“I was convinced [the part was mine]… I was so convinced that my bags were packed for Greece, and then I didn’t get it. I was so devastated.”
Kaley Cuoco’s ego took a huge blow when she lost out on a role in the sequel to Rian Johnson’s star-studded hit “Knives Out” to fellow blonde beauty, Kate Hudson.told Glamour
within her April 2022 cover story. “And then I didn’t get it. I was so devastated. And I’m not [normally] devastated over roles.” The former “Big Bang Theory” star, 36, says she made it pretty far through the audition process — participating in chemistry reads and Zoom meetings — before discovering Hudson, 42, landed the role.She’s since made peace with the outcome, despite initially believing, “I was hot s–t: I’m going to be with Daniel Craig.”While she was initially hesitant to take on the project, Davidson’s attachment convinced the television star to give it a go.
“I said, ‘This is the most magical little script,'” Cuoco recalled. “And I would’ve never gotten it if I [got] ‘Knives.'”Getty Images “That’s what it was supposed to be,” she went on, “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.”