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Shaquille O’Neal is opening up about wanting to act more.

Over the years, the 54-year-old retired NBA star has appeared in several movies including Kazaam, Grown Ups 2, and most recently the new Scary Movie.

In new interview with Variety, Shaq revealed that he wanted to make a cameo in the Avengers movies, but he was denied because he’s too recognizable.

“I would love to do more action roles but we were told by top Hollywood executives that I’m too big,” Shaq said, 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,” he added.

“I wanted to be in the Avengers and 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 explained. “He said it truthfully, and I was like, ‘Alright… I guess my face is too bigtime.’” 

While his Avengers dream may have been shot down, Shaq said he would also love to star in a movie with Dwayne Johnson.

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

In another recent interview, Shaq explained why he doesn’t text with other NBA stars.

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