Jon Hamm Says He Prefers to Play ‘Sinner’ Characters: ‘Superman Can Be Kind of Boring, No Offense’

Jon Hamm doesn’t want to return connected immoderate “boring” roles; successful fact, he prefers to play nan morally corrupt characters alternatively than a “Superman” type, contempt having nan Clark Kent look. The “Your Friends and Neighbors” character told W that he has narrowed his preferences for his career.

“My history of characters isn’t precisely nan saints; it’s much connected nan sinner broadside of nan equation,” nan “Fargo” and “Mad Men” prima said. “But Superman tin beryllium benignant of boring. No discourtesy to nan caller Superman [David Corenswet], who I dream is simply a delightful person.”

And while immoderate stars do find Superman to beryllium much analyzable (Jacob Elordi previously told GQ that he turned down reference for a Superman role for an unnamed task arsenic it was “too dark“), Hamm is steering clear of playing a superhero of immoderate kind. He told The Hollywood Reporter that his “Mad Men” characteristic Don Draper was “celebrated for nan incorrect reasons” and was successful truth much of a villain than a victim.

“Jimmy Gandolfini, whom I knew a small bit, had a akin narration to Tony Soprano, and Bryan Cranston had it pinch Walter White [for ‘Breaking Bad’]. The characteristic sewage celebrated for nan incorrect reasons,” Hamm said amid nan 10-year anniversary of nan “Mad Men” bid finale. “People thought that Don was this paragon of masculinity aliases whatever. There were truthful galore think-pieces, and you go, ‘Wait, he was beautiful fucked up.’ And I was very happy pinch really Matt [Weiner] ended nan story, but it was besides hard.”

Hamm did tease, however, successful 2023 that he would beryllium unfastened to being part of nan MCU, conscionable possibly successful a much nuanced role. “I’ve been a instrumentality of Marvel Comics and comics successful wide since I was astir apt azygous digits. I deliberation location are tons of stories that I’m acquainted with, astatine least, that are still retired location to beryllium told,” he said. “Hopefully, immoderate their plans are, they see me. But if not, I cognize that they person a beautiful heavy chair of folks that are fresh to beryllium a portion of those stories. There are surely a batch of stories successful the ‘X-Men’ world to beryllium told. ‘Fantastic’ Four as well, Doctor Doom. There are truthful galore awesome things retired there. But yeah, I dream I get a chance. Who knows?”