10 Strangest Reasons Actors Lost Out On HUGE Movie Roles

10. Seth Rogen And Jason Segel Couldn't Take Themselves Seriously As Rappers - 8 Mile

Years before Seth Rogen became Hollywood's go-to guy for just about any slice of blockbuster comedy, the now-legendary chuckler was in the running for a part in 2002's 8 Mile alongside close mate Jason Segel.

What are the odds, eh?

And with both actors weirdly being told to bring someone along to read with them for said Cheddar audition, the Freaks & Geeks co-stars opted to back each other up for their individual meetings for the role.

Anyone who has ever found themselves trying to deliver a class project with a pal likely knows where this one was heading. And sure enough, what followed was a pretty embarrassing read from both comedy talents for the Detroit rapper character. As Rogen put it in his book titled "Yearbook", it quickly became obvious that the part was one "we could NOT have been less right for."

With both actors "laughing hysterically" at their delivery of lines such as 'Yo, yo, mothaf---a! It's Chedda! What up, b----!', Rogen and Segel ultimately admitted defeat before they'd even reached the end of their material as the former noted how the whole thing "was so silly, we couldn't finish."

Unsurprisingly, neither star made the Cheddar cut in the end.