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Before he was cast as Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe, Jason Momoa was wanted for a different superhero movie role, only to reportedly turn down the part of Drax the Destroyer in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. – a role subsequently filled by Dave Bautista.

Now, thanks to Marvel’s head of visual development Charlie Wen, we have a glimpse at what might have been thanks to two pieces of early Guardians concept art showing Momoa as Drax; check them out here…

Guardians of the Galaxy sees James Gunn (Super) directing a cast that includes Chris Pratt (The Lego Movie) as Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana (Star Trek Into Darkness) as Gamora, Dave Bautista (Riddick) as Drax the Destroyer, Bradley Cooper (American Hustle) as Rocket Raccoon, Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious 6) as Groot, Benicio Del Toro (Sin City) as The Collector, Lee Pace (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) as Ronan the Accuser, Karen Gillan (Doctor Who) as Nebula, Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) as Korath, John C. Reilly (Step Brothers) as Rhomman Dey, Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead) as Yondu, Glenn Close (Damages) as Nova Prime Rael and Josh Brolin (Men in Black 3) as Thanos.