Robert Downey Jr. and Jimmy Fallon revealed the hilarious story of their ill-fated auditions for Nancy Meyers’ romantic comedy “The Holiday.”
the hilarious story of their ill-fated auditions for Nancy Meyers’ romantic comedy “The Holiday.”
“Jack Black is getting his part and Jude Law is definitely getting my part, but [Meyers] needed someone to read with the gals, and we’re sitting there going, ‘It’s about to happen for us,’” Downey Jr. joked. One major roadblock was Downey Jr.'s accent work. The actor attempted to imitate a British accent, only to be brutally cut down to size by U.K. native Winslet.“You did though, you did do a great British accent,” Fallon chimed in.“Winslet said, ‘That is the worst British accent I’ve ever heard in my life,’” Downey Jr. recalled. “I was like, ‘I’ll check out now but I’m taking the gummy bears from the minibar.
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