Lauren Ash is campaigning to be the new Mrs. White in Ryan Reynolds’ remake of “Clue,” and, she just shared a story on Twitter that explains just how bad she wants the role.
Ash divulged the story with her followers after we here at ET Canada tweeted our support for her efforts to land the part originated by the great Madeline Khan in the 1985 comic masterpiece. “I feel like maybe this is the time to share a story about me and Clue that I never have before,” the “Superstore” actress began her thread, quoting ET Canada’s tweet. “A few years ago, I was pitching a screenplay that I wrote.
Basically taking meetings with different producers, studios, etc trying to partner with someone to make it. One of these meetings was with someone who was, at the time, involved in the Clue remake with Ryan Reynolds.” READ MORE: Lauren Ash Calls Out Internet Trolls Criticizing Her Weight Loss: ‘You Have No Ownership Over My Body’ Ash recalled how she remembered thinking of the lyrics to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” in particular, the call to “seize everything you ever wanted.” For years, she said she “would tell anyone who would listen that [playing Mrs.
White] was the number 1 item” on her “career bucket list.” Without thinking, Ash decided to pivot and, instead of talking about her script, pitch herself as the best actor to play Mrs.
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