Taylor Swift’s ‘Les Misérables’ Audition Was a ’Nightmare’

Can you imagine turning down a star as big as Taylor Swift because she wasn't right for the part?

What brave producers.........



https://variety.com/2022/film/news/taylor-swifts-les-miserables-audition-was-a-nightmare-when-i-met-eddie-redmayne-i-didnt-open-my-mouth-to-speak-1235417130/

To be fair, when Swift auditioned, she was NOWHERE near as famous as she is now.

LukeDAP2 said: "“I had the range vocally of Éponine”



Not trying to be shady here, I genuinely don’t follow nor listen to Taylor Swift… does she really have the range for Éponine?"

Definitely on par with the rest of the cast.

TheGingerBreadMan said: "n2nbaby said: "To be fair, when Swift auditioned, she was NOWHERE near as famous as she is now."

I mean, she was topping the charts as early as 2006, and was a pretty recognizable major star by the time she released her second album in 2008. One could argue that her fame continued to grow, but it’s not like she wasn’t already incredibly famous."

I never said she wasn’t famous, she was just nothing like the name that she is now.

The movie came out in 2012 a few months after her album RED came out which truly cemented her as a force. She did have 6 Grammys at the time though. 2014 was when she achieved full superstardom.

inception said: "Everyone is focusing on the negative in the article, and no one I'd focusing on the positive at the end:

"she’d later get a chance to star in another Hooper-directed movie musical: a supporting role in “Cats.”""

Is that really a positive thing?? Haha

BroadwayGirl107 said: "But to be honest it sounds like they didn’t set her up for success. A screen test where she’s in full costume and makeup but Redmayne is in regular clothes? I’d feel weird too…especially if I hadn’t acted much before."

This. Keep Hooper away from musicals. And why were they considering her for both Eponine and Cosette??

VintageSnarker said: "BroadwayGirl107 said: "But to be honest it sounds like they didn’t set her up for success. A screen test where she’s in full costume and makeup but Redmayne is in regular clothes? I’d feel weird too…especially if I hadn’t acted much before."

This. Keep Hooper away from musicals. And why were they considering her for both Eponine and Cosette??"

As she mentions in the full quote, she has the look of a Cosette aesthetically, but her voice would not fit that track. So they also considered her for Eponine. Although the idea that her voice "fits" that role is laughable. Taylor is not a very good singer but unlike many other bad singers, she doesn't often tackle things outside of her vocal abilities.