Shaquille O’Neal would love to join Marvel Cinematic Universe- but was rejected!

Shaquille O’Neal was rejected by Marvel.

The 54-year-old basketball legend would love to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe but admitted he has had trouble convincing Hollywood executives that he can play a role other than himself.

He told Variety: “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.

“I wanted to be in the ‘Avengers’ and they were like, ‘Shaq, we f****** 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.”

O’Neal portrayed a DC superhero in 1997’s Steel, had a cameo at the end of this year’s Scary Movie and will also appear in Grown Ups 3 but his ultimate dream is to co-star with wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne The Rock Johnson.

He said: “I want to do a movie with The Rock so I can beat him up.”

When questioned on if he would be able to take down The Rock, he replied: “Oh, easy! Barbecue chicken.”