Joe Jonas revealed he auditioned for The Superb Spider-Man. “I keep in mind years in the past I used to be up for Spider-Man and I used to be so, so excited and it was the yr Andrew Garfield received it. Clearly, he was the appropriate one. I keep in mind that was an enormous factor on the time, going again for callbacks and the director [Marc Webb] was a music video director. So I used to be like, ‘I received an in right here.'”
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Taylor Swift seemed again on her failed audition for Les Misérables whereas showing on The Graham Norton Present. “Principally, I used to be up for 2 roles. I had the look of Cosette and the vary, vocally, of Eponine. So it was established I used to be there for a great time however not for a very long time—I wasn’t going to get the function,” she mentioned, including that she was requested to do a display screen check with Eddie Redmayne anyway. “Once I received there they put me in full nineteenth Century road urchin costume and advised me they have been going to color my tooth brown and I used to be like, ‘You’re going to do this after I meet Eddie Redmayne proper?’ However no, they made me seem like loss of life and it turned a nightmare. Once I met Eddie I did not open my mouth to talk!”
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Hugh Jackman revealed he misplaced out on a task in Miss Congeniality whereas talking with Selection. Of a studying reverse Sandra Bullock, he recalled considering, “Holy s—! She’s superb! And so fast and quick. I am not even vaguely up to the mark right here.” He added, “I used to be pedaling as quick as I may, however I did not know the script effectively sufficient. I used to be impressed that she was in there. I did not count on her to be in there.” He misplaced the function to Benjamin Bratt, including, “That is humiliating, when your agent says, ‘I don’t need you to get this job, however simply go get it.’ And then you definitely don’t get it.”
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Dylan McDermott reveals he auditioned for the function of Mandy Patinkin in The Princess Bride, in an interview with Sirius XM McDermott admits, “I used to be up for the Mandy Patinkin function. It was very shut. I used to be younger… however that audition opened the doorways to many different issues. I believe I received within the line of fireside due to it, however instantly simply I used to be off of it, however I used to be, trigger it was the identical casting administrators, uh, that opened numerous doorways, however I actually liked that film and I, I had this complete, full blown character able to go, however Mandy was improbable in it, however I believe that that form of sticks in me someplace.”
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Zoey Deutch opens up about how she auditioned to play Katniss Everdeen within the Starvation Video games franchise, in an episode of Lights Digicam Barstool the actress revealed, “I screen-tested for Katniss, however knew I did not get it, as a result of within the display screen check, he was like, ‘Why do not you learn this different half?’ However, yeah, that one was a bit of painful.”
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Lena Dunham opens up about her failed audition for Driving In Vehicles With Boys, in an interview with SiriusXM she revealed, “The one factor I’ll say is I perceive why I didn’t get the function as a result of she requested the entire younger actors to say our title, our top, the place we have been from and smile. And I mentioned, ‘I’m Lena. I’m from New York. And I don’t smile on command.’ by which Penny Marshall responded, ‘It is referred to as performing, honey.'” Dunham continued, “The factor is, it is like, she was proper, like, would you rent an actor who was like, ‘I am sorry, I can’t smile on command’?”
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Chace Crawford mentioned he was “extraordinarily devastated” after not getting function of Jason Avenue in ‘Friday Evening Lights.’ Crawford acknowledged that he and his then-roommate Taylor Kitsch each auditioned to be on the sequence — and whereas Taylor landed the function of Tim Riggins, Scott Porter wound up getting solid as Jason.
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Andrew Garfield advised Selection he auditioned for the Prince Caspian function within the Chronicles of Narnia movies and believes it got here all the way down to him and Ben Barnes, who landed the half. After asking his agent why he did not get it, she advised him, “It is as a result of they do not assume you’re good-looking sufficient, Andrew.” He added, “Ben Barnes is a really good-looking, gifted man. So on reflection, I’m not sad with the choice and I believe he did a fantastic job.”
