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.
Overview
- 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.