He turned down the role so he wouldn't be too famous.

Actor Michael Cera has revealed that he turned down a role in one of the "Fantastic Beasts" films from the "Harry Potter" franchise because he was afraid it would "make him too famous."

The star of “The Superbad” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” films appeared on Louis Terou's podcast and admitted that he intentionally avoided a big opportunity in one of Hollywood's biggest projects.

It's one of the rejected offers that remains etched in his memory, a role in a spin-off of the "Harry Potter" series, which has three films so far.

"I don't think they got around to offering me any specific roles in 'Fantastic Beasts' because I turned down any work on that project because I would have been expected to commit to them for about six years," the actor said.

"Also, it was my conscious decision to limit my exposure, or to try to have more control over it in a way. At the same time, I felt that by working, especially making films for children, I had a fear that I would become too famous," he concluded.

“Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them” was the first film in this series and was filmed in 2016 with Eddie Redmayne in the lead role of Newt Scamander. It is speculated that Serra was supposed to play the character of "normal" Jacob Kowalski, who was ultimately played by Dan Fogler.

Although he claims he has no regrets, Sera says he might accept a similar role now.

"I think I've outgrown those feelings now, but that's how I wanted it at the time. If a franchise came along now that seemed interesting to me, I think I would run out of the office at the mention of the word 'franchise'," the actor explained.

In the same interview, Sena also revealed that his wish to meet his older colleague Jackie Chan had finally come true, but the famous actor "had no idea who he was."

"When I met him, he had a reaction - who is this person, what is going on? We took a picture, but I got the impression that he thought I was the winner of some competition. He rushed to take a picture, but he was not rude or unkind. I felt like I was usurping his time with his team before the interview for BBC radio. But everyone was nice and I managed to meet him," the actor recalled.

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"I don't think they got around to offering me any specific role in 'Fantastic Beasts' because I turned down any work on that project because I would have been expected to commit to them for about six years."