Pace, of course, ended up in Guardians of the Galaxy as the villainous Kree Ronan the Accuser, but he almost had a much more heroic role. MTV caught up with Pace in 2012 just before a late-round audition to play Peter Quill.
"I go in on Monday to meet them all and audition for it, so wish me luck. I'm very excited about it. The script is great. The character is a lot of fun... I have been [reading up on Star-Lord]. You want to know what you're doing. I hope it works out." It didn't work out for him to play Quill, but he did impress them and wound up playing Ronan in the original Guardians and in 2019's Captain Marvel.