Channing Tatum is finally a member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe after debuting as Gambit in “Deadpool and Wolverine,” but it turns out he tried to enter the mega-franchise years earlier as Thor . In his latest Variety cover story , Tatum opened up about bombing his audition to play the God of Thunder in Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 superhero movie.

“I didn’t really want to be Thor,” Tatum admitted. “But I wanted to audition in front of Kenneth Branagh.”

The audition itself did not go well. As Tatum explained: “After I did one take, [Branagh] was like, ‘You’re not allowed to move. Put your hands on this chair.’ And I froze. He nailed my crutch. I spent the next five years really trying to learn stillness.”

Chris Hemsworth would ultimately win the part of Thor, with Tatum moving on t

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