11 Causes Celebs Have been Rejected Casting

1.

Harry Types actually wished to play Elvis Presley in Elvis, however the movie’s director turned him down.

In a latest interview on the Fitzy & Wippa podcast, Elvis director Baz Luhrmann defined: “The actual situation with Harry is he is Harry Types. He’s already an icon. Harry and I got here to a spot, genuinely I imply — he was simply determined to place the go well with on and discover.”

The position finally went to Austin Butler.

2.

Andrew Garfield auditioned to play Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia, however was instructed he wasn’t “good-looking sufficient.”

In an interview with Leisure Tonight, Garfield defined: “I keep in mind I used to be so determined. I auditioned for Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia and I believed, This may very well be it; this may very well be it. … I keep in mind I used to be obsessed.”

When the Spider-Man star was turned down for the position, he went to his agent to ask why: “[My agent] finally simply broke below my incessant nagging, and she or he was like, ‘It’s as a result of they don’t suppose you’re good-looking sufficient, Andrew.'”

The position finally went to Ben Barnes.

3.

Brenda Track alleges that she wasn’t allowed to audition for Loopy Wealthy Asians as a result of she wasn’t thought-about “Asian sufficient.”

In an interview with Teen Vogue, the Suite Life star defined: “Lots of people do not know this, however I by no means acquired to learn for Loopy Wealthy Asians, ever. Their reasoning behind that, what they mentioned was that my picture was principally not Asian sufficient, in not so many phrases. It broke my coronary heart. I mentioned, ‘This character is in her late to mid-20s, an Asian American, and I am unable to even audition for it? I’ve auditioned for Caucasian roles my whole profession, however this particular position, you are not going to let me do it? You are going to fault me for having labored my complete life?’ I used to be like, ‘The place do I match?'”

Loopy Wealthy Asians director Jon M. Chu disputed Track’s story, writing in a tweet response to Leisure Weekly, “would these phrases ever come out of my mouth? Nope is unnecessary. I really feel horrible she thinks that is the explanation. The very fact is I like Brenda Track and am a fan. I didn’t want her to audition as a result of I already knew who she was!”

4.

Robert Redford wished the lead position of Benjamin in The Graduate, however was instructed no person would consider he might play a “loser.”

In an interview with Vainness Honest, director Mike Nichols recalled: “I mentioned, ‘You possibly can’t play [Benjamin]. You possibly can by no means play a loser.’ And Redford mentioned, ‘What do you imply? After all I can play a loser.’ And I mentioned, ‘O.Okay., have you ever ever struck out with a woman?’ and he mentioned, ‘What do you imply?’ And he wasn’t joking.“

The position finally went to Dustin Hoffman.

5.

Robin Williams was reportedly focused on taking part in Hagrid or Remus Lupin within the Harry Potter movies, however the filmmakers wished a wholly British forged.

In an interview with Huffington Submit, casting director Janet Hirshenson defined why director Christopher Columbus turned Williams down for Hagrid. “[Williams] actually wished to be within the film, but it surely was a British-only edict,” she mentioned. “And as soon as [Columbus] mentioned no to Robin, he wasn’t going to say sure to anyone else, that’s for positive.”

In an interview with Whole Movie, Columbus mentioned it was “very troublesome” to inform Williams that he could not play Lupin both. In one other interview with Insider, Columbus added, “Robin would have been good [as Lupin]. It might have been a distinct interpretation.”

The position of Hagrid finally went to Robbie Coltrane, and the a part of Lupin went to David Thewlis.

6.

Zoë Kravitz was instructed she was too “city” to audition for The Darkish Knight Rises.

The Batman star defined in an interview with the Observer: “I don’t know if it got here immediately from [director] Chris Nolan. I believe it was most likely a casting director of some sort, or a casting director’s assistant. … Being a girl of colour and being an actor and being instructed at the moment that I wasn’t capable of learn due to the colour of my pores and skin, and the phrase ‘city’ being thrown round like that, that was what was actually laborious about that second.”

7.

Sean Younger initially landed the a part of Vicki Vale in Batman, however after she broke her arm, she was let go and changed by Kim Basinger. When Batman Returns was within the works, Younger famously confirmed as much as the Warner Bros. studio lot dressed up as Catwoman to attempt to persuade director Tim Burton that she was good for the position — which didn’t impress him.

In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Younger revealed that Burton himself wasn’t really on the studio lot to see her stunt. “He wasn’t there. I assume he was hiding within the lavatory,” Younger mentioned. “Who is aware of? If these Warner Bros. executives now had been actually good businessmen, they’d let me play Catwoman right this moment, and I’d make a smash amount of cash. However they’re too silly. You possibly can lead individuals to water, however you may’t make them nice artists. No person needs to take that threat, it’s too scary.”

The position of Catwoman finally went to Michelle Pfeiffer.

8.

Tom Holland auditioned for the position of Finn in Star Wars: Episode VII – The Drive Awakens, however did not land the half as a result of he “could not cease laughing” throughout his audition.

In an interview with Backstage, Holland defined: “I used to be like 4 or 5 auditions in. … I keep in mind doing this scene with this girl, bless her, and she or he was only a drone. So I used to be doing all of this, like, ‘We gotta get again to the ship!’ And she or he was going, ‘Bleep, bloop bloop, bleep bloop.’ I simply couldn’t cease laughing. I discovered it so humorous. And I felt actually unhealthy, as a result of she was making an attempt actually laborious to be a convincing android or drone or no matter they’re known as. Yeah, I clearly did not get the half. That wasn’t my finest second.”

The position finally went to John Boyega.

9.

Eddie Redmayne auditioned for the position of Kylo Ren in Star Wars, however was rejected after he blew his audition.

In an interview with Uproxx, Redmayne described his audition: “They gave me like a Star Trek scene – or like one thing from Delight and Prejudice. It was a kind of movies. With movies that high secret, they don’t provide the precise traces. So they offer you a scene from Delight and Prejudice, however then they let you know you’re auditioning for the baddie. In the event you’re me, you then put some ridiculous voice on.”

“[Nina Gold] was simply sitting there and I used to be making an attempt many times with totally different variations of my sort of ‘koohh paaaah’ [Darth Vader breathing sound] voice,” Redmayne continued. “And after like 10 pictures she’s like, ‘You bought the rest?’ I used to be like, ‘No.'”

The position finally went to Adam Driver.

10.

Chris Klein auditioned for the a part of Sky in Mamma Mia!, however was knocked out of the operating when he realized the musical position did, in truth, require singing.

The position finally went to Dominic Cooper.

11.

And at last, Freddie Prinze Jr. was reportedly being extremely thought-about for the position of Spider-Man for Spider-Man (2002), however he majorly blew it throughout a gathering with director Sam Raimi.

In an episode of his podcast Prinze and the Wolf, Prinze Jr. defined: “I acquired a gathering with Sam [Raimi], and I used to be tremendous excited, tremendous nervous. Went in and we sat down — it was solely like three folks that he was speaking to — and I sat down and he goes, ‘So, inform me, inform me why you like Spider-Man?'”

“I am going into this complete like universe of what my favourite components of Spider-Man had been, and I foolishly deliver up the alien symbiote, which is Venom, proper,” the actor continued. “Once I left, I actually was like, ‘You simply talked about Venom as an alternative of Spider-Man for 25 minutes you silly a–hole,’ and I drove dwelling so upset and indignant.”

The position, after all, finally went to Tobey Maguire.