Margot Robbie Tried to Get a Role on American Horror Story, Failed
She was already too big for the show back then.
Since Greta Gerwig's Barbie hit movie theaters in July, the film has been able to gross an insane $1.4 billion at the box office, and the public craze about the movie has been going strong for several months now.
Naturally, the movie's lead and executive producer Margot Robbie has been the center of attention all this time. First, people are praising the actress' portrayal of the titular doll and, of course, discussing how much she's made from the project. And second, fans are speculating about Robbie's Oscar nomination the following year, which is quite possible considering how well the audiences and critics received the movie.
Robbie is obviously one of the biggest Hollywood stars at the moment, but things were quite different for her only about a decade ago when the actress missed out on a role in American Horror Story.
AHS: A Staple of American TV
Premiering in 2011 on FX, American Horror Story quickly garnered a loyal fan base and became a truly cult show. Since then, the anthology series has spanned 11 seasons and starred many beloved actors, including Sarah Paulson, Lady Gaga, Evan Peters, and Matt Bomer.
And surprisingly, there was also a chance we could see Margot Robbie back in the early AHS episodes, but the actress was dismissed by the casting director.
Robbie's Audition Failure
According to Eric Dawson, AHS' permanent casting director, Robbie tried for a role in Season 2, titled Asylum. Even though she wasn't as big of a star as she is today, Robbie apparently exuded stellar shine, and that was evident in her audition. And in fact, this might have been the main reason why she was rejected.
'Margot is probably one of my favorite auditions of all time, and it was right before she broke out. She was just such a star. It was just crazy, her star appeal and when she walked in the room and her voice. Everything about it,' Dawson told The Hollywood Reporter. 'That was one of those things as a casting director you go, "This is a star. What do we do with her?"'
Evidently, the casting rejection was advantageous for Robbie as she went on to star in other blockbuster projects, including The Wolf of Wall Street, Suicide Squad, and I, Tonya.
'Then immediately, she started just boom, boom, boom, and she was out of our sort of realm of possibility of hiring,' Dawson continued. 'But that's really the fun part of casting, seeing the people whose careers are just rising.'
Source: The Hollywood Reporter.