Michael Cera might have been a part of the Wizarding World.

In a brand new interview with Louis Theroux on his eponymous podcast, the “Superbad” and “Scott Pilgrim” star stated he was as soon as in talks to be a part of the “Harry Potter” spinoff franchise “Implausible Beasts,” however turned it down out of “worry” of getting “too well-known.”

“I don’t even know if I used to be supplied, I feel I simply declined to have interaction with it as a result of I feel it will be like most likely six years dedication or one thing. But additionally, I did form of make a conscientious option to restrict my publicity slightly bit, or simply try to be slightly extra in command of it,” Cera stated. “And I felt like doing, particularly little youngsters’ motion pictures, I had a giant worry of doing issues that I might get too well-known.”

A prequel to the “Harry Potter” movies, “Implausible Beasts” and its two sequels heart on Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), an skilled on magical creatures who’s recruited by a younger Albus Dumbledore (Jude Regulation) to assist defeat the darkish wizard Gellert Grindelwald (portrayed by Johnny Depp within the first two movies and Mads Mikkelsen within the third). Although it was a field workplace success and “Harry Potter” creator J.Ok. Rowling — who additionally penned the “Implausible Beasts” screenplays — deliberate it as a five-film collection, concrete plans to proceed the franchise haven’t been introduced.

Nevertheless, Cera — who simply starred in his first Wes Anderson movie, “The Phoenician Scheme” — stated that his ideas on fame have “modified slightly” and he’d be extra open to collaborating in a franchise as we speak.

“I feel I’ve outgrown that exact feeling, however I feel that’s what that was at the moment,” he continued. “But when a franchise got here alongside now and appeared fascinating, I don’t suppose on the grounds of it being a franchise I might storm out of the workplace or something.”

Does that imply Cera could be open to becoming a member of the Marvel universe sometime? Properly, below one situation: “A superhero who’s a giant fan of dairy, I might play,” he stated.

Hearken to Cera’s full interview with Theroux right here.