Last Updated on 06/04/2023 by てんしょく飯
The Shawshank Redemption” is a much-loved and enduring classic. A Hollywood hit-maker, who is “too unexpected” to audition for the film, failed to pass the audition.
A familiar face from Marvel’s “The Shawshank Redemption” had the “worst audition!
The Shawshank Redemption” was released in 1994 and is still talked about as one of the greatest films in the history of cinema. Adapted from Stephen King’s novel “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption,” it is a human drama that depicts the life of Andy, a man who was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and spent nearly 20 years in prison, and the relationships within the prison.
The film stars Tim Robbins, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for “Mystic River” in 2004, and Morgan Freeman, who also won Best Supporting Actor for “Million Dollar Baby” in 2005. The person who auditioned for the role was, to my surprise, a Marvel movie actor.
That person was Jon Favreau, a well-known actor in Marvel movies. Favreau got his break as director of the sci-fi blockbuster “Iron Man” starring Robert Downey Jr. and has played a central role in the MCU as executive producer of the “Avengers” series, as well as producing, writing and directing the Star Wars series dramas “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba He has also produced, written, and directed the Star Wars dramas “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett,” and is one of Hollywood’s most sought-after directors and producers.
Prior to his spectacular career as a hit maker, John was an actor, appearing in films such as “Deep Impact,” “Very Bad Things,” and “Something’s Gotta Give” in the early 2000’s. In the MCU films, he has a cameo role as Happy Hogan, a driver. He also made a cameo appearance as Happy Hogan, a driver in an MCU film.
At the time, John auditioned for the role of “Fat Ass,” the fat new inmate in “The Shawshank Redemption,” but unfortunately, another actor had to play the role. John recalls, “It was the worst audition I’ve ever had. It gave me a chance to lose weight,” he said in an interview with Empire magazine.
Could that big-name actor have been in the film?
Incidentally, other famous actors were also considered for this film. Tom Hanks turned down the lead role in this film because he had already appeared in “Forrest Gump” in 1994. However, he later played the lead role in the 1999 film “The Green Mile,” also written by Stephen King and directed by Frank Darabont.
Brad Pitt, who was just getting his breakthrough role in 1991’s “Thelma and Louise,” was considered for the role of young convict Tommy, but reportedly turned down the role to appear in 1994’s “Interview with the Vampire,” starring Tom Cruise. It is reported.
The Shawshank Redemption, which many of today’s biggest names were trying to get involved in producing at the time, has since been nominated for seven Academy Awards and won a Grammy, and remains one of Hollywood’s best-loved films.
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