Timothée Chalamet is opening up about some of the roles he lost out on early in his career. The Oscar-nominated actor recently shared that he was aiming for roles in action film franchises such as 'The Maze Runner' and 'Divergent' when he younger; however, he was consistently shut down.
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00:00Timothee Chalamet is opening up about some of the roles he lost out on early in his career.
00:06The Oscar-nominated actor recently shared that he was aiming for roles in action film franchises
00:11such as The Maze Runner and Divergent when he was younger. However, he was consistently shut down.
00:17He told Rolling Stone UK in a new interview,
00:20I would always get the same feedback. Oh, you don't have the right body.
00:23I had an agent call me once and say, I'm tired of getting the same feedback.
00:27We're gonna stop submitting you for these bigger projects because you're not putting on weight.
00:31He continued, I was trying to put on weight. I couldn't. I basically couldn't.
00:35This led the actor to pursue more indie projects, including Call Me By Your Name,
00:39which earned him a Best Actor Oscar nom, Lady Bird, Beautiful Boy, and Little Women,
00:44which all ultimately led him to stardom. He said,
00:47I was knocking on one door that wouldn't open, so I went to what I thought was a more humble door,
00:52but actually ended up being explosive for me. The Wonka actor was eventually able to
00:57prove himself in the blockbuster space, having starred in the Dune franchise.
01:01Fans will next see him portray legendary musician Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown,
01:06which hits theaters on December 25th.
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