Zoey Deutch’s painful 2011 audition for a $3billion role: “Why don’t you read this other part?”
Zoey Deutch has recalled a disappointing audition in 2011 for a role in the hugely successful Hunger Games film series, saying the experience was “painful”. She was initially invited to read for the part of Katniss Everdeen, but was then asked to try another role instead, underlining the uncertainty and rejection often involved in early acting auditions.
The Hunger Games films ultimately became a global box-office franchise worth about $3 billion, with Jennifer Lawrence cast as Katniss. Deutch did not specify which alternative part she read for, but later built her own successful career in films including Everybody Wants Some!!, Set It Up and Not Okay.
- Deutch recalls a painful Hunger Games audition.
- She initially read for Katniss Everdeen.
- The franchise later earned roughly $3 billion.