Robert Downey Jr Thought He Almost Got Jude Law's Role in 'The Holiday', Until This Happened
Robert Downey Jr is opening up about missing out on a role in The Holiday.
The 58-year-old actor was actually up for the role of Graham, which Jude Law played on screen.
In a recent interview, Robert revealed why he didn’t get the part and it all had to do with Kate Winslet.
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Robert and Jimmy Fallon, who was up for Jack Black‘s role in the flick, had popped up during an episode of The Howard Stern Show and recalled their auditions.
“We both got called in just as seat fillers…[director Nancy Meyers] needed someone to read with the gals and we’re sitting there going, ‘It’s about to happen for us,’” he recalled.
Robert went on, “And I was like, ‘I’ve got to have a better English accent than Jude Law at this point.’ And Winslet said, ‘That was the worst British accent I’ve ever heard.’ And I was like, ‘I’ll check out now, but I’m taking the gummy bears from the minibar.’”
He previously thought he was a shoo-in for the part.
“Without a doubt, this is the best actor I’ve ever sat across from and did a scene with in my entire life,” Jimmy then said, adding that after The Holiday, he gave up acting. “I never went back. That was the last time I auditioned for a role.”
Robert then shared that Nancy told him that their auditions were “‘great, it’s just not a perfect fit.’”
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