Whitney Cummings Opens Up About Unconventional Audition for Coppola's 'Megalopolis'

The comedian described the experience as humiliating and disorienting, involving improvisational prompts and unexpected gifts from the director.

Whitney Cummings shared details of her unusual audition for Francis Ford Coppola's sci-fi drama 'Megalopolis' on her podcast, calling it a 'core trauma.'
Cummings prepared for days and spent hours in hair and makeup, only to be asked to improvise scenes instead of performing the prepared lines.
Improvisation prompts included bidding farewell to a son going to war in an English accent and confronting a husband leaving for her sister in an Australian accent.
She described the process as disorienting, leading her to 'disassociate,' and felt humiliated by receiving a signed book and bottle of Coppola wine afterward.
'Megalopolis,' featuring a star-studded cast, struggled at the box office, grossing $13 million against a $120 million budget, and received poor reviews.