Fri. Mar 29th, 2024


Jon Hamm has confirmed that he was supposed to play a supervillain in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise — Mister Sinister. A Victorian-era geneticist, Mister Sinister gains immortality and seeks out mutant DNA for his own devious purposes. In a recent interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, Hamm opened up about how his character would have fit into the movie series.

As it turns out, Hamm was set to have an onscreen cameo in the post-credits scene of Josh Boone’s The New Mutants. However, the film’s never-ending production troubles and delays prevented the cameo from happening. From multiple release delays to extensive reshoots, The New Mutants’ rocky journey to the big screen was the main factor behind Hamm’s role being cut.

Hamm now says that there’s no footage of him in costume that could potentially be repurposed in a future Marvel movie. “I never shot anything,” he revealed. “I remember having a conversation with people: I’m a huge comic book fan, especially of the X-Men and The New Mutants, so I was excited to be considered. But these conversations happen and then life intervenes.“

Hamm also addressed fans’ long-standing wish for him to play Superman. Even though the former Mad Men star worked with Zack Snyder on 2011’s Sucker Punch — two years before Man of Steel — a conversation about Clark Kent never happened. “I never spoke to him about superhero stuff. I think I might be long in the tooth for the Superman tights these days,” said Hamm. “But I love Zack: He’s a super-talented guy and a lovely man.”

Actors Who Turned Down DC Roles

These major stars could have played some of your favorite DC Comics’ heroes onscreen. But they all said no for one reason or another.



By Dave Jenks

Dave Jenks is an American novelist and Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Between those careers, he’s worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and over the road truck driver, among many other things. He now lives on a sea island, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and youngest daughter. They also have three grown children, five grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. Stinnett grew up in Melbourne, Florida and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. His next dream is to one day visit and dive Cuba.