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John Malkovich Rejected Marvel Offers Because of Bad Deals: ‘If You’re Going to Hang From a Crane in Front of Green Screen for Six Months, Pay Me’
Before John Malkovich said yes to "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," he rejected a few Marvel roles because the pay wasn't good enough.
The actor revealed an interview with GQ magazine that he’s turned down a few Marvel offers in the past because the pay just wasn’t sufficient enough. What Malkovich was surprised to discover was that filming “The Fantastic Four” was “not that dissimilar to doing theater” because “you imagine a bunch of stuff that isn’t there and do your little play.” He told GQ that he took a role in the movie primarily because he wanted to work with director Matt Shaman again after 2014’s “Cut Bank.” A bearded Malkovich appeared briefly in the teaser trailer for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” which debuted online earlier this month.
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