Millie Bobby Brown, ‘Logan’ and the greatest audition she never benefited from
Millie Bobby Brown has called her audition for Laura, Wolverine’s daughter in *Logan*, the best of her career, although she did not get the part. Dafne Keen was cast instead, earning praise for her performance in the 2017 film.
Brown said she was filming *Stranger Things* at the time and prepared by reading the lines in her room. She recalled performing in front of Hugh Jackman and director James Mangold as a moment when she felt like an actor; meanwhile, her role as Eleven later brought wider fame and an estimated $15 million for five seasons.
- Brown described her *Logan* audition as her best.
- Dafne Keen was cast as Wolverine’s daughter.
- Brown auditioned while filming *Stranger Things*.
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Logan is a 2017 film about the X-Men character Wolverine, directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman. The film features Laura, the daughter of Wolverine, a role eventually cast with Spanish-Irish actress Dafne Keen, whose performance was widely praised.
Millie Bobby Brown auditioned for the role of Laura whilst filming the television series Stranger Things, though she was not selected for the part. She prepared for the audition by studying the script in her room and performed in front of Jackman and director Mangold.
Brown went on to achieve significant fame and financial success through Stranger Things, earning an estimated $15 million across five seasons of the show. The audition for Logan represents a moment in her career where a different casting outcome might have substantially altered her professional trajectory.