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4. Aubrey Plaza Went Full Method As The Killer In Scream
Much like the brave Eddie Redmayne, Aubrey Plaza is another actor who isn't afraid to go all out in the audition room.
However, it was that willingness to fully immerse herself in the world of the character she was reading for that ultimately led to a rather awkward moment for the Parks and Recreation star.
With Plaza trying to land the part of Ghostface in the popular Scream franchise, the actor recalled to Liv Marks how she felt that going full method and dressing up as an actual murderer for the meeting would give her the best shot at being handed the iconic mask for one of the flicks.
Not Aubrey Plaza telling me she auditioned for one of the Scream movies and dressed up as an actual murderer pic.twitter.com/GykW6cjShx
— Liv Marks (@OliviaLilyMarks) October 17, 2022
Only, the team casting the movie actually wanted an actor you wouldn't expect to be revealed as the murderer.
So, Plaza sticking out like an insane sore thumb by intentionally dressing like a killer and looking terrible and "frumpy" for the audition, in comparison with the rest of the "glamorous" ladies she was up against on the day, didn't exactly do her any favours.
The role unsurprisingly went to one of the performers who didn't look like a legitimate slayer in the end, and the actor would eventually class her call to go "full method" as a "really bad idea."
At least she committed, though, eh.