James Marsden Passed on a Magic Mike Role Over This Fear

James Marsden in Magic Mike? Apparently, it virtually occurred.  

During the Tuesday, Jan. 5 episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, The Notebook star shared the true cause why he handed on the stripper-themed film.

“I had fear I would be edited out of the movie,” the actor confessed. “Just all my lines would be cut out and I’d be an extra just rushing around in a g-string so I think it was a lack of courage on my part.”

He additionally famous that he nonetheless has family and friends who really feel it was a very good resolution to not do the movie as a result of “they didn’t want to see me like that.” Hearing this, Marsden laughed and mentioned, “I could have jumped in and had fun with that.” To which host James Corden set free a fast chuckle. 

During the interview, the 47-year-old star additionally recalled transferring to Austin, Texas initially of the quarantine in March 2020 amid the continued coronavirus pandemic.