# @etalkctv on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-08-22T19:02:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Etalk (@etalkctv) — https://gondola.cc/etalkctv

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Shaquille O’Neal pitched himself to be in an ‘Avengers’ movie. 🫣

The NBA legend says Marvel told him:

“They were like, ‘Shaq, we f–kin’ love you and we’d love to put you in, but if your face pops up on screen people are going to go, ‘Hey, that’s Shaq!’ He said it truthfully, and I was like, alright… I guess my face is too bigtime.”

The basketball player does have experience playing a superhero, having portrayed the DC character Steel in the 1997 film ‘Steel’. But he says he has continued to encounter the same obstacle when seeking dramatic or action roles.

“I would love to do more action roles but we were told by top Hollywood executives that I’m too big, and what they mean by that is when I pop up on the screen everyone will go, ‘Oh, that’s Shaq!’ So, if I’m trying to play a doctor or anything, my character won’t be believable,” O’Neal explained.

Would you have wanted to see Shaq in the MCU? 👀 Let us know in the comments. ⬇️

(📸: Getty/Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty/John Nacion, Marvel Studios)

#Shaq #Avengers #Marvel #MCU #NBA

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