Elizabeth Debicki Reveals She Auditioned For Another Role Before Being Cast As Princess Diana In ‘The Crown’
etcanada.comElizabeth Debicki was cast in the high-profile role of Princess Diana in the fifth season of “The Crown”, and will be reprising in the sixth.
However, she never originally intended on playing Diana. As she explained in an interview with Deadline, she had auditioned for an altogether different role on Netflix hit. “I auditioned for a small part in Season 2,” she said, explaining she was looking to be cast in one of the smaller cameo-style roles in that season. “I went in and auditioned for it, and did not get that part, but they saw something Diana-y in the audition, unintentionally.
So, a combination of me doing bad acting and somehow good acting at the same time,” Debicki continued. READ MORE: Elizabeth Debicki Underwent A ‘Psychological Journey’ To Bring ‘The Crown”s Reimagining Of Princess Diana To Life, Recalls The Pressure She Felt “They called my agent, saying, ‘Not that part, but we’d like to keep her in the Diana-mix,’ which was about 4,000 years down the road.
So, I thought, ‘Oh, well, better luck next time.’ I had hoped, as one does, especially in the beginning of your career, when people say things all the time.
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