Kevin Bacon was so surprised to be approached to star in the new X-Men movie, the actor was convinced he had only been offered a role because another star had pulled out.
The Footloose star has been cast as Sebastian Shaw in X-Men: First Class, but Bacon refused to believe he was director Matthew Vaughn's first-choice to play the mutant villain - especially as his physique is nothing like the bulked up Shaw in the comic books.
He tells WENN, "I don't know if this says something about my self-esteem but the first thing I thought of when they offered me X-Men was, 'Who fell out?'
"The only thing I'm a little concerned about is I don't look anything like the comic book character.
"He is a gigantic muscle bound guy with a pony tail and dresses like George Washington in his britches.
"When I saw it I thought, 'I'm kind of a weird choice to embody him.' Obviously Matthew was going in another direction."
X-Men: First Class is released 1st June
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