If Jeremy Strong still doesn’t tell you anything, you should definitely catch up on Succession. The HBO series about powerful media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his children who want to take the throne is like an even more megalomaniac version of Game of Thrones.
Part of the grandiose ensemble is also Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy. Before his Succession breakthrough, however, the actor was much less well known and almost resorted to desperate job offers. This includes one quirky Captain America anecdote about Chris Evans’ body.
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Succession star Jeremy Strong was set to double for Chris Evans’ untrained body
An interview with Strong has been published in the British Times, which will soon be shown in cinemas in times of upheaval by Ad Astra director James Gray. Here he talks again about his beginnings as a theater actor temporarily broke was.
At casting offers he was told about Captain America – The First Avenger. However, Strong was not to play the lead role, which Chris Evans eventually took on. Instead, they were looking for someone who star’s younger body with no muscles plays before Evans transforms into the superhero.
So Strong would have been a body double over which Evans’ face and voice would have been superimposed using CGI. The Succession star briefly considered taking on the role for desperate financial reasons. Ultimately, however, he refused.
The Times interviewer actually called the Captain America star to tell him Strong’s anecdote. His reaction:
Oh no! That just goes to show how unpredictable the industry is. But I’m so happy it worked out because I don’t think Jeremy ever had a plan B.
Succession fans are eagerly awaiting Season 4, which is currently filming. in the Spring 2023 the new episodes of the HBO series should then start. Upheaval Starring Jeremy Strong is in theaters November 24.
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