Mark Ruffalo reveals he told Poor Things director he was ‘not right’ for film

The American actor said he tried to talk Yorgos Lanthimos out of casting him (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Mark Ruffalo has said he was “scared” to star in Poor Things and told director Yorgos Lanthimos he did not think he was “the right person” for the film.

The 56-year-old American actor plays ladies’ man Duncan Wedderburn in the dark comic fantasy, which also stars Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe and is released in UK cinemas on Friday.