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Gabrielle Union tells Corden a few failed audition for “The Matrix.” “Everybody and their mom was auditioning for ‘The Matrix’. I went to audition, to me, I wanted to really feel like essentially the most highly effective, lovely and superb girl on this planet, so after all, I needed to channel Janet Jackson,” she mentioned. “I actually discover the precise outfit from her album cowl. I draw within the rattling mole. I totally dedicated.” “I play Janet the entire time, ready for the audition, in there early. Nobody’s going to cease me… in walks Janet Jackson,” she recalled, “I’m fairly positive there was a restraining order of types.”
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Matt Damon revealed he auditioned twice to play Robin on the “Completely happy Unhappy Confused” podcast. First, he audition to play Batman’s sidekick for the unique 1989 Tim Burton movie, however the function was finally reduce from the script. He later auditioned for 1993’s “Batman Perpetually.” Chris O’Donnell already had the half, however they have been haggling over cash,” he exaplined. “The studio was flexing, principally, by flying in two different folks to display screen check. They needed Chris, however they only needed him for a value.” O’Donnell landed the function.
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Salma Hayek and Jada Pinkett Smith have been each up for the function of Trinity in “The Matrix.” “We have been one of many 4 finalists for ‘The Matrix,'” mentioned Hayek on “Crimson Desk Speak.” “We had jumped by means of many hurdles and display screen testing and lots of auditions, they usually introduced these stunt coordinators from Asia, and it was the bodily check.” “Now I am versatile. I am agile, however I am lazy,” the she added. “I by no means actually went to the health club they usually mentioned to me, ‘It’s important to run,’ I’m going, ‘To the place?’ ‘Round, it’s important to run round…’ They by no means referred to as me once more after that day.” Carrie-Anne Moss finally received the half.
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Throughout a current episode of the “Welcome to the OC, Bitches!” podcast, casting director Patrick Rush revealed that Chris Pine was a finalist for the function of Ryan Atwood. “We noticed Chris Pine, he was actually actually actually good however – that is painful. On the time Chris Pine’s pores and skin was actually actually dangerous and that broke my coronary heart as a result of I used to be a child with pimples. I keep in mind considering he was so good,” Rush admitted.
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“One Tree Hill’s” Hilarie Burton revealed that her now-husband auditioned for the present years earlier than they met. On the “Drama Queens” podcast Burton mentioned, ““Once I met Jeff, he was like, ‘Oh, I auditioned for that present.’ I’m like, ‘Wait, what?’ My husband, Jeffrey, auditioned for [Craig] Sheffer‘s half.” “He was like, ‘Yeah, you already know, I preferred the entire gritty storage man, that edgy factor,'” she recalled. “Had Jeff proven up in these tight denims that Sheff was carrying, I’d have undoubtedly had children earlier!”
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Nicholas Hoult recollects the time he auditioned for “The Chronicles of Narnia. “Considered one of my all-time worst [auditions] was undoubtedly Prince Caspian,” he advised EW. “They requested if I may do a Hispanic accent. I used to be like, ‘What would I base that on?’ They have been like, ‘Have you ever seen Shrek? Puss in Boots.’ I used to be doing the scene, however in my head earlier than saying every line, I used to be attempting to do my impression, saying [in a Desperado voice] ‘I’m Prince Caspian!’ It was horrendous. It sounded extra like Borat.”
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Henry Cavill talked in regards to the time he misplaced the function of James Bond in “On line casino Royale” to Daniel Craig. “I most likely may have ready higher,” he advised “Males’s Well being.” “I keep in mind the director, Martin Campbell, saying, ‘Trying a bit of chubby there, Henry,'” Cavill recalled. “I didn’t know how you can prepare or eating regimen. And I’m glad Martin mentioned one thing, as a result of I reply effectively to reality. It helps me get higher.”
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Chris Evans recollects botching his audition for “Gone Child Gone” after being starstruck by Ben Affleck. “I circled and it was [Ben], and for some purpose I immediately was nervous,” he advised “Backstage,” “I went in and shook his hand, and the very first thing I mentioned was ‘Hey, how ya doing — am I gonna be okay the place I parked?'” “From that second, I simply needed to get the f— out of the room. I simply needed to be anyplace however there,” Evans continued. “It was horrible, a whole catastrophe. So clearly, I didn’t get that job.”
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