The movie Naomi Watts auditioned for five times and still didn’t get: “It was pretty brutal”
It was for the best.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 05/2026
The 2012 movie that convinced Jesse Plemons he was a character actor: “It was just really bizarre to me”
“That’s all I ever really want to do”.
“No stone was left unturned”: the pair of polar opposite actors who shaped Josh O’Connor’s career
Two titans of Hollywood acting.
“I love riling an audience up”: The 2015 role that got Jodie Comer accosted in a pub toilet
Everyone hated her character.
“I wanted to be in that film”: the 1980 movie that informed Idris Elba that he wanted a life in cinema
One of the best sci-fi movies in history.
The reason Tom Hanks was nervous about ‘Saving Private Ryan’: “I was really reluctant to do it”
Hanks was initially reticent to commit to one of his best movies.
“I say I don’t, but of course I do”: the filmmaking record Ridley Scott is secretly desperate to break
He’s still in with a small chance.
“It’s meant to be upsetting”: the 2018 movie Matt Dillon forgives you for walking out of
Included some genuinely shocking scenes.
