– When I was hired, there were four actors left. I was asked to read the lines with them. Each of them came in and was very handsome, had brown hair, was talented, so I didn’t care which one it was. When the fourth one came in, it was Brad Pitt and he was so charismatic, so talented, so I was failing the audition because I kept looking at him with googly eyes and forgetting my lines. And even though I didn’t know if the creators wanted my opinion, I then said: “Blonde!”
Who else could have played JD in “Thelma & Louise”?
This was undoubtedly a breakthrough for Pitt. After his role in “Thelma and Louise”, he was noticed by producers in Hollywood and today he is a huge star. Interestingly, Geena Davis revealed who else was competing for the role and talked about the amazing coincidence.
– I didn’t know who they were then, but it turned out to be Grant Show and Mark Ruffalo – recalls Geena Davis. The first one performed, among others, in “Melrose Place” and the new “Dynasty”. The second one has won a Golden Globe for “This I Know for Sure”, three Oscar nominations and millions of dollars for his role as Hulk in the Avengers film series.
Years later he joked: I hate Brad Pitt!
– I was on a plane with the third one some time later when we were returning to Los Angeles. The stewardess came up to me and asked excitedly, “Guess who you’re sitting next to?!” and I thought, “Guess who he’s sitting next to.” Anyway, he was extremely nice and finally said to me:
You know what, I hate Brad Pitt!
– That’s not true, he’s your good friend – I replied. – I hate him because he got the role – he said. – So you wanted this role? – I asked and I heard: “Didn’t you notice?” That’s when she realized the fourth person she read with for the role of JD was George Clooney.
The actress admitted that she didn’t remember him at all from that audition. Meanwhile, Clooney had to wait three years after the premiere of “Thelma and Louise” for his professional breakthrough. In 1994, he appeared in the series “ER”, which became a global hit. And together with his very good friend Brad Pitt, they played, among others: in “Ocean’s Eleven”.
Source: Gazeta
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