Martin Clunes reveals he was ‘ghosted’ by Hollywood A-lister after auditioning for role in major comedy movie
ACTOR Martin Clunes has revealed he was ghosted and snubbed from a major Hollywood film role after a disaster audition.
The star has become one of British TV’s most recognisable stars but one of his planned crossovers into Hollywood did not go to plan.
Over ten years ago, Martin was left in an awkward situation as he attempted to impress actor Ben Stiller for his then-upcoming major flick.
In 2013, Martin auditioned for Ben’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty but revealed he was ‘ghosted’ by the film‘s production team.
Recalling the auditioning process, Martin recently admitted: “Americans expect you to self-tape, and I asked Phillipa [Martin’s wife] to read the other lines.
“She said: ‘I don’t want my voice in it’.
“So I put the camera on my Jack Russell and I read the other lines too.”
It seemed that this did not go down too well with Martin then confirming: “I did not get a callback, not even a rejection.”
Martin’s Hollywood failure admission comes after he recently expressed his disdain for a fellow actor.
He hit out at David Walliams after insisting the star was “very rude” about him.
It came after Martin was scheduled to make a cameo on Come Fly With Me, a show written by Walliams with Matt Lucas.
However, due to scheduling conflicts, he had to pull out, but the scenes featuring two excited Japanese schoolgirls hoping to meet Martin went on regardless.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Martin recounted: “I remember being very flattered they’d chosen me.
“Then I saw David Walliams talking about it on The Graham Norton Show] and I was not flattered: he was very rude about me.”
Speaking in 2010, David told presenter Graham: “Normally [some Japanese fans are obsessed] with someone like Robbie Williams.
“We thought, ‘Who’s the most unlikely person? We thought of Martin Clunes.”