All the celebs from Jolie to Lawrence who were refused roles; Credits: The Things

Being a famous celebrity does not necessarily mean that they would land a role as easily as ever. While having a famous face does mean that you could bypass so many other problems but not always get to play a part that you wished for. While most big roles come pre-made with an actor or actress already thought up for the role, but so many other roles require the actors to audition to check if they are suitable for the role. 

Even big stars like Matthew McConaughey, Jamie Foxx, Robert Pattinson, and Scarlett Johansson had to suffer the rejection of the casting crew back in the day. You would not believe it, but Hollywood A-lists like Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lawrence also failed at auditions once in a while. The most surprising of the casting fails was when Jennifer Lawrence auditioned for the role of Bella Swan in Twilight, but the role was won over by Kristen Stewart. 

Here are a few auditioning fails of the most recognized celebs:

Robert Pattinson lost the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World to Chris Evans:-

Robert Pattinson was refused the Scott Pilgrim role which went to Chris Evans; Credits: Koimoi

While it wasn't strictly Robert Pattinson who told about his failed audition for Scott Pilgrim but director Edgar Wright shared that he 'vividly' remembers Robert's audition for the role of the classic film. The role of Lucas Lee was then given to Chris Evans for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. 

“He did a much more intense read of it as well. Obviously, Robert is an incredible actor and someone who I’d love to work with now,” Said the director during the 2020 Vanity Fair. 

Then the casting director for the film, Alison Jones, also shared at the Fair that she herself was highly impressed with Robert Pattinson's audition and, especially, his American accent. But then she said that at the end, Pattinson wasn't fit for the role, and it went to Chris Evans, who would also get to become Captain America in the future. 

Lucy Hale auditioned for Fifty Shades of Grey along with Dakota Johnson

Lucy Hale had auditioned for Anastasia Steele which was then portrayed by Dakot Johnson; Credits: KIIS 

When anyone thinks of Fifty Shades, they truly can't think of it without remembering Dakota Johnson's legendary performance in the film. But before she was assigned the role, the pretty Little Liars actress Lucy Hale had also auditioned for the part. 

Talking with Associated Press in 2020, Lucy shared that she had auditioned for the role in the film but was not chosen for the part. Talking about the audition, she revealed, “It wasn’t actual scenes from the movie, but it was a very sexually forward monologue, and I didn’t really even know what I was saying in the audition,” she told the publication. “I was a little naive about it all, but yes, I did audition.”

Stating the obvious, Hale continued, “I obviously didn’t get the part. But it was good for me because it scared the crap out of me to do an audition like that.”

Angelina Jolie auditioned for Cher in Clueless via a tape

Angelina Jolie and Reese Witherspoon were rejected for a role, which was then played by Alicia Silverstone; Credits: E! Online

It wasn't just Angelina Jolie who was rejected for the part of Cher in the iconic movie Clueless, but she was also joined by Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow, who auditioned for the role trying to secure it. And yet, the role was finally conceded to Alicia Silverstone. Vanity Fair had revealed in the 2015's article edition for the 20th anniversary of Clueless, sharing that these actresses too tried their luck with the part of Cher Horowitz and had sent tapes for the auditions. 

Freddie Prinze Jr. could have been the Spider-Man in the first Spidey trilogy

Freddie Prinze Jr. was in the race to be Spider-Man alongside Tobey Maguire; Credits: Insider

During his podcast Prince and the Wolf, Freddie Prinze Jr. opened up about his auditions for the role of Spider-Man with Josh Wolf. In the 2019 podcast, he shared that the role was finally handed over to Tobey Maguire and said, “I got a meeting with Sam Raimi, and I was super excited, super nervous.' He continued, “Went it and we sat down – it was only like three people that he was talking to – and I sat down, and he goes ‘So, tell me, tell me why you love Spider-Man?’”

Apparently, Prinze Jr. could only talk about Venom during the audition that he chided himself for. He said, “I go into this whole like universe of what my favorite parts of Spider-Man were, and I foolishly bring up the alien symbiote, which is Venom, right? When I left, I literally was like, ‘You just talked about Venom instead of Spider-Man for 25 minutes, you stupid …, and I drove home so upset and angry.”

Ryan Gosling's La La Land could have gone to Miles Teller

Miles Teller could have got to act in Oscar winner film instead of Ryan Gosling; Credits: Evening Standard

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone form a formidable pair on the basis of their prowess in La La Land, and yet the iconic role in the Oscar-winning movie could have gone to Miles Teller. The actor told Vulture in 2017 that he was first selected for the main role in the movie as he had already worked on Whiplash with director Damien Chazelle. But, the role was given to Ryan Gosling. 

Talking about the casting, he shared, “When that movie was almost falling apart, I stayed attached to it and told the directors that I really wanted to work with that I couldn’t jump ship from La La Land just because the project was in flux.” “I’ll go to my grave knowing that when push came to shove I expressed extreme loyalty to Damien and that movie. That’s sorta all I can say,” he added. 

11-year-old Scarlett Johansson auditioned for Jumanji:

Scarlett Johansson went up against Kirsten Dunst for the Jumanji role when she was 11; Credits: Pinterest

Back in the day when Scarlett Johansson and Kirsten Dunst were tweens, the two had auditioned for the role of Judy Shepherd in the epic board-game movie Jumanji. Johansson had sent a tape for her audition when she was 11, as revealed by Vanity Fair before the role was ultimately assigned to Kirsten Dunst. 

Jessica Alba tried for the Agent 99 in Get Smart:

Jessica Alba could have been Agent 99 instead of Anne Hathway; Credits: Los Angeles Times

Jessica Alba, the Golden Globe nominee, herself had to face some rejection when she auditioned for the role of Agent 99 by sending a tape. The role was, however, handed to Anne Hathway to portray in the action-comedy. The audition tape of Jessica Alba for the part had circled the internet back in 2015. 

Britney Spears could have played Allie Calhoun in The Notebook:

The singer had auditioned for the Allie Calhoun role, then to be played by Rachel McAdams; Credits: Hollywood

While everyone is familiar with Britney Spear's excellent musical prowess, there are only a few people who would know that the singer also tried her hands at acting by auditioning for the role of Allie Calhoun. She would have gotten to portray the role along with Ryan Gosling, as revealed by Entertainment Tonight. The role was finally given to Rachel McAdams after also refusing Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Biel, and Jessica Simpson. 

Jennifer Lawrence could have been the teenage sensation vampire in Twilight:

J Law could have been the cult-favorite Bella Swan instead of Kristen Stewart; Credits: Yahoo!

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson got a great kick-start from the roles that they played in Twilight, but apparently, Lawrence shared that she also had auditioned for the role. While now everyone does remember her from Hunger Games, she originally showed interest in getting the Twilight role. Talking with Us Weekly in 2018, Jennifer Lawrence revealed, “I didn’t know what it was. You just get like five pages, and they’re like, ‘Act, monkey.’ And when it came out, I was like, ‘Hot damn. Whoa.’”

The iconic role, however, was then given to Kristen Stewart.