It seems Timothee Chalamet has softened his stance on potentially playing a superhero on-screen.
Years ago, the young actor revealed some advice given to him by legendary star Leonardo DiCaprio in an interview with the New York Times:
"Well, Leonardo DiCaprio said to me, 'No superhero movies, no hard drugs.' Which I thought was very good. I follow them both!"
However, Chalamet would indeed don a cape or cowl if the right director and script came along, while it was actually The Dark Knight that convinced him to get into acting back in 2008.
"The movie that made me want to act is a superhero movie, The Dark Knight. If the script was great, if the director was great, I’d have to consider it," he revealed.
Up until now, Chalamet hasn't starred in a superhero movie, but not, it has to be said, for a lack of trying, as he was up for the role of Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Homecoming before Tom Holland was cast.
"I read twice and I left sweating in a total panic," he recalled.
"I called my agent, Brian Swardstrom, and I said, 'Brian, I thought about this a lot and I have to go back and knock on that door and read again,' and he told me the story of Sean Young and how in an attempt to become Catwoman had scared everyone away when she showed up at the studio gates in costume."
Chalamet is currently promoting Dune: Part Two which so far has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. Click on the link below to check out a selection of the first reactions:
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