“I Wanted That”: 11 Actors Who Lost Out on Parts They Fought For

Acting, as a profession, is rife with rejection—even for Hollywood’s elite. For every role that an actor happens to book, there are dozens of hopefuls gunning for the part. And sometimes, losing out on the part stings. Just ask Amanda Seyfried, who recently revealed that she auditioned to play Glinda in the two-part Wicked movie while filming her Emmy-nominated turn as Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout. “Last summer while I was playing Elizabeth, on the weekends I was auditioning in person to play Glinda in the movie version of Wicked,” Seyfried told Backstage, sharing just how badly she wanted to… Read Full Article