Some actors started out in commercials, others in extras and appearances on TV or in the movies, and they all went through the auditions for that. And they missed it too.
Before she found success with the role of Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games saga, Jennifer Lawrence had a number of smaller roles: she had an episode in the series “Monk” and “Cold Case” and could be starred in “Gossip Girl.” “ play along. . She actually auditioned to play Serena Van Der Woodsen — to no avail. It was Blake Lively who ended up getting the part.
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Jake Gyllenhaal wasn’t yet famous when he passed the audition for The Lord of the Rings, and he obviously didn’t like Peter Jackson, who bluntly said he was “the worst actor he’s ever seen.” Of course, he later proved the opposite. But not only beginners miss the casting, experienced actors also suffer failures.
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A successful casting for ten failures
Passing a casting means proposing a vision of the character. Vision that doesn’t necessarily correspond to the director’s ideas. George Clooney paid the price. At the audition for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Dracula,” the actor appeared drunk in front of the director, as the script suggested the vampire had a penchant for alcohol. But his interpretation didn’t really please Francis Ford Coppola, who preferred Gary Oldman to it.
Bradley Cooper used a big voice like Batman to cast Green Lantern without convincing director Martin Campbell, who called his performance a “bad sketch”. For her part, Scarlett Johansson, who was trying her luck playing Fantine in Les Miserables, couldn’t do her best due to a laryngitis on the day of casting. It was Anne Hathaway who finally got the part.
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