Taylor Kitsch, the actor best known for his role in Friday Night Lights, has spoken about his career after the notorious box office bomb John Carter. The 43-year-old Canadian, who now lives in Montana, said he prefers a life away from Hollywood. “I’d rather be in the wild chasing animals with my camera than going to clubs or bars or Hollywood parties,” he told The Guardian.
Kitsch was once tipped for superstardom after playing Tim Riggins in Friday Night Lights and appearing in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. However, the $264m Disney film John Carter, released in 2012, was a critical and commercial failure, losing an estimated $200m. Kitsch said he took it personally at the time but has since moved on. “You gave it the best you could. I’m proud of the way I led that shoot. You move on,” he said.
Now, Kitsch is starring in the Prime Video series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf. He reflected on the unpredictability of the film industry, saying: “There’s so many cogs in that wheel of movies, man. I’m literally such a small part of it.” He added that he avoids obsessing over outcomes: “If you start marrying yourself to these phantom outcomes that don’t exist, man, you’re gonna go crazy.”
