First Steps actor John Malkovich has revealed that he declined offers to play other Marvel characters in the past, and explained why he turned down the

John Malkovich is set to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, but he had opportunities to join the franchise earlier. In an interview with GQ, the Oscar-nominated actor explained why he had previously passed on other Marvel projects.

The actor will make his Marvel debut in this summer's 'Fantastic Four' but it wasn't his first film role offer from the studio.

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John Malkovich will be starring in Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps this summer and recently opened up about why it took him this long to act in one. In a new interview, Malkovich revealed the real reason he had not appeared in the MCU until now was due to pay.

"If you're going to hang from a crane in front of a green screen for six months, pay me," the "Fantastic Four: First Steps" actor said.

The 71-year-old screen icon was long rumoured to have been attached to star in a fourth Spider-Man film directed by Sam Raimi before the film series was re-set with a new team. He had also been rumoured as one of the actors considered to play Green Goblin in the Tobey Maguire fronted films before Willem Dafoe scooped the part.