Seth Rogen was virtually a part of the notorious “Gigli” field workplace catastrophe. “The Studio” star and co-creator mentioned throughout “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!” (within the under video) that he auditioned for the 2003 movie. The character Rogen learn for had a “cognitive incapacity” and was later performed by “The Hangover” actor Justin Bartha.
Now, Rogen is saying that if the audition tape ever leaks, his profession could possibly be over. “It has been a very long time,” Rogen mentioned. “And thank God it was principally bodily VHS tapes and stuff like that that was getting used once I was auditioning for issues, as a result of the issues I auditioned for, on reflection, in the event that they had been on the market on this planet, they might finish my profession very, very quick, I consider. […] Honestly, if that tape was out [in] the world at present, this is able to be the final interview you ever noticed me do. Apart from, like, my apology tour. Please, when you’ve got it, burn it. Please promote it to me. I’ll purchase it.”
On the time, “Freaks and Geeks” alum Rogen believed the “Gigli” position could possibly be Oscar-worthy, and he gave it his all for the audition. “I don’t suppose the script was written in what, by at present’s requirements, could be probably the most delicate portrayal of a boy with a cognitive incapacity. […] I don’t suppose I wore a helmet in to the audition itself, but it surely was at play,” Rogen mentioned. “And I’m tempted to do an impression of what I did, however I can’t even do it. I can’t. That’s how dangerous it was. It’s so dangerous. I dare not even painting what I did on this audition. As a result of I went for it. I noticed myself on the Oscars.”
“Gigli” was led by Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. Martin Brest directed. Affleck starred because the title character Larry Gigli who’s tasked with kidnapping the brother (Bartha) of a district lawyer. The function made solely $7 million off a manufacturing funds of $75 million.
Affleck later mirrored on the movie, telling Leisure Weekly in 2022 that it was a “excellent storm” of a catastrophe, but one which partly led to him directing as a substitute. “It engendered lots of adverse emotions in folks about me,” Affleck mentioned. “There’s that side of people who I bought to see that was unhappy and exhausting, it was miserable and actually made me query issues and really feel disillusioned and have lots of self-doubt. But when the response to ‘Gigli’ hadn’t occurred, I most likely wouldn’t have in the end determined, ‘I don’t actually have some other avenue however to direct films,’ which has turned out to be the true love of my skilled life. So in these methods, it’s a present. And I did get to satisfy Jennifer, the connection with whom has been actually significant to me in my life.”