'I didn't really care for them':Aaron Taylor-Johnson snubbed 'huge' franchises as a younger actor

Aaron Taylor-Johnson turned down the chance to star in "huge franchises" when he made a name for himself in Hollywood.

The 33-year-old actor was lined up for more blockbusters after featuring in movies such as 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' but snubbed them all so he could spend more time with his family and focus on indie projects.

Aaron told Esquire magazine: "There was 'Kick-Ass' and then there was 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers', and all those things lined up for me.

"But I didn't really care for them... (I was up for movies) that nobody knows about – big, huge franchises that were in play.

"(But) I wanted, purely, to be with my babies. I didn't want to be taken away from them. I battled with what that would be like."

The 'Bullet Train' star continued: "I would say I was probably not ready to be in that position anyway – it was too early. But yeah, I also slightly didn't give a f***."

Aaron is now set to return to the world of blockbusters with a role in the upcoming superhero flick 'Kraven the Hunter' – which is set in Sony's Spider-Man universe – and did not expect to do so.

He said: "I mean, quite honestly, I thought I'd actually been done with these sorts of movies.

"You can't step into this role, you can't step into what this franchise is, with a f****** half-a****, 'Let's see how it goes attitude.'

"You have to be mentally prepared for what could come with that. I think I'm secure in my life now to know that I'm happy to deal with that. I think I'm secure in my life now to know that I'm happy to deal with that. I don't think I was probably ready to invite that into my life earlier on."