James Corden Auditioned for 'Lord of the Rings' to Play Samwise: It Was 'Not Good'

For many fans, the cast of Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy have come to define the iconic characters of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic: Ian McKellen as wise Gandalf the Grey, Orlando Bloom and Viggo Mortensen as the dashing Legolas and Aragorn, and Sean Astin as the loyal and loving Samwise Gamgee. But Samwise could have been played by many different actors who auditioned for the films - including James Corden, who spoke on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast about trying out for the part.

Corden was asked about his audition by one of the hosts and confirmed that it was one of his first tries for a Hollywood film as he started out as an actor, adding that it was "not good".

"Everyone in London auditioned for 'The Lord of the Rings'. Everybody. I auditioned for Samwise. I was doing it! The accent and all! 'Mr. the podcast. "Two of my other friends came in. And we all got called back the next day, and then we got called back the next day. And then none of us got called back after that!"
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When asked if his failed audition affected his enjoyment of watching the films, Corden joked that it didn't until the final film, which featured scenes he auditioned with.

"I enjoyed it to the last one, and then I was like, 'Oh, OK, I saw that now, I should have gone to 'Love Actually,'" Corden said.
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Corden finally got the international recognition that 'The Lord of the Rings' could have offered when he started hosting CBS' 'The Late Late Show' in 2015, which he is expected to leave next year. While he didn't quite land a fantasy epic like "Rings," he also starred in films like "Cats," "Into the Woods," "Cinderella," and "Ocean's 8." As for Astin, since his performance in 'The Lord of the Rings', he has starred in Season 2 of Netflix's sci-fi hit 'Stranger Things' and appeared in films like '50 First Dates' and 'Click'. .

Listen to Corden's interview on "Happy Sad Confused" below.
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James Corden Auditioned for 'Lord of the Rings' to Play Samwise: It Was 'Not Good'

For many fans, the cast of Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy have come to define the iconic characters of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic: Ian McKellen as wise Gandalf the Grey, Orlando Bloom and Viggo Mortensen as the dashing Legolas and Aragorn, and Sean Astin as the loyal and loving Samwise Gamgee. But Samwise could have been played by many different actors who auditioned for the films - including James Corden, who spoke on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast about trying out for the part.

Corden was asked about his audition by one of the hosts and confirmed that it was one of his first tries for a Hollywood film as he started out as an actor, adding that it was "not good".

"Everyone in London auditioned for 'The Lord of the Rings'. Everybody. I auditioned for Samwise. I was doing it! The accent and all! 'Mr. the podcast. "Two of my other friends came in. And we all got called back the next day, and then we got called back the next day. And then none of us got called back after that!"

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When asked if his failed audition affected his enjoyment of watching the films, Corden joked that it didn't until the final film, which featured scenes he auditioned with.

"I enjoyed it to the last one, and then I was like, 'Oh, OK, I saw that now, I should have gone to 'Love Actually,'" Corden said.

Corden finally got the international recognition that 'The Lord of the Rings' could have offered when he started hosting CBS' 'The Late Late Show' in 2015, which he is expected to leave next year. While he didn't quite land a fantasy epic like "Rings," he also starred in films like "Cats," "Into the Woods," "Cinderella," and "Ocean's 8." As for Astin, since his performance in 'The Lord of the Rings', he has starred in Season 2 of Netflix's sci-fi hit 'Stranger Things' and appeared in films like '50 First Dates' and 'Click'. .

Listen to Corden's interview on "Happy Sad Confused" below.

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A post shared by Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz)