In 2008, Jon Bernthal was fired from a movie. The next day, he was replaced by Andy Samberg

Jon Bernthal was cast as Robbie Klaven, the younger brother of Paul Rudd’s character in the 2009 comedy *I Love You, Man*, but was dismissed after rehearsals began and replaced by Andy Samberg. The setback came early in Bernthal’s acting career, after years of theatre work and small television roles, and added to a run of disappointments before he became a prominent screen actor.

Bernthal recalled that the cast’s conversation about baseball made him feel excluded, despite his own experience playing the sport, and he sensed he was about to be fired. His agent told him not to worry, but the next day he learnt he had been replaced. The article also describes his demanding training at Moscow Art Theatre School and Harvard, and earlier clashes and failed auditions that made his early career especially difficult.