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8 Actors Who Begged For Their Movie Roles (And 7 Who Don’t Need To)

6. She’s Not Begging: Margot Robbie May Be New To The Scene But She Gets What She Wants!

When Suicide Squad was announced, fans flocked to the internet to discuss who should play Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn. The unanimous choice was Margot Robbie. Robbie was relatively new to the scene; she lived in Australia and worked on a soap opera. When she moved to the states, she was very lucky to find roles, including landing a prestigious part in Martin Scorsese’s movie The Wolf of Wall Street. She exploded in that role, and writer and director Davie Ayer of Suicide Squad saw eye to eye with filmgoers and the role was given to Robbie, who didn’t even have to submit a demo reel or an audition tape to nab the role. All she needed was to say yes. After the release of Suicide Squad, Robbie became in-demand and she should be thanking her lucky stars for landing envious roles that other actors would beg for.

5. Begged: Threaten The Director’s Sanity To Get The Part

Gwyneth Paltrow turned down two high-profile films that eventually became critically acclaimed mega hits. Paltrow passed on fan-favorite Boogie Nights and Titanic, the most successful movie of all time. Kate Winslet eventually landed the role, but she had to beg for the part. Relatively new to the Hollywood scene, after finding out that Paltrow turned down the part of Rose, Winslet kept calling director James Cameron’s office, blasting it with daily notes on why she should be Rose. After she told Cameron, “I just have to do this, and you are really mad if you don’t cast me,” the Oscar-winner was finally allowed to audition. The rule here is that you will be black-balled if you keep getting parts and then turning them down. Ever see View From The Top? Didn’t think so. Yeah, Paltrow won an Oscar, but she has not carried a movie or had a hit except her roles in the Iron Man movies.

4. Garner Vs. Adams: Which Actress Never Has To Beg?

After Alias ended, Jennifer Garner took on rom-coms like 13 Going On 30. But when she wanted to do dramas, she found that she had been typecast as the bubbly All-American girl. Meanwhile, around this time, Amy Adams starred in Enchanted, which did so well that Adams was being offered roles that didn’t require an audition. Adams avoided becoming typecast because she deliberately chose roles that were different, from Doubt to American Hustle. Here’s the lesson: admit defeat. Adams can star in profitable and funny movies like Julie & Julia while Garner is reduced to doing commercials for Neutrogena. Garner is at that stage where she has to beg for a role. It seems like a war between the two might just happen. Not convinced that Adams has been replacing Garner left and right? Well, this fall Garner was dumped by Max Mara. Max Mara wanted a glitzy Hollywood star who would give the company a whole new image. It seems that person is—surprise!—Amy Adams.

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