Thanks to “Barbie,” Margot Robbie is now one of many largest names in Hollywood, having already been an A-lister for a decade now. In truth, it’s shut to 10 years since Robbie’s breakout position as Naomi LaPaglia in “The Wolf Of Wall Street.” But Robbie’s earlier Hollywood profession may’ve gone in a a lot totally different path had she been forged in different issues she auditioned for round that point.
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Best instance there? IndieWire stories that Robbie auditioned for an undisclosed position in FX‘s “American Horror Story: Asylum,” but the casting directors didn’t rent her as a result of they knew her star was ascendant. “Margot has a lot of ‘it’ factors,” defined casting director Eric Dawson on the “In The Envelope: The Actor’s Podcast.” “That’s the tough thing for casting directors who aren’t in the room with actors. Margot is probably one of my favorite auditions of all time, and it was right before she broke out. She was such a star. It was crazy, her star appeal when she walked in the room. Even though she didn’t get that role, that was one of those things as a casting director where you go: This is a star, what do we do with her?”
So if Robbie’s audition was so good, why didn’t she land the position? Explained Dawson: “Immediately, though, she was out of our realm of possibility of hiring. But that’s really the fun part of casting, is seeing the people whose careers are just rising.” One wonders which position Robbie auditioned for “Asylum.” The sequence starred regulars Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, and Lily Rabe, with Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Adam Levine, and Jenna Dewan in visitor spots.
Right earlier than Robbie’s Holllywood breakout, she starred within the short-lived ABC sequence “Pan Am” earlier than touchdown roles in “About Time” and “The Wolf Of Wall Street.” And regardless of the cancellation of “Pan Am,” Robbie known as in 2018 how fearless she was in auditions after the present received dropped. “I would go in thinking, ‘You fucking wait, look up from your papers, watch me, I’m going to blow your fucking mind,” Robbie recalled to The Guardian. The relaxation is historical past there: Robbie’s been starring in huge film ever since her breakout, “Barbie” being the latest (and arguably the largest and most profitable).
The sky is the restrict for Robbie after “Barbie.” Where will the Australian actress go from right here? It actually received’t be within the newest “AHS” entry, subtitled “Delicate.” That premieres on FX on September 20, with Emma Roberts, Cara Delevigne, and Kim Kardashian in starring roles. But Robbie’s subsequent movie? “Queen Of The Air,” in pre-production, and clearly on maintain as a result of ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA guild strikes.