Though he’s a little too late to lock in the role of Doctor Strange (someone else just nabbed that gig), it would seem that Al Pacino is interested in playing a role in a Marvel film. And Marvel, it appears, is definitely ready to talk to him.
It might have seemed unlikely a few years ago, but with Marvel’s success rate and the actors they’ve been slotting into supporting roles – such as Robert Redford in Captain America: The Winter Soldier – it’s no longer a stretch.
Talking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Pacino talked up his appreciation for Guardians Of The Galaxy, which he saw earlier this year with his young children. Asked whether he’d be up for one of the company’s films, he said he’d taken a meeting with Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige. “I would imagine either there’s something he feels is right for me,” says the actor. “It’s a Marvel how these things happen.” Funnier than that fairly awful pun is the fact that Pacino’s phone rings almost immediately after he mentions the meeting. Marvel must be keeping tabs...
So far there is no word on when, or even if Pacino will ever show up in one of the company's films. But it’s certainly fun to speculate! The Marvel talk starts at about 32.08 in the podcast below.
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