10 More Excuses Actors Used For Blowing Major Movie Auditions
6. Marc Maron Had No Idea What Was Going On And Didn't Want The Part In His Avatar Audition
Just about every person on this planet would give their right arm to audition for a part in James Cameron's groundbreaking Avatar franchise... except Marc Maron, apparently.
When talking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast about his surreal experience meeting with the legendary director for a part in the then-upcoming follow-ups to the Pandora smash hit, the GLOW star openly noted how the entire thing was "ridiculous" and he wasn't exactly excited about the idea of moving to New Zealand for a few years to shoot.
Said audition saw Maron being handed a top secret script and being asked to read for the part of Dr. Ian Garvin - the role eventually played by Jermaine Clement.
Only, instead of your typical sit-down read-through, Maron ended up being thrown into a "free zone" with a bunch of other folks flying around him and reading in parts as he attempted to imagine being on a boat on camera.
Marc Maron's 5 minute AVATAR audition story is art.
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Needless to say, Maron admitted to having "no sense of character" and "no idea what's happening" as the various acrobat actors launched themselves around him during the bizarre audition.
Unsurprisingly, the absolutely perplexed Maron didn't quite do enough to convince Cameron he was the man for the job.
And while it would have no doubt been tough to turn down the Avatar director if he did unexpectedly offer him the chance to dive into this epic franchise, Maron was somewhat relieved when he received a box of cigars after the Terminator and Aliens filmmaker opted not to cast him.