8 Embarrassingly Bad Movie Auditions Starring Famous Actors
1. Gerard Butler (Dracula 2000)
Role? Dracula.
Did he get the part? Yes. Astonishingly.
Gerard Butler isn't known for his magnificent acting chops, but rather, his charisma, charm and ability to pull off a convincing action hero.
It's quite amazing then, that in his audition for the spectacularly bad Dracula 2000, he displayed none of the above, but still got the part.
Hamming it up while cosplaying as a homeless Severus Snape who's high on crystal meth, Butler spouts a load of poorly-judged philosophical, existential baloney about salvation and last sunsets for the full duration of a cringe-inducing two minute audition.
This was very early on in his career too, before The Phantom of the Opera, Reign of Fire and Tomb Raider, and without that proven star power, it's quite hard to see exactly what compelled the casting director to give him the role.
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