Keoghan, Gemma Chan, Ma Dong-seok, Brian Tyree Henry, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Lia McHugh, Jonathan Majors

  The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multimedia superhero franchise that began in 2008 with Paramount's Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. The franchise quickly grew in popularity, with Disney eventually buying out Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The MCU consists of dozens of movies and TV shows, most notably Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Loki.

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Source: The Hollywood Reporter