Kaley Cuoco Auditioned For KNIVES OUT 2 and Was Devastated When She Didn't Get Cast
After her time on The Big Bang Theory, Kaley Cuoco jumped on board The Flight Attendant and it took her popularity to a whole new and exciting level. But, she’s still out there auditioning for other acting gigs and while she is on fire in Hollywood, she’s not landing all of the projects she’s auditioning for.
During a recent interview with Glamour, Cuoco revealed that she actually auditioned for Rian Johnson’s Knives Out 2 and she was insanely excited about it. She was also super confident that she had landed the role, so when she learned she lost it to Kate Hudson, she was devastated and took it incredibly hard. However, after being denied that role, it led to another one that she’s also stoked about. When asked whether there was still anything she struggled to land in her time after Big Band Theory, she said:
"Oh, yes. It was actually quite recent. It was the sequel for Knives Out. And I was convinced [the part was mine]. Kate Hudson ended up getting it. But I was so convinced that my bags were packed for Greece. And then I didn't get it. I was so devastated. And I'm not [normally] devastated over roles. I had done chemistry reads, I had done Zooms. And I didn't get it. I cried and I cried all night long. And it went to Kate, who's great. And the next day I got a call about Meet Cute. They were like, 'We have an interesting script.' And I said, 'I don't want to read anything. I suck. No one wants me.' They said, 'You've got to read this.' And Pete was already attached, and I'm like, 'Okay, I'll read it.' And when I did, I said, 'This is the most magical little script.' And I would've never gotten it if I [got] Knives. It just shows you that you're where you're supposed to be. I mean, I was gutted over that. And that's when I thought I was on fire, like, I'm for sure getting that. And they were like, 'No, we're going to go with Kate.'"
Meet Cute is a romantic comedy film project that Pete Davidson (SNL, The King of Staten Island) is also attached to. It’s being directed by Alex Lehmann (Blue Jay, Paddleton). The film is described as “a wildly inventive deconstruction of the romantic comedy built around the question: What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones’ past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner?” Cuoco went on to say:
"[But the whole time prior,] I was thinking I was hot shit: I'm going to be with Daniel Craig, this is amazing. But I couldn't be happier with how things turned out. That's what it was supposed to be, and Knives is going to be great and Kate's great. She was supposed to do it and I was supposed to do this. And maybe I'll get to audition for the third one."
Cuoco is a solid actress and is currently doing some great work. I don’t think she’s going to have to worry about landing acting gigs. Even if she doesn’t get something, there’s another role that will come along.