Joe Jonas has spoken out about losing the role of Spider-Man to Andrew Garfield.
The singer, 33, described the part as "the one that got away" after he was "destroyed" after failing to get the part.
But Joe, who soared to fame with his siblings Kevin and Nick as one third of the Jonas Brothers, said that Andrew was the right man for the job.
Asked for the podcast Just For Variety With Marc Malkin about which film part was “the one that got away”, Jonas said: “I could name a couple.
“In the moment you’re destroyed or you’re defeated, but you realise this person was brilliant.
“I remember, years ago, I was up for Spider-Man and I was so, so excited and it was the year… Andrew Garfield (got the part). So obviously, he was the right one.
“But I remember that was a big thing at the time, and going back for callbacks… And the director (Marc Webb) used to be a music video director, so I was like ‘I got an in here’.
“But you know what? I love the process of auditioning and putting yourself out there and having to prove yourself.
“It should never be a shoo-in for anyone.”
He said he did not get to try on the Spider-Man suit but he had one “back in the day”.
Garfield, 39, starred in The Amazing Spider-Man in 2012 and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in 2014 before Tom Holland put on the suit.
The British-American actor would also appear in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home alongside another iteration of the superhero, whose real name is Peter Parker, like Tobey Maguire.
American actor Maguire, 47, had played the role in the early 2000s.
Joe is currently starring in Korean war film Devotion alongside Glen Powell and Jonathan Majors.
Joe also talked about his new role: “I don’t know whether to be mad at my history teachers,”
“When I got the audition. I read the book, read the script, met the director and I was just like, ‘How have I not heard of this story of these two incredible brave individuals and the Korean War?’
"I think in school you just go from World War II and then you just skip [the Korean War] and we don’t focus on it enough.”
Jonas also said his “phenomenal” wife, Game Of Thrones actress Sophie Turner, helped him prepare for his recent auditions by directing his audition tapes.
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He said: “She’s my toughest critic… I’m glad she gives me her honest opinion – you need someone like that, with years of experience.”
The couple married in May 2019 and have two children – the first born in July 2020 and the second in July 2022.
Jonas also wrote and sings the Devotion post-credit song, Not Alone, with Khalid.
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