STRANGER THINGS' Millie Bobby Brown Reveals That She Auditioned For X-23

STRANGER THINGS' Millie Bobby Brown Reveals That She Auditioned For X-23

Stranger Things breakout actress Millie Bobby Brown comments on auditioning in front of (former?) Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman and director James Mangold for the role of X-23 in Logan.

By MarkJulian - May 30, 2017 11:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Logan
Source: Variety

Did Hugh Jackman, James Mangold and 20th Century Fox drop the ball with the casting of Dafne Keen as X-23 in Logan?  The majority consensus on that topic would certainly be a resounding 'No' but would Stranger Things breakout star Millie Bobby Brown have brought something different to the role?  She certainly has greater audience recognition as Keen was virtually unknown before brandishing her claws.

Brown tells Variety that she really wanted the role but was very pleased with how Keen performed. Although she obviously didn't get the part, just auditioning in front of Jackman and Mangold made her felt as if she'd 'arrived'.  "I was like, ‘It’s going to be amazing, I’m going to really prepare,’ and I sat in my room reading the lines.  Honestly, for me, I felt so — I felt an actor, in the audition room, hitting Hugh Jackman, and James Mangold sitting right in front of me."

Next up for Brown is Stranger Things 2 and Godzilla: King of the Monsters, while Keen awaits word on how and where X-23 will turn up next in Fox's X-Men Universe.
 

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MasterMix
MasterMix - 5/30/2017, 11:28 AM
I just watched Stranger Things for the first time. Awesome show.
CS101
CS101 - 5/30/2017, 3:20 PM
@MasterMix - Only 5 more months until season 2!
MasterMix
MasterMix - 5/30/2017, 7:07 PM
@CS101 - Glad I saw it a week ago. Waiting an entire year would have been torture.
JohnnyTBP
JohnnyTBP - 5/30/2017, 11:29 AM
Would've been good but Dafne was amazing
DirkLargepeck
DirkLargepeck - 5/30/2017, 11:33 AM
@JohnnyTBP - Any time snot enters the picture when someone's crying - you know it's good acting...
KWilly
KWilly - 5/30/2017, 11:39 AM
@DirkLargepeck - I didn't even realize it until you mentioned it. Gawd, that's some hardcore acting.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 5/30/2017, 11:44 AM
@JohnnyTBP -
Agreed!
KingNomarch
KingNomarch - 5/30/2017, 11:32 AM
I found Stranger Things to be boring and only a few characters to be interesting and her's wasnt one of them. Glad they went with Keen.
DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 5/30/2017, 11:34 AM
Dafne Keen is a treasure, that role was perfect for her, can't see anyone else with that ability
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 5/30/2017, 11:35 AM
Both young ladies know how to bring the intesity with facial expressions. i dont think either one would have changed the movie for me.
McGee
McGee - 5/30/2017, 11:36 AM
I bet Elizabeth Perkins doesn't even know she has a daughter.
McGee
McGee - 5/30/2017, 11:49 AM
My God....I bet Hollywood tries to make a sequel/remake of Big with the two of them.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 5/30/2017, 11:36 AM
In another life maybe, nice to know still.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 5/30/2017, 11:38 AM
She would've been good, but the actress they got was so good that I'm happy they went with her instead.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 5/30/2017, 11:38 AM
Also,
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