12 Pairs Of Actors Who Had To Compete With Their Friends For A Role
Acting, by nature, is a competitive industry. When there is just one position and numerous actors are considered, a feeling of competition is innate in the casting process. So, how many times have you heard an actor mention that they saw someone at an audition and their heart dropped because they assumed the other actor would get the role? Or the famous stories of performers who fought each other viciously for roles throughout their careers?
Interesting anecdotes, but here we have an even more interesting problem which is what happens if your competitor is your best friend? Well, this has actually happened to some famous faces. If you're curious about celebs who had to fight their BFFs for a role, keep scrolling down to see.
We always saw each other at the same auditions and became very good friends as a result. So we’d walk out of auditions and say, “Do you want to go get something to eat? Let’s go get a burger.”
Charlie was considered for the part of Loki but Tom Hiddleston eventually got it. After his failure at auditioning for the part of Loki, Charlie Cox landed the role of Matt Murdock in Daredevil in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Interesting anecdotes, but here we have an even more interesting problem which is what happens if your competitor is your best friend? Well, this has actually happened to some famous faces. If you're curious about celebs who had to fight their BFFs for a role, keep scrolling down to see.
#1 Leonardo DiCaprio & Matthew McConaughey - Titanic
Source: John Shearer / Invision / AP / East News
#2 Tiffani Thiessen & Jennie Garth - Saved By the Bell
Source: Jim Spellman
#3 Taraji Henson & Kerry Washington - Scandal
Source: D Dipasupil
#4 Laura Dern & Gwyneth Paltrow - Jurassic Park
Source: USA TODAY Network / Sipa USA / East News
#5 Selma Blair, Sarah Michelle Gellar & Katie Holmes - Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Source: Jeff Kravitz
#6 Gwen Stefani & Angelina Jolie - Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Source: ANGELA WEISS / AFP / East News , Marco Provvisionato / IPA / SIPA / Sipa Press / East News
#7 Amy Adams & Reese Witherspoon - The Master
Source: © Vanity Fair / YouTube
#8 Timothée Chalamet & Lucas Hedges - Interstellar
Source: East News, Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP / East News
#9 John Krasinski & Chris Evans - Captain America
Source: Kevin Mazur
#10 Charlie Cox & Tom Hiddleston - Thor
Source: Bruce Glikas
We always saw each other at the same auditions and became very good friends as a result. So we’d walk out of auditions and say, “Do you want to go get something to eat? Let’s go get a burger.”
Charlie was considered for the part of Loki but Tom Hiddleston eventually got it. After his failure at auditioning for the part of Loki, Charlie Cox landed the role of Matt Murdock in Daredevil in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
#11 Mel Gibson & Anthony Hopkins - Thor
Source: © The Bounty / Dino De Laurentiis Company and co-producers
#12 Emma Stone & Jennifer Lawrence - Easy A
Source: East News
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