Russell Crowe is responding to a ebook excerpt revealed earlier this 12 months, which he most definitely didn’t come throughout till now.
In February, the excerpt from Scott Meslow’s From Hollywood With Love, was shared on-line by Vulture, claiming that “My Greatest Pal’s Marriage ceremony” director P.J. Hogan had initially tried to forged Crowe as the perfect friend- portrayed by Dermot Mulroney- reverse Julia Roberts’ character within the 1997 rom-com. Nonetheless, the director first famous that Crowe wanted Roberts’ approval earlier than he may very well be forged within the movie, so Hogan allegedly organized a desk learn.
The “Unhinged” actor reacted to the information by tweeting a hyperlink to an article revealed by US Time As we speak headlining the actor’s “failed audition”. The publication displays on Crowe’s “awkward audition” regardless of Hogan supposedly calling Crowe his “first alternative for the position” and “the best actor I’ve ever met”.
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In response to From Hollywood With Love, Hogan mentioned:
It was one of many worst desk reads I’ve ever skilled. Russell was seated reverse Julia. He gripped that script, and he stared at that script, and he didn’t have a look at her as soon as. He learn each line in a monotone. At one level, Julia was actually leaning over the desk, staring, like, inches from Russell’s face, attempting to make eye contact. And he wouldn’t have a look at her. On the finish of the studying, Russell got here as much as me and mentioned, ‘I assumed that went fairly nicely.’ After which I knew: Russell was not going to be in ‘My Greatest Pal’s Marriage ceremony’.
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However, Crowe doesn’t recall the “worst board studying” Hogan supposedly ever had in any way.
“Pure creativeness on behalf of this director,” the actor tweeted on Friday. “I didn’t audition for this movie. I’ve by no means achieved a desk learn with the actress talked about. Could be humorous if it wasn’t so pointless.”