Mandalorian Star Timothy Olyphant Talks Losing Star Trek Role to DC Star

Mandalorian Star Timothy Olyphant Talks About Losing Star Trek Role to DC Star

[{"selector":"#anim-063269eb-332f-455d-9f67-7e02b4d0dd68 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.015624884803543%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af82e5d5-7559-4afd-84d0-a58c33e76276","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Timothy Olyphant is best known for playing U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens on FX's Justified and Cobb Vanth in Star Wars: The Mandalorian.

[{"selector":"#anim-259a2fc8-56f4-41e1-8b64-b9a93fa1b697 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(28.90624987200394%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-58cb0efb-183b-47bc-8838-12ea1f40ec21","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Olyphant appeared on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast this week and revealed he was up for the role of Captain James Tiberius Kirk role in 2009's Star Trek, played by Chris Pine.

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